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Reach Alliance announces new case studies student researchers will be investigating in 2020-21

Reach Alliance announces new case studies student researchers will be investigating in 2020-21

The Reach Alliance recently announced the five case studies its 25 student researchers and six mentors will be investigating this year to better understand the pathways to success for reaching the world’s hardest to reach populations.

The case studies were selected after a rigorous pitching process, which began in June. The process involved student researchers identifying possible interventions, or cases, and pitching them to their peers for feedback and questioning. After multiple rounds of presentations, student researchers narrowed down the list of more than 30 cases to the final list of five.


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Healthy Pregnancy Project in Guatemala

Portable prenatal care kit to reduce maternal mortality rates during childbirth, with a focus on isolated and Indigenous communities

Researchers
Nika Asgari
Hashir Beg
Jonathan Blumenthal
Shahd Fares
Hailey Marleau

Mentor
Professor Joe Wong

Nazdeek in India

Increasing access to justice, government programs, legal services and training for tea garden workers in Assam

Researchers
Adrien Blanchard
Ashna Hudani
Jenna Kara
Emily Tsui
Reece Young

Mentor
Professor Mariana Prado

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mVacciNation in Mozambique

Using app-based technology on smartphones to increase childhood vaccination rates and improve efficiency of supply-chains

Researchers
Martina Facchin
Muhammad Ali Sajid
Lesley Sikapa
Perri Termine
Hui Wen Zheng
Mentor
Associate Professor Erica Di Ruggiero

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Loon LLC (Alphabet Inc. subsidiary) in Peru

Providing affordable and reliable high-speed cellular networks to remote communities

Researchers
Ava Armand
Eric Jackson
Justin Lau
Vandhana Sivakumar
Ali Taha

Mentor
University Professor Anita McGahan

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Solar for Health in Zimbabwe

Supplying off-the-grid rural health infrastructure - including clinics, labs, hospitals etc. - with reliable access to electricity

Researchers
Jasmine Ali
Lydia Angarso
Lizzie (Xinyue) Chen
David Lee
Abhay Sachal

Mentors
Associate Professor Amy Bilton
Ahmed Mahmoud


We look forward to hearing about the insights and lessons learned from these cases.