Adolescents across Africa are engaging in HIV research in innovative ways, setting a new standard for meaningful research engagement. Young people have been involved in the design, implementation and dissemination of HIV research findings in sub-Saharan Africa. With the support of the Scientific Alliance for Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment (details here),Several networks and platforms for teenagers have sprung up in recent years. In partnership with AHISA and sister organisations, we are offering an open crowdsourcing call. Crowdsourcing allows a group of individuals to try to solve a problem and then share solutions with the public.
Application deadline: 31st January 2021
O he aim of this open crowdsourcing call is to solicit creative ways in which adolescents (14-24 years old) have participated in HIV research studies in Africa. Submissions to this open call will be used to inform the research and help develop a manuscript on the same topic. Format sending Texts (500 words), images (less than 5MB), videos (less than 3 minutes).
Submissions will be allowed by e-mail, WhatsApp and Google Forms. Submissions will be accepted in all languages. At the same time, if the language of submission is neither English nor French, a translated version of the submission will also be required.
The assessment criteria will include:
(1) Innovation - 2 points;
(2) Viability in Africa - 2 points;
(3) Clear description of youth engagement - 2 points;
(4) The extent or degree of youth engagement - 2 points;
(5) Scalability in various African contexts - 2 points.
There are two categories of submissions: 1) the adolescents involved in the engagement and 2) the researchers who organised the engagement. All submissions from teenagers will be judged alongside other submissions from teenagers.
Prize
We're going to create awards for participation and also on the basis of merit. Prizes will only be awarded to teenagers. Prizes for the winners of the adult pitches will be awarded to the selected teenagers associated with the submissions. The total budget for all prices will be of 2500 USD. All finalists will receive at least US$ 250 as a prize and the total value and distribution of the prizes will be decided by the management committee.
The finalists selected will participate in the co-creation of the manuscript as co-authors. Anyone with an average score of 7/10 or higher will receive a recommendation.
Members
Steering Committee Michael Mbizvo, Sarah Roberts, Aisa Shayo, Brenda Kateera, Paula Braitstein, Nadia Ahmed, Eleanor Namusoke Magongo, Isaac Moses, Mesoma Igbokwe, Amaka Ikemefuna, Susan Vorkoper, Rachel Sturke, Kristin Beima-Sofie, Julie Denison, Victor Ojo, Lana Promise Organising Team Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, Titi Gbaja-biamila, David Oladele, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Kadija Tahlil, Joe Tucker, Nora Rosenberg, Laura Rachal, Oliver Ezechi, Juliet Iwelunmor
Important Meetings
Open Call Launch Crowdsourcing: 14th December 2020
Deadline for submitting open Crowdsourcing calls: 31 January 2021
Competition evaluation period: February 2021
Notification of the best entries: March 2021
Frequently asked questions Answers to frequently asked questions are provided here
Ready to apply!
Please note that you can submit the crowdsourcing form as follows (choose the option that works best for you)
- Fill in the version of the Google form provided hereand click on the "Send" button at the bottom of the form
- Fill in the Word version of the submission form provided. AHISA Crowdsourcing submission formand email it to africayouthopencall@gmail.com
- Fill in the Word document version of the submission form provided. AHISA Crowdsourcing submission form and send the file via this WhatsApp number: '2349090496884'
- Fill in the version of the Google,print/save it in PDF format and send it by e-mail to africayouthopencall@gmail.com or send it by WhatsApp number: '2349090496884'
For more information:
Visit the official 4YouthByYouth website: Engaging adolescents in HIV research in Africa
