Met with Brian Delevie today. Had a very good conversation.
I told him that I'd spoken with a few organizations and was having a difficult time figuring out what I can effectively produce that an organization isn't already doing.
Brian encouraged me to get really specific about:
-Who I need to address [SPECIFIC COMMUNITY]
-How I need to address them [SPECIFIC PROBLEM & APPROACH]
How can I be effective in what could be compared to a "saturated market" in sex ed resources?
He recommended that I speak to church groups and community organizers as an alternative to reproductive rights organizations, who already have initiatives. I need to do more local research to make a realistic project.
I'm interested in researching teen pregnancy prevention among Latina teens. This is a big issue that already has received a lot of attention. There are already numerous movements to address the problem.
This doesn't mean it's not still a problem, or that it shouldn't be approached.
I need to get local and more specific.
Researching specifics...
Delevie encouraged me to get my research from other places besides the Internet… to get offline.
He suggested that I investigate specifics - such as if the target audience is generationally affected - i.e., is teen pregnancy affecting first or second generation Latinas in the US?
The teen pregnancy rate dropped until about 2005, and it has increased again since then. Delevie asked if it might have anything to do with Bush's policies, and his cutting funding for sex education in schools.
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