Training Materials
Training materials include a number of items that Fellows will need during their one-year program.
PROGRAM ORIENTATION
These items repeat some of the live presentations that you received during the orientation at the beginning of your fellowship.
- Short orientation to the Afya Bora Fellowship (PowerPoint file)
- Short review of fellowship logistics (PowerPoint file)
MODULES
This section contains materials for the 12 teaching modules that will be presented during the fellowship. Some of these teaching materials are mainly “self-contained” but most are supplemented by live teaching sessions some of which are presented via the internet. Some modules have references that are in separate files. Instructions about each module will be provided as they are presented. The 12 modules are listed below: those that are distance learning are marked “DL”. Click on title for materials.
1. Leadership
- Materials for Fellows (Word file)
- Leadership Skills for Instructors (Word file)
- Managers Who Lead (pdf)
- RCR Manual (pdf)
- RCR References (pdf)
2. Communications
- Communications (Word file)
3. Monitoring and Evaluation
- Monitoring and Evaluation (Word file)
4. Responsible Conduct of Research (DL)
- RCR Description (Word file)
- RCR Reference Manual (pdf)
- RCR References (pdf)
5. HIV/AIDS (DL)
- HIV/AIDS as a Global Health Challenge (Word file)
6. Grant Writing
- Effective Grant Writing (Word file)
7. Implementation Science
8. Health Informatics
- Health Informatics (Word file)
9. Research Methods (DL)
- Research Methods (Word file)
10. Project Management (DL)
- Project Management (Word file)
11. Human Resources and Budget Management
- Human Resources and Budget Management (Word file)
12. Health Policy
- Global Health Policy and Governance (Word file)
ATTACHMENT SITES
Fellows will be matched to an Attachment Site in their own country, except for the USA Fellows who can be matched in any of our four African partner country. In each country, there are about five Attachment Sites, as indicated in the tables below. The Attachment Sites provide a range of possible locations, including government (Ministry of Health), nongovernment organizations (NGOs), and academic institutions. Also, there are a variety of possible types of projects, including program development, program assessment, research, and others.
- List of Attachment Sites
- List of projects available at Attachment Sites (word file)
- Orientation about Attachment Site projects (PowerPoint)
MENTORING
Effective mentoring is critical to the success of the Afya Bora fellowship. Each Fellow will be assigned a primary mentor, who is a member of the Working Group that operates the fellowship. In addition, each Fellow will have a Site Mentor, a senior supervisor at her/his Attachment Site. Also, additional technical experts may be included in the mentoring team. The role and responsibilities of both mentors and mentees are set forth in several documents below. Also, there will be orientation sessions for both Fellows and mentors at the outset of each fellowship year.
- Access the Mentoring Handbook (pdf)
- Access a PowerPoint on the role of mentors (PowerPoint file)
- Access a statement about the compact between mentors and mentees (PowerPoint file)
FINAL REPORTS
At the completion of their training, Fellows are required to write two Final Reports: a Program Report that provides a summary of the Fellow’s project and a Personal Reflections report where the Fellow comments about what she/he learned from the Fellowship.
- Guidelines for completing the two Reports (Word file)
Final reports are reviewed by members of the Working Group.
- Form for review of the Final Reports (Word file)
- Working Group assignments for review of Final Reports (Word file)