Jenny Sequeira, a global health consultant with over two decades of public health experience, joined the Geneva Learning Foundation’s Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) Impact Accelerator on 8 November. Working with Charlotte Mbuh, she met with participants once a week for an IA2030 Hackathon, each time exploring a specific challenge being faced by one individual. Her role was startlingly different from that of a conventional technical advisor prescribing top-down solutions: she listened, facilitated the discussion, and gave feedback.

Listen to Accelerator participants problem-solve an immunization challenge in the ITCH Hackathon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naKk6v2RD9U&t=0s

On 10 December 2021, at the Commencement Event for this first Accelerator, we asked her to share her reflections about this experience.

“I have just been so very impressed by everyone in this whole IA2030 Impact Accelerator Launch Pad.

You know, when you look at intrinsic motivation, there are often three factors that are cited for what keeps people going: autonomy, mastery and purpose.

And I think when we look at this team, that 700 plus people who joined the sessions, the General Assembly sessions and the hackathons, I saw people who were really sharing specific, smart ideas, going into the micro steps, not staying at the general level, where it's more of the standards and guidance; but going deeper and deeper into, this is what I did. This is what worked, this is what didn't work.

And I think at the end of the day, it's this type of very specific feedback that can help other people in other countries or even in the same country, going through similar things.

So like Dr. Folake was saying, you know, what matters is what do you do afterwards? What are the next steps? And I would like to challenge all of you, graduates. Thank you, this is an amazing, amazing experience. But what's next, we know that we're still in challenging, challenging times.

And I just encourage everyone to stay motivated, and you have a network of peers around the world, who are holding you up. So thank you, again, it was a pleasure to work with you. And I look forward to ongoing discussions.”

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Commencement Address by Dr Folake Olayinka, Chair of the Working Group for Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) Strategic Priority 1 (Universal Health Coverage and Primary Health Care), delivered at the Commencement Ceremony for the 1st IA2030 Impact Accelerator, at the Teach to Reach: Connect 4 event.

View the summary of process and outcomes from the 1st IA2030 Impact Accelerator

https://youtu.be/sXtKwoMY8pM

View the full Commencement Ceremony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFoTI60m2vg

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It is an honor to deliver the Commencement Address for this Scholars group and the class of 755 alumni of previous courses is incredible.

I understand this is not a course but a new methodology in which participants support each other to understand issues, formulate action plans, dissect the underlying issue issues and implement their action plans, sharing successes and lessons learned, as well as challenges and turning knowledge into action.

This is exactly the type of innovative approaches that we need to overcome the complex challenges were faced with in global health, particularly with the effects both primary and secondary effects of the COVID 19 pandemic, on health systems, essential services, and immunization in particular.

This graduating class has met many important milestones in order to complete this program.

As I have learned from Reda, you’ve participated in global assemblies on a weekly basis.

You’ve set specific goals of what you’d like to achieve and develop action plans, and also made a pledge which Charlotte so beautifully read just a few moments ago.

I hope you found it inspiring to you all, I say well done.

But that was the easy part.

Now, the real test will be in your day to day activities and work environment, the communities of influence that you have the engagements you have to improve immunization outcomes, whether you are a policymaker, a policy implementer, or any level that you are working in the real tests is how you make a difference.

You have to make a difference.

Use your knowledge and skills tools to remove those barriers that communities face in accessing and using immunization services, essential health services as well.

A very good friend of mine told me recently, we are the leaders we are waiting for.

And I say to you, the graduates, all 755 of you, that you are the leaders we are waiting for.

One of the most memorable moments in my career as a global health practitioner at many different levels, has been in communities with families, particularly mothers and children.

And every single mother I have met, every single one of them has wanted a better outcome for their children and their families: better health, better education, better access to opportunities to develop and conjugates.

Every single one of them.

Today marks a milestone in your graduation from the Scholars Program.

But I hope it marks another milestone to be a change maker.

So as you graduate from this program, I like to give you the following charge.

Congratulations to you all.

Go forth.

Take action and be the change.

Thank you and congratulations to you.

Thank you for the opportunity to share this graduation with you all.

Immunization Agenda 2030: 1st Impact Accelerator Launch Pad summary

We review what Scholars have been able to achieve in the 1st Immunization Agenda 2030 Impact Accelerator.

View the full Commencement Ceremony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFoTI60m2vg

View the Commencement Address by Dr Folake Olayinka (included in the second part of this video)

https://youtu.be/UljVfgZN4j8

View the full Commencement Ceremony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFoTI60m2vg

Request your invitation to the next quarterly Teach to Reach: Connect event

https://www.learning.foundation/teachtoreach

During four weeks, participants set weekly goals to progress implementation. They shared lessons learned, success stories, and challenges with each other, encouraging each other. They created a human knowledge network to do better, faster, each in their own health facility or district.

Listen to Accelerator participants problem-solve an immunization challenge in the ITCH Hackathon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naKk6v2RD9U&t=0s

This Accelerator is the first of a series of initiatives to help achieve Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030). As you know, IA2030 is the world’s strategy for the entire decade. The Accelerator is an opportunity to join and contribute to this nascent global Movement.

