The Specific Skills I Gained Through the Change Challenge (With Tolulope Uzoka)
Participating in the Change Challenge has been a deeply eye-opening and transformative experience. Working with out-of-school girls in Oyo State has expanded my understanding of health inequities, strengthened my leadership capacity, and reshaped how I approach community-based interventions. Through this journey, my growth can be reflected across four key areas: People, Learning, Adaptation, and Nurturing. […]
The Specific Skills I Gained Through the CHANGE Challenge (With Dr. Kazeem Adewale Osuolale)
Participating in the CHANGE Challenge under the mentorship of Dr. Kazeem Adewale Osuolale has been a defining experience in my professional journey. The programme not only strengthened my technical expertise but also reshaped my approach to public health research, leadership, and community engagement. Through this experience, I developed skills across four core areas: People, Learning, […]
The Specific Skills I Gained Through the Change Challenge (with Adeniyi K. Adeneye)
My academic and professional journey in the Sociology of Health has equipped me with substantial knowledge in health research ethics and research methodology. However, my participation in the Change Challenge Academy has significantly deepened and expanded that foundation in meaningful ways. Strengthening My Understanding of Collaborative Research One of the most impactful components of the […]
The specific skills I gained through the Change Challenge
Participating in the Change Challenge has been a transformative experience for me—both professionally and personally. As I reflect on our community-centered initiative to combat vaccine-preventable liver cancer in Abuja, Nigeria, I am reminded of the complexity and urgency of this public health issue. Our study focuses on increasing awareness, knowledge, and uptake of the Hepatitis […]
The Specific Skills I Gained Through the Change Challenge (with Panmial Damulak Daduut)
Participating in this bootcamp has been both deeply enriching and personally transformative. Having lost an aunt — who was like a mother to me — to liver cancer just last year, this project is more than an academic exercise; it is personal. That loss has fueled my passion to contribute meaningfully to liver cancer prevention […]
Using the PLAN approach (People, Learning, Adaptation & Nurturing (Sustainability)
Improving Hepatitis B Vaccination uptake in Bassan Jiwa Community of the FCT. An estimated 115,950 new cancer cases and 70,327 deaths occur in Sub-Saharan African and in Nigeria, liver cancers and cervical cancers are among the top five cancers among men and women. Nigeria is a high-risk location for hepatitis B infection and liver cancer […]
Change Challenge Reflections & Storytelling (with Jacinta Nwogu-Attah)
Being part of the Change Challenge Academy was a transformative experience that has significantly impacted my career development. One specific skill that stood out during the training was learning how to effectively pitch ideas. This skill has become essential in my career as I continue to seek funding for projects. The ability to succinctly and […]
The specific skills I gained through the Change Challenge (with Olajumoke Alao)
My journey into implementation science is an interesting one. I am a Biochemist with special interest in anticancer research. In 2019 a friend encouraged me to take a TDR/ MOOC course on implementation research, little did I know that I would be diving into the sea in Implementation science. Having joined some colleagues in my […]
The specific skills I gained through the Change Challenge (with Rebecca Oziohu Omosimua)
My name is Rebecca Oziohu Omosimua and my passion as a researcher is to design and develop vaccines. I decided to apply for this opportunity because it’s not enough to just design vaccines, but the vaccines must be accepted and used by those who need them. I want to understand those factors that increase acceptance […]
The specific skills I gained through the Change Challenge (with Dr Iloke Chijioke)
The Change Challenge Academy for Cancer Control is an all-around capacity-building initiative. I have acquired a good number of skills and knowledge through my participation in the academy. I learnt about participatory research which involves community engagement. Stakeholders and opinion leaders in the community are engaged and involved in the study because together we can […]
