It has been a roller coaster, but not that things have settled I can update on what is going on. About 3 weeks ago I met with my advisor and the basically were still giving me trouble about going on a project that is not sponsored by their program. So i was given a week to re-evaluate and come up with some other ideas. The trouble was getting in touch with people in Kenya who could help me organize the breast feeding research. I really wanted to focus on maternal and child health, so I brainstormed with my professors and Jenni Doherty (the wonder woman that runs Daraja!)
Here is the new project: I'm going to focus on reproductive health and HIV prevention with the students currently attending Daraja Academy. I'm going to be doing some research (because I have to for my thesis), but I will be doing a whole curriculum for the girls that will teach them the importance of breastfeeding, newborn health, CPR/First Aid, HIV prevention, STD prevention, and family planning. I hope that teaching these girls about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding in their country will help them to understand and be more likely to breast feed their babies when they do have them (hopefully not for a few years after school!).
So even though it didn't work out the way I planned, it always works out the way it should!
Thanks for your continued support :)
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