2. What
happens
at
Emmanuel
Haven?
• Established
primarily
to
deal
with
the
growing
number
of
adults
and
children
infected
or
affected
by
HIV
and
AIDS.
It
func?ons
with
strategic
partners
and
is
funded
through
a
Trust
founded
by
Dr
Mamisa
Chabula-‐Nxiweni
in
2004.
• Provide
preven?on,
treatment,
care
and
support
to
the
community.
• To
create
an
enabling
environment
for
mi?ga?ng
the
health,
psychological
and
socio-‐economic
impact
of
HIV
and
AIDS
on
the
family
and
community.
3. Our
Mission
• To
provide
preven?on,
treatment,
care
and
support
to
the
community
using
ICT
and
social
media.
• To
create
an
enabling
environment
for
mi?ga?ng
the
health,
psychological
and
socio-‐economic
impact
of
HIV
and
AIDS,
TB
and
diabetes
on
the
family
and
community.
• To
establish
an
ac?ve
community
hub
which
will
contribute
to
poverty
allevia?on
in
the
Motherwell
community
at
large
through
skills
development,
enterprise
establishment
and
good
healthcare
services.
4. Success
factors
• Community
ownership
and
buy-‐in
• Support
and
leadership
from
sponsors
• Power
of
apprecia?on
for
what
you
have
–
not
en?tlement
• Change
management
&
impact
assessment
• Some
government
support
• High
profile
patrons
– Bishop
Desmond
Tutu
– PJ
Powers
5. InnovaBon
• Using
mobile
technologies
as
enabler:
• Home
based
care
workers
– Consulta?on
with
medical
prac??oner
• Nutri?onal
educa?onal
programmes
for
members
of
the
community
– Interac?ve
games
– RSS
feeds
• Skills
programmes
for
disabled,
specific
focus
on
Deaf
and
hearing
impaired
– Sign
language
on
mobile
devices
6. BoClenecks
– Appropriate
contextual
technologies
– Lack
of
infrastructure
and
good
connec?vity
– Lack
of
access
– Social
issues
• Poor
community
• Low
cost
solu?ons
to
current
problems
• Low
literacy
levels
• Community
of
orality
• Must
meet
basic
needs
first
7. Statements
• The
Living
Lab
methodology
is
only
successful
in
the
African
context
when
applied
as
a
real-‐life
interven?on
and
not
a
research
methodology.
• The
Living
Lab
methodology
requires
a
careful
plan
for
sustainability
coupled
to
good
change
management
prac?ces
followed
by
an
assessment
of
the
impact
of
the
interven?on.
• Solu?ons
must
be
contextually
relevant.
• A
dona?on
of
infrastructure/project
funding
without
adequate
training
and
con?nuous
mentoring
results
in
failure.
8. Contact
details:
Prof
Darelle
van
Greunen
School
of
ICT
Nelson
Mandela
Metropolitan
University
Email:
Darelle.vanGreunen@nmmu.ac.za
Mobile:
+27
82
5642
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