The Sylff Association secretariat is pleased to share the following Voices articles, posted recently on the Sylff website:

Voices

Creating a Collaborative Perinatal Care System in Puerto Rico (Nov 10, 2022)
In Puerto Rico, midwives used to be the primary care providers for expecting individuals and families. But the community-based model has been displaced by hospital-based care -- an unsustainable model with less-than-optimal birth outcomes. Holly Horan, 2015-2016 Sylff fellow and doula, used a Sylff Leadership Initiative grant to work with community partners and convene leaders and practitioners to improve integrated perinatal care in Puerto Rico.
https://www.sylff.org/news_voices/30549/

 

Online Mindfulness Training for South African Teachers: Reflections on a Shared Journey (Oct 21, 2022)　
Liza Hamman, a 2012 Sylff fellow, became a qualified mindfulness facilitator after finding a personal need for mindfulness as a means of ensuring her mental health. With the help of an SLI award, in 2021 Hamman developed an online course on mindfulness for South African teachers, who could then share what they learned with their students. Here she recounts the journey, from her initial encounter with mindfulness to some of the feedback she has received from teachers who have participated in the course.
https://www.sylff.org/news_voices/30529/

 

Participation of Communities, Groups, and Individuals in the International Safeguarding Mechanism for the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Oct 17, 2022)　
Gkana Aliki, a 2018 Sylff fellow, took advantage of an SRA award in 2021 to conduct research on a question related to the field of intangible cultural heritage protection under international law. As well as sharing her findings, she goes on to make suggestions for ways to improve on the framework of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
https://www.sylff.org/news_voices/30511/