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COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING TWO URLS INTO YOUR BROWSER TO VIEW OUR FACEBOOK GROUPS: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HW2HWNigeria/ AND https://www.facebook.com/groups/mepigt/ ______________________________________________________________________________________ The USAID funded CapacityPlus project led by IntraHealth International supports multiple communities of practice with the use of social media platforms, notably Facebook groups. Two groups in particular, Health Worker to Health Worker Nigeria (HW2HWN) and the MEPI Graduate Tracking Community, are two examples of how Facebooks groups have broadened the reach and deepened the group’s collaborative impact. _____________________________________________________________________________________ In the case of HW2HWN, there is arguably no better forum in Nigeria where frontline health workers offer peer to peer support. Midwives and Community Health workers are notoriously difficult to reach and maintain continuity in dialogue. Meeting them where they are at, H2HW2 is growing at a tremendous rate without jeopardizing engagement. The group has just begun to develop public health memes to circulate amongst young teens with a focus on family planning and reproductive health. ______________________________________________________________________________________ The MEPI Graduate Tracking Community Facebook group has demonstrated that even during workshops when the group is together in person, the Facebook group offers a virtual layer to the group’s interaction. By posting during the workshop, group members can continue discussions or recap events in the cloud while pulling in stakeholders not present in real time. The Facebook Group has proven to expand the conversation to include those who have a tendency not to speak very much in person at a workshop or gives someone the capacity to enhance the conversation with media. Notably the group has used Facebook as a means to collaborate on developing an open source graduate tracking information system. The group is using Facebook Groups to discuss and vote on new features or share documents that aid in the implementation of the software. ______________________________________________________________________________________ CapacityPlus open source community manager, Michael Drane, believes part of the groups’ success is active community management. Social media groups like other forums require moderation. Michael believes the group responds favorably to structure and knowing that the group has a focus and is actively maintained. Michael will begin a community manager program where community management functions will rotate on a three month basis to community members who complete an online community management training course. https://www.facebook.com/groups/HW2HWNigeria/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/mepigt/
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2014-09-01 19:12:23 The organization is using Facebook to engage with representatives of medical schools in 12 African countries in the development of graduate tracking, community-based education, and eLearning systems within the context of the US-Governments Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI); and with graduates of midwifery and community health extension worker programs in Nigeria.
2014-09-01 19:22:08 Check out Health Worker to Health Worker Nigeria https://www.facebook.com/groups/HW2HWNigeria/Check out MEPI Graduate Tracking TWG https://www.facebook.com/groups/mepigt/
2014-09-04 11:34:18 The CapacityPlus Facebook Page was extremely useful to our team during and after a working group meeting to define the requirements for an African Medical School Graduate Tracking System. It allowed the participants to share their work with the public as well as communicate and share with each other for discussions, challenges, and successes.
2014-09-05 02:19:17 I have been fortunate to participate as a representative of University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences. I must say I am impressed with how CapacityPlus has built a Community of Practice on Graduate Tracking in more than 13 Schools in Africa Sub Sahara. Using Facebook, Capacityplus has kept us engaged and on track. I would imagine that without a social media like this the group dynamics would be different..
2014-09-09 22:12:14 I found the Facebook page to be a great way to connect during the work group meeting and beyond. It has been an invaluable tool for me n to keep up with the progress of the MEPI graduate tracking system project. It has also facilitated the fostering of relationships and sharing of related information among work group members
2014-09-25 11:58:56 I'm particularly impressed how well Facebook Groups have served as a collaboration tool for open source software development. The Medical Education Partnership Initiative has found its Facebook Group, managed by CapacityPlus, as a remarkable asset in discussing the development of a new medical graduate tracking software.
2014-09-25 15:04:36 Facebook is a great way to engage with members of the MEPI Graduate Tracking TWG in an informal and friendly environment. The interaction fosters team building and greater cohesion within the group. It is a great way to share news and progress as well as to encourage one another. Well done CapacityPlus!
2014-09-26 18:51:41 capacity plus is really doing a great job
2014-09-27 16:41:51 Capacity plus, facebook group is realy doing a great job, especially in the aspect of bringing health workers together, in sharing ideas, knowledge and so many important things that has been of great help and importance. GREAT CAPACITY PLUS!!!