Innovation for social change…
HECUBA GROUP
HECUBA GROUP
© 2014
Innovation for social change…
“A posse ad esse.”
CONTENTS
Maternal Health
Meet the Team
Our Story
Mission Statement 1
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9Obaa 2.0
Our Advisors 11
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Our Partners
Donor Circles
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Our Mission
“Hecuba Entrepreneurs are committed to rendering
their skills and intellect to the development of
emerging countries.”
Kwabena Owusu-Amoah
CEO, Hecuba Group
Who We Are
Hecuba Group is a conglomerate of organizations advancing
innovative solutions to pressing socio− economic problems.
We are a group of young social entrepreneurs committed
to rendering our skills and intellect to the development of
emerging countries.
With a team of changemakers and highly experienced advisors,
we are unleashing the entrepreneural potential that l ies
dormant in some developing countries.
What We Do
We design innovative and sustainable projects that tackle the
problems at their core. By partnering with local agencies and
entrepreneurs, we implement bottom−up solutions that work
to positively impact our target population.
Hecuba has four sub− organizations : Hecuba Health, Hecuba
Energy, Hecuba Agriculture, and Hecuba Entrepreneurship.
We are convinced that these sectors are central to economic
growth.
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OUR STORY
I left the shores of West Africa
at a young age and have since
had the opportunity to travel
t h e wo r l d . M y ex p e r i e n ce
v i s i t i n g v a r i o u s c o u n t r i e s
led me to wonder why there
i s a h u g e s o c i o - e c o n o m i c
gap between developed and
d eve l o p i n g co u n t r i e s . Fo r
instance, why do women in
sub-Saharan Africa have a 1−in−16 chance of dying during
pregnancy and childbirth as
compared to a 1− in−4 , 0 0 0
ratio in Europe and the United
States? O r why do 98% of
people suffering from chronic
h u n ge r l i ve i n d eve l o p i n g
countries? Finding the right
answers to these questions is
not an easy task.
I a s s e m b l e d a te a m o f
yo u n g e n t re p re n e u r s w h o
sensed the urgency to find
f u n c t i o n a l s o l u t i o n s t o
p res s i ng s o ci a l ch a l l a nges .
T h e r e s u l t i s t h e H e c u b a
Group.
Fro m b u i l d i n g m ate r n a l
health centers in G hana to
developing mobile apps for
users around the world, we
a re i nt ro d u ci ng n ew i d e a s
that will revolutionize the way
the world looks at economic
development.
This is what we know how
to do. This is what we do best.
W e a l s o w o r k w i t h
d e d i c a t e d i n s t i t u t i o n a l
p a r t n e r s l i k e t h e
M I T T r u s t C e n t e r f o r
En t re p re n e u r s h i p , Wo r l d
H e a l t h O rg a n i z a t i o n a n d
the Social Entrepreneurship
D e p a r t m e n t o f Wa r t b u r g
C o l l e g e . W e a r e f u l l y
c o m m i t t e d t o b u i l d i n g a
vibrant social enterprise.
As we say at Hecuba , If
not Us then Who? If not Here
then Where? If not Now then
When?
HECUBA
The places we’ve been. The ideas we’ve shared. The people we’ve met. The
failures and the successes. None of these adventures have been more challenging and rewarding like founding the Hecuba Group.
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WE’RE ON A MISSION
JOIN US
Anne E. BirtwistleLead, Hecuba Health
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MEET THE TEAM
Ellah C. Nota & Dr. Fungisai NotaAdvisors
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Madison Stumbo
Jenna Manders
Olaniyi OmiwaleCharles Kunene
Anne E. BirtwistleLead,
Hecuba Health
Director of Videography
Vice President, Strategic Relationships
Lead, Hecuba Entreprenuership
Director of Photography
YukTeng ChangFinancial Strategist
Vice President, Growth & Product
Development
Ryan ShieldsKatherine RossExecutive Assistant
to the Chairman
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Maternal Health Project
Hecuba Health is focused on our goal of reaching 550 women in 2 years . The n atu ral b iolo gical process of childbirth will no longer pose a threat to the lives of women in the communities in which we operate.
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Hecuba Health is devoted to
promoting quality, efficient
a n d af fo rd a b l e h e a lt h c a re
s e r v i ce s a cros s t h e wo r l d .
O u r te a m h a s d e s i g n e d a
c o m p r e h e n s i v e m a t e r n a l
health project to address the
high incidence of maternal
deaths in Ghana. Like most
c o u n t r i e s i n We s t A f r i c a ,
G hana has a high maternal
mortality rate of 340 deaths
per 100,000 live births. Most
of these deaths occur due
to the fac t that expec t ant
mothers in the rural areas
do not have access to quality
maternal healthcare.
W e a r e p a r t n e r i n g
w i t h t h e W o r l d H e a l t h
O r g a n i z a t i o n ’s E x p a n d e d
Program on Immunization and
the Ghana Health Service to
establish a complete maternal
health center in Oyibi, Ghana
and embark on several health
e d uc at ion c a m p aigns . This
Community−based Maternal
H ealth Proje c t wi l l ensure
that rural women have access
to high quality maternal care
a t a l l t i m e s . We w i l l a l s o
pi lot a mobile app bui lt to
bring maternal care to the
finger tips of rural dwellers .
