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ABOUT THE AUTHORThis review was prepared by Judi Aubel, PhD, MPH. Trained in adult education, anthropology,and health education, Dr. Aubel has worked for many years in community maternaland child health and development programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America and The Pacific.For a number of years she has been interested in the role of grandmothers as untapped“resource persons” in family and community focused health and development projects.She is one of the founding members and President of The Grandmother Project: StrongGrandmothers, Healthy Communities; a non-profit organization established in 2003. TheGrandmother Project seeks to validate and strengthen the knowledge, skills and leadershipcapacity of grandmothers in their role as advisors in the family and community.Website: www.grandmotherproject.org
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYSociety itself fai
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