Support research on improving childhood immunization rates in India

Details

Mission and objectives

Child Awareness Project aims to make the world a safer and better place for children. We do this by advocating for children's rights (from the UNCRC framework) and incorporating them with the relevant Sustainable Development Goals (e.g. SDG 4). We do this by means of advocacy both online and on-ground. Our mission is #ChildProofingTheWorld. This means that while parents/guardians/teachers work to childproof the environment of a child, they forget that the world is unfortunately a very unsafe place for children. For about 6 months - 1 year, we pick an issue affecting children. We break that issue down into 4 aspects and use this outline to direct our campaigning: 1) Assessing current level of awareness/status quo of issue 2) Working to increase level of awareness among public 3) Encouraging public to take action 4) Assessing impact of campaign For more information feel free to get in touch at info@thecapro.org

Context

Online Volunteers will be required to conduct a literature review into immunization programs in India; the trend of immunization rates over the past few decades; the impact of COVID-19 on routine childhood immunization rates and known barriers and misinformation contributing to lower rates of immunization. The second stage of this project will involve Online Volunteers interfacing with public health agencies and other NGOs in India, to conduct interviews and gather qualitative data surrounding barriers to immunizations.

Task description

We are looking for 6 Online Volunteers who have experience in research with excellent writing skills. The task will include the following responsibilities: - Discuss and determine parameters for the research - Identify and gather sources - Conduct research - Develop short report on findings The average estimated workload is expected to include roughly reviewing 5-7 documents (these can include articles, studies etc.) over the course of the assignment duration. The Online Volunteers will have the opportunity to build connections with the Core Team at Child Awareness Project and learn about the ways in which research on barriers to childhood immunizations can support campaigns to address this and improve rates of childhood immunization in India. Applicants familiar with Indian public health systems will be given preference.