Specific Projects

Some of the specific projects that we have planned are included below. Some are more theoretical than others, and funding will be sought through conventional research grantors for these.

• A comprehensive health status survey of Nima-Maamobi based upon a household survey that we have already developed and validated.
• A qualitative health survey based upon community perceptions of health priorities and needs
• A multilevel analysis (hierarchical linear model) to ascertain the individual as well as neighborhood factors that underlie health status. This would be one of the first such analysis conducted in an urban slum.
• An assessment of household access to both potable and nonpotable water, as well as an assessment of the household budget expended on water
• An assessment of access to sanitary facilities, including sewage, toilets, and pit latrines
• A comparative analysis of the use of western medicine and traditional healers in Nima-Maamobi
• The establishment of comprehensive health education programs situated within existing community groups
• People in Nima pursue multiple livelihoods strategies which are connected to migration:
  Migration and migrants are crucial for understanding Nima's role in urban development and for making the appropriate and right recommendations for livelihoods development in Nima.