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Benjamin Todd
Faculty Advisor:
M. Bernardine Dias
Title: Project HATCH: Helping Advance Technology,
Communication, and Health in Haiti
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Short
Bio |
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Benjamin Todd is a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon
University’s H. John Heinz III School
of Public Policy and Management, completing a Masters of Science in
Public Policy and Management. Prior to Benjamin’s graduate work,
he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Lesotho assisting the National
University of Lesotho’s adult and distance learning programs, expanding a
rural hospital’s technology infrastructure and planning and taught HIV/AIDS
life-skills. Before Peace Corps, Benjamin was the director of the
Smart Neighborhood Initiative in Hartford, CT. The nationally recognized
project provided internet access and a free community technology center to
residents living in several of the poorest census tracts in Connecticut.
Benjamin graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, CT, with a
Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1997.
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Project Synopsis |
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The Helping Advance Technology, Communication, and
Health in Haiti (HATCH) project endeavors to find cost-effective
communicatioin and scheduling technologies that help empower rural
community health centers, affiliated with the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer
(HAS) in Haiti, to provide better healthcare outcomes for their constituents.
By leveraging the personal experiences and skills of the project
group members, our team represents a unique partnership between the
H. John Heinz III School for Public Policy and Management, TechBridgeWorld,
and HAS.
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