11:01:25 From Neil M to Everyone: Neil M calling in from Florida 11:01:41 From Jay L to Everyone: Jay L in Malta NY 11:01:42 From Jeremy B to Everyone: Hi from Indiana 11:01:47 From David S to Everyone: London England 11:01:51 From Marian Starkey to Everyone: calling in from Falmouth, Maine 11:02:02 From Adam E to Everyone: Hi Adam in Mexico 11:02:09 From Werner H to Everyone: Werner H from San Jose California 11:02:10 From Ana A to Everyone: Ana from Population Media Center based in Virginia Beach working on projects in Africa, Nepal, & LatAm. 11:02:10 From Bryce H to Everyone: Bryce H, also from Falmouth, Maine. 11:02:12 From Andrew C to Everyone: Andrew from Pendleton, Oregon 11:02:37 From Joy M to Everyone: Joy M from Amos Youth Centre. Zambia 11:02:40 From Cuthbert M to Everyone: Hi everyone, Here is Cuthbert M, from Tanzania 11:02:44 From Jennifer L to Everyone: Hello all! Jenn from San Diego :-) 11:07:11 From Stephanie Wolfe to Everyone: If you have any questions for Julie-Anne or Lulu, please drop them in the Q&A box! 11:11:20 From Stephanie Wolfe to Everyone: I love that you were all youths yourself when you started this important work for the youths! 11:18:08 From Ana A to Everyone: Do you ever work with EducationUSA? (US college-focused program for international students through Dept of State I believe) 11:19:45 From Pamela O to Everyone: Hi Ana, we work with YALI, the Young African Leaders Initiative, which is the program funded by the State Department. We also have several youth studying abroad through scholarships. 11:24:33 From Dale W to Everyone: Dale W Vermont USA 11:26:07 From Aaron S to Everyone: how can i actively help out with the reproductive health? 11:26:41 From Esra S to Everyone: Hi it s Esra ,from Turkiye . Äą study social work and just want to learn about your work :) 11:26:50 From Aaron S to Everyone: looking at the distance from where i am and kafue 11:27:17 From Pamela O to Everyone: Hi Aaron, you can learn more about us here: https://www.africaneducationprogram.org/ 11:27:56 From Pamela O to Everyone: Feel free to fill out the form at the bottom of the page to subscribe to our monthly newsletter too! 11:30:15 From Ana A to Everyone: Have you ever used radio or TV entertainment to work on these issues? Ex: Birth control, HIV,etc 11:32:44 From Pamela O to Everyone: @Ana, with the Reproductive Health Access Initiative, we use a peer education model to get the word out. During the Q&A, we can share more about access to TV and radio with the families in the community of Kafue. 11:33:55 From Ana A to Everyone: Thanks! 11:36:37 From Richard G to Everyone: I tuned in late, but wanted to be certain that you all know about Days for Girls. It is a program provides reusable menstrual pads and the materials to keep them clean. There is also an educational component, which includes education on contraception. There are chapters all over the USA which sew the supplies. 11:37:56 From Pamela O to Everyone: Thanks Richard. We have been in touch with Days for Girls recently. We are also teaching our mothers how to sew reusable pads as another small business/income stream. 11:38:25 From Stephanie Wolfe to Everyone: I'm glad you still tuned in Richard! The recording will be posted soon in case you want to catch up on what you missed. Looks like AEP is in touch with Days for Girls! 11:39:13 From Pamela O to Everyone: https://www.africaneducationprogram.org/reproductivehealth 11:39:32 From Samsung SM-P615 to Everyone: 👏👏👏👏 11:40:28 From Pamela O to Everyone: If you would like to connect with Julie-Anne on LinkedIn, please do! https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-anne-savarit-cosenza-48985627/ 11:40:55 From Febby C to Everyone: Great presentation 🙏 11:41:12 From Andrew C to Everyone: A fabulous program and approach that needs to be expanded continent-wide. The UN population-increase projections for Africa indicate a 3.76X population increase by the end of this century. This is a wonderfully comprehensive approach. 11:41:26 From Aaron S to Everyone: nice presentation 11:41:34 From Pamela O to Everyone: Please like us on Facebook too: https://www.facebook.com/AfricanEducationProgram/ 11:42:43 From Anupam P to Everyone: Awesome work 👏 11:44:17 From Stephanie Wolfe to Everyone: Hi Andrew! Agreed, the AEP program's are so comprehensive . Thanks for tuning in--hopefully Barbara got to listen in too! 11:45:14 From Carol F to Everyone: Check out our FREE open-course-ware Powerpoints and BIOSPHERIC LITERACY 101 CURRICULUM. tHEY ARE ACCESSIBLE AND FREELY-DOWNLOADABLE FROM OUR "WECSKAOP" WEBSITES. (WHAT EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OUR PLANET). 11:49:44 From Andrew C to Everyone: Is there synopsis information available so that this program can be understood by a wider audience? And has there been any contact with USAID and/or other funding agencies for wider involvement? 11:50:36 From Samsung SM-P615 to Everyone: congratulations 11:51:29 From Pamela O to Everyone: @Andrew, USAID's current focus is on supporting locally-led development and initiatives like ours. We are hoping this first grant will expose our work to more funding. 11:52:40 From Pamela O'Brien to Everyone: Lulu was recently invited by the USAID/IREX Youth Excel team to present our findings to a global convening of practitioners next month in Ghana. We are excited for her and this presentation! 11:52:54 From Anupam P to Everyone: Suggestion: Please introduce 'AEP Community Ambassador Program' at different levels. This will ensure 'Appreciation, recognition as well as maximize the Connect' ðŸŠī 11:53:00 From Andrew C to Everyone: Glad to hear it. How about the UN and WHO? I have a demographer son who works with both and I will ask him about it. 11:54:11 From Pamela O to Everyone: The Zambian Ambassador to the UN is a champion of our work (and a personal friend of Julie-Anne's). Feel free to share our work with your son. We would love to get on WHO's radar. 11:57:11 From Ana A to Everyone: Who is the best person to connect with on the ground in Zambia? We are always looking ot partner and boost other local efforts. 11:58:50 From Jeremy B to Everyone: Excellent presentation. Thanks. 12:00:48 From Andrew C to Everyone: Is African Union aware of this program? 12:00:55 From David S to Everyone: Wonderful to learn about your organizations and the great work you are doing! Congrats!! 12:01:06 From Shauna S to Everyone: Great answer, thank you! Your integrated approach is so important! 12:01:07 From Melvine O to Everyone: Great presentation 12:01:08 From Jennifer L to Everyone: Population Connection is happy to be able to support your wonderful efforts! Thank you for partnering with us and for sharing more on your initiatives and successes! 12:01:48 From Bryce H to Everyone: Thank you for giving us an inside look into this fascinating, incredible program! 12:02:11 From Marian Starkey to Everyone: thank you! 12:02:15 From Pamela O to Everyone: Thank you everyone!!