T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e
m a te r n a l h e a l t h c e n te r i s
funded through the Kathryn
D a v i s F o u n d a t i o n , o t h e r
organizations and individual
donors.
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OBaa
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health officers who take the
vital s igns of an expec tant
mother alongside her health
history and pictures of “areas
of interest ” and enters the
information into the app.
O B a a 2 . 0 m a k e s t h i s
i nfo r m at i o n ava i l a b l e to a
doc tor or midwife who has
enrolled in the program. The
doctor or midwife can then
examine the mother remotely
by reviewing the avai lable
health information. Our app
a l s o s e n d s h e a l t h a l e r t s ,
nutritional information, and
best practices to women via
voice messages on their basic
cell phones. We use advanced
encryption methods to ensure
that the health information of
all enrolled women is properly
protected. OBaa 2.0 is new
and innovative.
Visit hecuba.org /obaa to
learn more.
We want to make healthcare
accessible to all regardless
of geographic location . We
developed OBaa 2.0 to do just
that. As a mobile health app,
OBaa 2. 0 is revolutionizing
healthc are del iver y acros s
the world . The app a l lows
d o c t o r s a n d m i d w i v e s t o
e x a m i n e a n d d i a g n o s e
women in rural areas from
a ny w h e re i n t h e wo r l d . I t
operates through community
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ADVISORS
Jennifer McBride, Ph.D. Professor of Religion & Ethics,
Wartburg College
Tamrat Gashaw, Ph.D. Professor of Economics,
Wartburg College
Timothy Ewest, Ph.D. Researcher,
Faith and Work Initiative
Princeton University
Daniel Kittle, Ph.D. Director,
Center for Community Engagement
Wartburg College
Del Doherty, PharmD. Ph.D. MPH. Director,
Managed Care Services
PCCA
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Fungisai Nota, MPH, PhD. Principal Member,
Corporate & Pharmacy
Compliance, LLC
Wartburg College
Grinnell College App Dev
Martin Trust Center for MIT
Entrepreneurship
MIT Global Startup Workshop
OCP Foundation
OCP Entrepreneurship Network
Embrace Warmers
Kathryn Davis FoundationGhana Health Service
Charisbel Health Services Charismatic Believers Church
World Health Organization
(Expanded Program on Immunization)
Rotary International
PARTNERS
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CrossPoint Church
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COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING HECUBA OPERATIONAL COST (CONTRIBUTIONS ABOVE $ 2,500)
FRIENDS OF THE NEW ORDER
ORDER OF THE ENTREPRENEUR
ORDER OF PRIAM AND ELPIS
ORDER OF VENUS
CONGREGATION OF ILLUMINATION
DONOR CIRCLES
GIFTS UP TO $749Hecuba Poster
GIFTS FROM $750 TO $2,499
GIFTS FROM $2,500 TO $7,499
All of the Above, Plus:Acknowledgement – listing on the Hecuba web-site
All of the Above, Plus:Spring Soiree – an invitation for four to the donor appreciation reception.
GIFTS FROM $7,500 TO $14,999All of the Above, Plus:
Order of Venus Reception – invitation for two to attend a private reception with Hecuba executives and other members of the Order of Venus.
GIFTS UP TO $15,000+
All of the Above, Plus:Chairman’s Lunch – invitation to lunch for two with the Chairman
KNIGHTS OF PARIS
Annual Fundraising Dinner & Auction – complimentary tickets for two
To support our projects visit, hecuba.org/give or www.wartburg.edu/hecuba to make a tax deductable gift or contact Jenna Manders at [email protected]
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COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING HECUBA OPERATIONAL COST (CONTRIBUTIONS ABOVE $ 2,500)
FRIENDS OF THE NEW ORDER
ORDER OF THE ENTREPRENEUR
ORDER OF PRIAM AND ELPIS
ORDER OF VENUS
CONGREGATION OF ILLUMINATION
DONOR CIRCLES
GIFTS UP TO $749Hecuba Poster
GIFTS FROM $750 TO $2,499
GIFTS FROM $2,500 TO $7,499
All of the Above, Plus:Acknowledgement – listing on the Hecuba web-site
All of the Above, Plus:Spring Soiree – an invitation for four to the donor appreciation reception.
GIFTS FROM $7,500 TO $14,999All of the Above, Plus:
Order of Venus Reception – invitation for two to attend a private reception with Hecuba executives and other members of the Order of Venus.
GIFTS UP TO $15,000+
All of the Above, Plus:Chairman’s Lunch – invitation to lunch for two with the Chairman
KNIGHTS OF PARIS
Annual Fundraising Dinner & Auction – complimentary tickets for two
To support our projects visit, hecuba.org/give or www.wartburg.edu/hecuba to make a tax deductable gift or contact Jenna Manders at [email protected]
keep in touch
facebook.com/hecubagroup
@HecubaGroup @hecuba.group
youtube.com/hecuba
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