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TOPOWA Project Update
The TOPOWA Project continues to break new ground in our efforts to understand how SocioEconomic Strengthening Targeted Training (SeSTT)...
mswahn
Jul 54 min read


Harnessing Wearable Technology for Mental Health and Well-being: Innovations from the TOPOWA Study
In recent years, wearable technology and mobile health (mHealth) innovations have reshaped health research worldwide, offering new ways...
mswahn
Feb 164 min read


International Day for the Eradication of Poverty—The Power of Vocational Training in Urban Slums
Vocational training in hairdressing by UYDEL in Kampala, Uganda Today, as we observe the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty...
mswahn
Oct 17, 20244 min read


World Mental Health Day 2024: Spotlight on Young Women’s Mental Health in Uganda’s Urban Slums
Every year, World Mental Health Day on October 10, serves as a crucial reminder of the need for awareness, support, and action to...
mswahn
Oct 6, 20245 min read


Happy International Women's Day: TOPOWA Project Celebrates 2 Years!
Happy International Women's Day! I know that here in the U.S. we aren't very big on celebrating Women's Day. But, in Uganda and many...
mswahn
Mar 8, 20244 min read


Let us Celebrate Science by Women and Girls: A Closer Look at the Science in our TOPOWA Study
Did you know that today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science? What are your thoughts about science? What are your...
mswahn
Feb 11, 20247 min read


TOPOWA Project: 2023 Highlights
This year was very exciting for our TOPOWA project. It will also likely be the busiest of this 5 year project. As we are completing our...
mswahn
Jan 1, 20248 min read


Knowledge Translation Through Community Engagement
Today, I gave a presentation on knowledge translation in a webinar with colleagues who are primarily based in Nigeria (see poster below)....
mswahn
Jul 27, 20234 min read


Community Voices: Update from our TOPOWA Youth Advisory Board Meeting
We had our second Youth Advisory Board Meeting last Friday. Photo: Meet Anita, the Chair Woman for our TOPOWA Youth Advisory Board. As...
mswahn
Jul 2, 20233 min read


Place and Mental Health: What Young Women Think in Kampala
On the World Mental Health Day (Oct 10) we published our first TOPOWA project paper. This was a qualitative analyses to better understand...
mswahn
Oct 13, 20221 min read


Our TOPOWA study has been funded!
We are thrilled to share that our large, 5-year project to assess the link between poverty and mental illness has been funded by the NIH....
mswahn
Jan 29, 20221 min read
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