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SUMMARY:The Phoenix Project Webinar Series: Launch of the Phoenix Crowdsourcing Open Call
DESCRIPTION:Join us for The Phoenix Project Capacity-Strengthening Webinar Series\, a structured series of virtual sessions to build knowledge and mobilize diverse stakeholders before the open call. Our session on 30 October 2025 will be an informational webinar to share details and answer prospective participant questions about the Phoenix Project Crowdsourcing Open Call. \nThis webinar is free and open to all. Registration is required to receive the Zoom webinar link. Register to attend. \nFeatured Speaker\nProgress Agboola\nProgress Agboola is a medical doctor and global health professional with over six years of\nexperience in designing and implementing impactful community health projects across diverse\ncultural settings. He has extensive experience working with both local and international\norganizations to address health disparities and improve healthcare access for underserved\npopulations in Africa. With a strong background in both healthcare delivery and public health\, Progress is deeply committed to advancing healthcare systems and creating lasting\, positive change through research\, advocacy\, and program management. In his role with INSPIRE\, he serves as coordinator for the Engagement Core. \n  \nAbout the Phoenix Project\nThe mythical phoenix\, symbolizing rebirth and resilience\, inspires this project’s focus on the adaptability and sustainability of HIV programs amid shifting resources and policies. As many programs in resource-constrained settings face funding cuts\, policy changes\, and health system integration\, there is an urgent need for capacity strengthening and the sharing of best practices. The Phoenix Project offers a timely platform to surface and amplify solutions that safeguard services\, minimize disruptions\, and reinforce community leadership. By capturing diverse perspectives and practical strategies\, the project seeks to strengthen program resilience\, promote scalable and sustainable financing models\, and generate evidence to guide policies and donor investments in Africa and other low-resource regions.
URL:https://inspireyouthhealth.org/event/the-phoenix-project-webinar-series-launch-of-the-phoenix-crowdsourcing-open-call/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Phoenix Project Capacity-Strengthening Webinar Series,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20251023T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20251023T140000
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SUMMARY:The Phoenix Project Webinar Series: De-Implementation 101
DESCRIPTION:Join us for The Phoenix Project Capacity-Strengthening Webinar Series\, a structured series of virtual sessions to build knowledge and mobilize diverse stakeholders before the open call. Our session on 23 October 2025\, will be on practical tools for ethically scaling down or transforming services. \nThis webinar is free and open to all. Registration is required to receive the Zoom webinar link. Register to attend. \nFeatured Speakers\nVirginia (Ginger) McKay\nGinger McKay\, MA\, PhD\, is an assistant professor at WashU School of Public Health. Her research is centered around the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practices\, with a particular focus on sustaining effective interventions and de-implementing ineffective or harmful practices. \nMcKay examines these issues in the context of infectious disease\, antimicrobial stewardship\, and cancer\, employing mixed methods and systems science approaches to tackle research questions in these areas. As an affiliated faculty member of the School of Public Health’s Center for Public Health Systems Science\, she supports the center’s projects related to evidence-based public health and systems science\, furthering efforts to enhance public health infrastructure and outcomes. \nSara Malone\nSara Malone\, MSW\, PhD is an assistant professor at WashU School of Public Health. Her work focuses on evidence-based care delivery\, primarily in pediatric settings. She is interested in improving the quality of care provided to children admitted to the hospital. To do this\, she uses theory and methods from implementation science and systems science to study how teams in these settings can best implement and sustain evidence-based programs and practices. \n  \nAbout the Phoenix Project\nThe mythical phoenix\, symbolizing rebirth and resilience\, inspires this project’s focus on the adaptability and sustainability of HIV programs amid shifting resources and policies. As many programs in resource-constrained settings face funding cuts\, policy changes\, and health system integration\, there is an urgent need for capacity strengthening and the sharing of best practices. The Phoenix Project offers a timely platform to surface and amplify solutions that safeguard services\, minimize disruptions\, and reinforce community leadership. By capturing diverse perspectives and practical strategies\, the project seeks to strengthen program resilience\, promote scalable and sustainable financing models\, and generate evidence to guide policies and donor investments in Africa and other low-resource regions.
