SUBJECT: BOTSWANA HIV/AIDS

ASSIGNMENT

REVISE: This process towards completion of your PPP Final Product will require multiple revisions as you refine your thinking.

PARTICIPATION: Peer comments are suggested. Offer and expect detailed feedback and suggestions for modifications.  

1. Who is your client?

Important Note:  Be specific ... do NOT select a large generic population or group.  In most cases, your client will be a relevant nonprofit agency or special interest group.  Identify and briefly describe your choice.

Briefly explain the reason for your choice.

2. Write a problem statement.

This must be in the form of a question.  

The Problem Statement is dependent on the point of view of the client.

Write a manageable problem statement that is clearly phrased and as brief as possible.  Limit your focus and keep it simple.

SAMPLE CLIENT

My client is A.S.P.I.R.E. (Advocates for Safe Parenthood: Improving Reproductive Equity).  It is a non-profit advocacy group in Trinidad & Tobago.  It began in 2000, and lobbies for sexual and reproductive rights particularly in the area of abortion.  I chose A.S.P.I.R.E because their mission is to promote sexual and reproductive equality and reduce the amounts of unsafe abortions.

PROBLEM STATEMENT

How can the Trinidad government decrease the numbers of women admitted to hospitals due to complications from unsafe abortions?