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Designing Culturally Responsive Programming | Elisa Frost | TEDxAmericanUniversity

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Elisa Frost is committed to designing culturally responsive women’s health programming in Muslim communities. Her research focuses on understanding how development organizations can better work with local communities on family planning programs and menstrual hygiene management projects. Elisa earned her master's degree in international affairs from American University. She serves as Vice President of Half of Humanity, and is also a researcher for Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, Chair of Islamic Studies at American University. Elisa has spent the past five years committed to designing culturally responsive women’s health programming in Muslim communities. Her research focuses on understanding how development organizations can better work with local communities on family planning programs and menstrual hygiene management projects.

Elisa holds an MA in International Affairs from American University where she focused on Comparative and Islamic Studies. She serves as Vice President of Half of Humanity, a charity that provides displaced Syrian women with culturally and situationally appropriate menstrual hygiene care packages. Currently, Elisa is a researcher for Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, and works on projects on contemporary Islam. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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