URL:https://inspireyouthhealth.org/event/phoenix-project-webinar-session-four/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Phoenix Project Capacity-Strengthening Webinar Series,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20251016T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20251016T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T230740
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SUMMARY:The Phoenix Project Webinar Series: Innovative Financing: Pay-it-Forward and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Join us for The Phoenix Project Capacity-Strengthening Webinar Series\, a structured series of virtual sessions to build knowledge and mobilize diverse stakeholders before the open call. Our session on 16 October 2025 will be on practical financing strategies\, including community-led for resource mobilization. \nThis webinar is free and open to all. Registration is required to receive the Zoom webinar link. Register to attend. \nFeatured Speaker\nJoseph Tucker\nJoseph D. Tucker\, MD\, PhD\, AM\, is Professor of Medicine at UNC and Professor of Global Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. His research focuses on sexually transmitted infections\, HIV\, and actor engagement. He has helped to develop several participatory approaches\, including crowdsourcing\, designathons\, and co-creation. He is committed to nurturing the next generation of research leaders and paying it forward. He has published 615 manuscripts and contributed to WHO and US CDC guidelines. He is Co-Editor in Chief of Sexual Health. He is honored to work with non-researchers and push for the democratization of science. \n  \nAbout the Phoenix Project\nThe mythical phoenix\, symbolizing rebirth and resilience\, inspires this project’s focus on the adaptability and sustainability of HIV programs amid shifting resources and policies. As many programs in resource-constrained settings face funding cuts\, policy changes\, and health system integration\, there is an urgent need for capacity strengthening and the sharing of best practices. The Phoenix Project offers a timely platform to surface and amplify solutions that safeguard services\, minimize disruptions\, and reinforce community leadership. By capturing diverse perspectives and practical strategies\, the project seeks to strengthen program resilience\, promote scalable and sustainable financing models\, and generate evidence to guide policies and donor investments in Africa and other low-resource regions.
URL:https://inspireyouthhealth.org/event/phoenix-project-webinar-session-three/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Phoenix Project Capacity-Strengthening Webinar Series,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20251009T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20251009T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T230740
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SUMMARY:The Phoenix Project Webinar Series: Financing Sustainment in Africa—Scoping Review
DESCRIPTION:Join us for The Phoenix Project Capacity-Strengthening Webinar Series\, a structured series of virtual sessions to build knowledge and mobilize diverse stakeholders before the open call. Our session on 9 October 2025 will provide guidance on leveraging and influencing policy frameworks for resilience. \nThis webinar is free and open to all. Registration is required to receive the Zoom webinar link. Register to attend. \nFeatured Speaker\nUjunwa Onyeama\nUjunwa Onyeama\, MPH\, a research assistant at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases\, supports the project Sustaining Innovative Tools to Expand Youth-Friendly HIV Self-Testing (S-ITEST). \n  \n  \nAbout the Phoenix Project\nThe mythical phoenix\, symbolizing rebirth and resilience\, inspires this project’s focus on the adaptability and sustainability of HIV programs amid shifting resources and policies. As many programs in resource-constrained settings face funding cuts\, policy changes\, and health system integration\, there is an urgent need for capacity strengthening and the sharing of best practices. The Phoenix Project offers a timely platform to surface and amplify solutions that safeguard services\, minimize disruptions\, and reinforce community leadership. By capturing diverse perspectives and practical strategies\, the project seeks to strengthen program resilience\, promote scalable and sustainable financing models\, and generate evidence to guide policies and donor investments in Africa and other low-resource regions.
