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Dear colleagues and SAWBO friends, we are delighted to share with you our May newsletter. This month we highlighted the release of the SAWBO deployer app and how we are trying to help people in Nepal after the earthquake. As always, please feel free to share your suggestions with us at animations@illinois.edu.
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SAWBO Deployer
New Android App
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We would like to introduce you the SAWBO DEPLOYER APP. You will have available more than 400 videos in more than 70 variant languages in your pocket. The app allows you to search by topic, language and/or country, making it easier and faster than ever to search through our videos. Once you have found the desired video, you can download it onto your phone. Even better, you also can share the content and the app with all the people you want in just one click. The best part is that you don't need internet connection for this process thanks to the app's use of bluetooth technology. You want to know more? Watch now the video tutorial!
Either if you are an individual or an organization, get the app now and start helping us draw a better world!
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Response to the earthquake in Nepal
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Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacteria. The main symptoms of this disease are diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission of cholera primarily occurs through the consumption of contaminated food or drinking water. It is know that after an earthquake the prevalence of cholera and other water-borne diseases grows exponentially. Nepal has documented cholera cases stretching back to 1823, mostly during the rainy season, which begins in few weeks.
SAWBO has developed the educational animation Cholera Prevention in Nepali (accent from Nepal) in order to help as many people as we can in Nepal. Please, feel free to share this animation with all the people may need it.
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New Animations in Our Video Library
Today we have around 408 different animations in our Video Library, with 44 different topics, in more than 70 variant languages. Here are the latest releases:
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Sickle Cell Disease in English (accent from USA). This animation addresses the pain of Sickle Cell disease and how clinicians should handle Sickle Cell patients. The pain of Sickle Cell Disease is very real. Sickle Cell vaso-occlusive pain is more severe than most of the other pain conditions encountered in the Emergency Department. However, it is very important to know that the facial expression of a Sickle Cell patient is not a reliable indicator of pain, which is addressed in our animation.
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We keep adding to the number of voice-overs for the Ebola Prevention animation. The latest ones that we have added are Ebola Prevention in Kono (accent from Sierra Leone) and in Fante (accent from Ghana).
Remember, if you want to have the animation available on your phone and share it with other people even when you are offline, just visit our website and download the animation onto your device.
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We Are Working On It
These are some of the projects we are working on and that will be available soon in our Video Library. Please help us work faster and reach our goals. A donation of any size is greatly appreciated, goes a long way towards ensuring the completion of these projects.
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Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells in the colon or rectum divide uncontrollably, ultimately forming a malignant tumor. Early stage colorectal cancer has no symptoms, but it is when you want to catch the disease since it is highly curable when discovered early. Screening can prevent the cancer from forming or delay the onset, which is what this project will educate viewers about.
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Ebola Spread and Ebola Infection in 2D
After publishing the first animation, Ebola Symptoms 2D, we are doing further work on others that explain the spread and the infection of the disease. These animations will be added to our Ebola series of videos.
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The Jerrycan Method for Proper Bean Storage
In this next animation we will explain you how to store your beans using the technique of airtight jerrycan. By following this method, you can prevent insect damage to your beans after harvest.
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Take a look to this list of organizations and learn about their efforts to aid those affected by the earthquake in Nepal and how you can help and collaborate with them.
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The Global Shea Alliance is a non-profit industry association that are using the animation Improved Method of Shea Butter Processing as a tool to achieve it's mission: design, develop and deliver strategies that drive a competitive and sustainable shea industry.
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Interview with Barry Pittendrigh and Alex Ruggieri. The director of Scientific Animation Without Borders explains what SAWBO is, and their last project related with the Ebola outbreak.
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Interview with Julia Bello-Bravo and Alex Ruggieri. Julia, co-director of SAWBO, explains the purpose of the program: creating 3D educational materials and translating them into as many language variants as possible
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