Request your invitation to join Teach to Reach: Connect, a unique quarterly event to meet, network, and learn with fellow immunization professionals from all over the world

https://www.learning.foundation/teachtoreach

Join us for the Commencement Ceremony during which we will honor the 755 Alumni of the Geneva Learning Foundation’s immunization programme who joined the first IA2030 Impact Accelerator Launch Pad from 8 November to 3 December 2021.

Following the Commencement Address, we will review what Scholars have been able to achieve in the Accelerator and then award Certificates to successful completers.

During four weeks, participants set weekly goals to progress implementation. They shared lessons learned, success stories, and challenges with each other, encouraging each other. They created a human knowledge network to do better, faster, each in their own health facility or district.

The Accelerator is not a course. The focus is on the actions you take in your work to achieve impact, not on formal learning.

Listen to Accelerator participants problem-solve an immunization challenge in the ITCH Hackathon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naKk6v2RD9U&t=0s

This Accelerator is the first of a series of initiatives to help achieve Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030). As you know, IA2030 is the world’s strategy for the entire decade. The Accelerator is an opportunity to join and contribute to this nascent global Movement.

Request your invitation to join Teach to Reach: Connect, a unique quarterly event to meet, network, and learn with fellow immunization professionals from all over the world

https://www.learning.foundation/teachtoreach

Do you want to know what works when faced with vaccine hesitancy?

We will share key insights from in-depth qualitative research of 750 peer-reviewed case studies developed by COVID-19 Scholar Peer Hub Scholars from districts and health facilities.

Case study authors will be invited to share how this experience has helped them meet the challenges of COVID-19 vaccine introduction and roll-out.

This research was sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and performed by a specialized qualitative research consultancy firm.

Request your invitation to join Teach to Reach: Connect, a unique quarterly event to meet, network, and learn with fellow immunization professionals from all over the world

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This Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) consultation, co-chaired by Folake Olayinka (Chair of IA2030 Working Group on UHC/PHC) and Palenfo Dramane (Côte d’Ivoire Scholar), will bring the voices and inputs from country policy makers and implementers to contribute to strengthening routine immunization and PHC during COVID vaccine rollout.

Ahead of the consultation, I would like to ask you to consider these four questions.

Q1. What has been your experience in safeguarding and strengthening immunization and PHC services during COVID 19 vaccine rollout? (Draw out experiences, risks, lessons)

Q2. How can we do better to strengthen immunization and PHC during the rollout of COVID vaccines? (Test the assumption)

Q3. What are the enablers and opportunities? (How to be intentional)

Q4. Share recommendations, tools or technical resources you have found helpful to achieve this? (Identify Tools and technical resources needed)

Watch the IA2030 Hackathon with Dr Folake Olayinka…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naKk6v2RD9U&t=0s

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In 2022, the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) Strategic Priority 1 (SP1) working group plans to develop a framework that describe the relationships between immunization, PHC, and UHC, and a theory of action describing steps needed to achieve the ultimate goal of increased universal health coverage. The SP1 working group, together with the Geneva Learning Foundation, plans to apply a co-creation approach to ensure that the frameworks reflect the perspectives of immunization program staff (e.g. vaccinators, managers, planners) and clients.

Leveraging the opportunity to engage with national and sub-national immunization staff at Teach to Reach: Connect 4 on 10 December 2021, SP1 held a 30-minute brainstorming session with a core group of IA2030 Alumni who submitted a SP1 action plan. The goals of this session were to:

1. Listen to participants’ perspectives on how immunization could strengthen PHC and UHC

2. Identify specific but context-sensitive actions that participants believe will lead to improved PHC/UHC through immunization.

Analysis of participant responses will help the SP1 working group to refine the focus, or goal, of the theory of action. Analysis will also yield information on participants’ motivations, priorities, and pain points, which will ultimately strengthen the relevance and applicability of the framework.

The brainstorming components used the “backcasting” approach from human centered design, where the group starts with a How Might We statement, and then is asked to imagine what the ideal future state looks like, and actions that are needed to achieve it (see figure below).

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This fourth edition of Teach to Reach: Connect will focus on Primary Health Care (PHC), the first Strategic Priority (SP1) of Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030).

With Primary Health Care (PHC), we are talking about saving the lives of small children and mothers.

Highlights this Friday

We are pleased to announce the highlights of this edition:

1. Meet Dr Folake Olayinka, Chair of the IA2030 SP1 Working Group and USAID Immunization Lead, and colleagues from WHO, UNICEF, and other partners, for the first IA2030 consultation on PHC during COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Watch the IA2030 Hackathon with Dr Folake Olayinka…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naKk6v2RD9U&t=0s

2. Learn key lessons and insights from comprehensive research performed on the 750 case studies of vaccine hesitancy developed by Members of the COVID-19 Peer Hub.