URL:https://inspireyouthhealth.org/event/phoenix-project-webinar-session-two/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Phoenix Project Capacity-Strengthening Webinar Series,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20251002T130000
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SUMMARY:The Phoenix Project Webinar Series: Overview
DESCRIPTION:Join us for The Phoenix Project Capacity-Strengthening Webinar Series\, a structured series of virtual sessions to build knowledge and mobilize diverse stakeholders before the open call. Our first session\, on 2 October 2025\, will be an overview of current challenges for sustaining services and WHO operational guidance. \nThis webinar is free and open to all. Registration is required to receive the Zoom webinar link. Register to attend. \nFeatured Speakers\nProgress AgboolaProgress Agboola is a medical doctor and global health professional with over six years of experience in designing and implementing impactful community health projects across diverse cultural settings. He has extensive experience working with both local and international organizations to address health disparities and improve healthcare access for underserved populations in Africa. With a strong background in both healthcare delivery and public health\, Progress is deeply committed to advancing healthcare systems and creating lasting\, positive change through research\, advocacy\, and program management. In his role with INSPIRE\, he serves as coordinator for the Engagement Core. \nYusuf BabatundeYusuf Babatunde is a pharmacist\, human-centered design expert\, and implementation researcher. He has leveraged participatory action research methodologies to co-design people-centered interventions with the target beneficiaries across multiple projects in AMR\, HIV/AIDS\, reproductive health\, and digital health for more than 4 years across 5 countries. He has been working as an early-career researcher on several research studies in Nigeria since 2020 and has collaborated with research experts from UNC-Chapel Hill\, Washington State University\, LSHTM\, and Saint Louis University. He has published 20 manuscripts and 2 book chapters. Based on his contributions to these projects\, he was selected to receive the Diana Award in the UK. He also co-chaired a steering committee that developed a WHO/TDR Practical Guide for Designations in Health and Health Research. He has also facilitated workshops in Nigeria\, Germany\, Japan\, Australia\, and the UK through innovative methods like crowdsourcing and designathons in public health to design frameworks\, policies\, and interventions. \nWeiming TangDr. Weiming Tang is a Research Associate Professor of Medicine at UNC School of Medicine\, the Co-Director of UNC Project-China\, and the Advisor of SESH Global. His background training is in the field of epidemiology\, with an emphasis on HIV/STI epidemiology\, study design\, and data analysis. His research focuses on promoting HIV/STI testing and healthy behavior change among key populations. Specifically\, Dr. Tang is interested in using crowdsourcing and other participatory methods to enhance health services. In addition\, he is also interested in digital health/telemedicine\, especially in the evaluation of digital health. In his capacity with INSPIRE’s Engagement Core\, Dr. Tang focuses on participatory modelling. \nClarice PintoClarice Pinto is a passionate and dedicated international health and social development professional with over ten years of international experience supporting and managing SRHR – HIV and TB programs at clinical and community levels in the Sub-Saharan African Region. She is a senior expert advisor on adherence\, psychosocial support and health promotion activities to field projects\, ministries and other health agencies in SRHR – HIV and TB programs. She serves as a technical officer for differentiated service delivery for HIV Treatment for the World Health Organization. \nAbout the Phoenix Project\nThe mythical phoenix\, symbolizing rebirth and resilience\, inspires this project’s focus on the adaptability and sustainability of HIV programs amid shifting resources and policies. As many programs in resource-constrained settings face funding cuts\, policy changes\, and health system integration\, there is an urgent need for capacity strengthening and the sharing of best practices. The Phoenix Project offers a timely platform to surface and amplify solutions that safeguard services\, minimize disruptions\, and reinforce community leadership. By capturing diverse perspectives and practical strategies\, the project seeks to strengthen program resilience\, promote scalable and sustainable financing models\, and generate evidence to guide policies and donor investments in Africa and other low-resource regions.
URL:https://inspireyouthhealth.org/event/phoenix-project-webinar-session-one/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Phoenix Project Capacity-Strengthening Webinar Series,Virtual Event
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