View the workshop with Heidi Larson…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-djx3tZnb7c&t=245s

3. Join us for the Commencement Ceremony during which we will honor the 755 Alumni of the Geneva Learning Foundation’s immunization programme who joined the first IA2030 Impact Accelerator Launch Pad from 8 November to 3 December 2021.

Learn more about the IA2030 Accelerator…

https://youtu.be/J62ZJ3z9mpQ?t=155

The three networking sessions will invite participants to share their experience and discuss various aspects of Primary Health Care.

• Networking session 1: Immunization and PHC as we catch-up on routine immunization.

• Networking Session 2: Immunization and PHC during rollout of COVID vaccine: can we do it all?

• Networking Session 3: Health professional COVID-19 vaccination.

View the event “From COVID-19 to IA2030: Celebrating the first year of digital health collaboration” and leave your feedback in the comments…

https://youtu.be/vU_ZNfKMfhg?t=171

Request your invitation to join Teach to Reach: Connect

https://www.learning.foundation/teachtoreach

This fourth edition of Teach to Reach: Connect will focus on Primary Health Care (PHC), the first Strategic Priority (SP1) of Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030).

With Primary Health Care (PHC), we are talking about saving the lives of small children and mothers.

Highlights this Friday

We are pleased to announce the highlights of this edition:

1. Meet Dr Folake Olayinka, Chair of the IA2030 SP1 Working Group and USAID Immunization Lead, and colleagues from WHO, UNICEF, and other partners, for the first IA2030 consultation on PHC during COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Watch the IA2030 Hackathon with Dr Folake Olayinka…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naKk6v2RD9U

2. Learn key lessons and insights from comprehensive research performed on the 750 case studies of vaccine hesitancy developed by Members of the COVID-19 Peer Hub.

View the workshop with Heidi Larson…

https://youtu.be/-djx3tZnb7c?t=245

3. Join us for the Commencement Ceremony during which we will honor the 755 Alumni of the Geneva Learning Foundation’s immunization programme who joined the first IA2030 Impact Accelerator Launch Pad from 8 November to 3 December 2021.

Learn more about the IA2030 Accelerator…

https://youtu.be/J62ZJ3z9mpQ?t=155

The three networking sessions will invite participants to share their experience and discuss various aspects of Primary Health Care.

• Networking session 1: Immunization and PHC as we catch-up on routine immunization.

• Networking Session 2: Immunization and PHC during rollout of COVID vaccine: can we do it all?

• Networking Session 3: Health professional COVID-19 vaccination.

View the event “From COVID-19 to IA2030: Celebrating the first year of digital health collaboration” and leave your feedback in the comments…

https://youtu.be/vU_ZNfKMfhg?t=171

Request your invitation to join Teach to Reach: Connect

https://www.learning.foundation/teachtoreach

We are pleased to announce the Geneva Learning Foundation’s Ninth Dialogue for Learning & leadership .

[Note: due to a technical problem with the livestream first recorded on 28 November 2021, we are restreaming the Dialogue on 5 December 2021.]

The Geneva Learning foundation’s Dialogue connects a diverse group of learning leaders from all over the world who are tackling complex learning, leadership, and impact challenges.

Join Reda Sadki and Karen E. Watkins from The Geneva Learning Foundation in a global roundtable with twenty remarkable Key Contributors.

We reflect on the significance of leadership for current trends, explore lessons learned and successes, and problem-solve real-world challenges and dilemmas submitted by Members of the Dialogue.

Tonight, however, we are going to start with Dr. Mai Abdalla. After studying global health security in at Yosei University South Korea and both public health and pharmaceutical science in her own country, Egypt. By the time she turned 30, Dr Abdalla had already worked with the Ministry of Health, UN agencies, and the African Union Commission. The accomplishments of her professional life are just the starting point, as we want to explore where and how did she learn to do what she does now? What has shaped her practice of leadership?

We are privileged to have Key Contributors Laura Bierema and Bill Gardner, together with Karen Watkins, three Scholars who have dedicated their life's work to the study of leadership and learning. As we learn about Mai Abdalla’s leadership journey, they share their insights and reflections.

Here are a few of the questions we have explored in previous episodes of the Dialogue:

• How do you define your leadership in relationship to learning? • Do you see yourself as a leader? Why or why not? If you do, who are your 'followers'? Are you a 'learning leader' and, if so, what does that mean?

• How do you define leadership in this Digital Age? How is it different from leadership in the past?

• When and how did you realize the significance of the leadership question in your work and life? Who or what helped you come to consciousness? What difference did it make to have this new consciousness about the importance of leadership?

• What is your own leadership practice now? Can you tell us about a time when you exercised 'leadership'. What were the lessons learned? What would you do the same or differently if confronted with the same situation in the future?

In the second half of the Dialogue, we explored the leadership challenges of other other invited Contributors, including:

Sanusi Getso on leadership to establish antenatal care services for a neglected community.

Alève Mine shares her quandary about how to understand something for which no scaffold exists in one's current view of the world.

Learn more about the Dialogue

https://www.learning.foundation/dialogue