HCAN is involved in capacity-building initiatives, including bioinformatics bootcamps for students and professionals, student and teacher training, and other workshops. We have been mentoring school-age students, undergraduate students, and working professionals. Our commitment is to transfer expertise, mentor, and make the next generation competent in their field. We collaborate with different local organizations and experts in our capacity-building activities and have completed the following activities.
Completed Activities
Twenty-four participants over the world participated in the workshop.
-The workshop covered key areas, such as understanding grant funders, crafting compelling research questions, adapting proposal development, learning effective writing techniques, and formulating budgets.
-Five 90-minute sessions from Mar 2-30 was conducted.
From: 2026-03-07 || To: 2026-03-31
-Trained 19 participants (undergraduate and graduate students and medical professionals) from multiple countries on bioinformatics
-Over 20 hours of hands-on sessions were conducted, where participants could explore various databases and tools to analyze genes of their interest.
From: 2026-07-14 || To: 2026-07-30
Social Media Handling Workshop for HCAN Digital Leaders
HCAN conducted a Social Media Handling Workshop for its Digital Leaders, facilitated by NIRI, to enhance their knowledge, confidence, and practical skills in managing social media platforms for public health communication. The workshop focused on strengthening digital leadership, responsible content creation, audience engagement, campaign planning, and ethical online communication to support HCAN’s health awareness, advocacy, and community outreach activities.
Objective
The main objective of the workshop was to build the capacity of HCAN Digital Leaders in effective social media handling so they can support public health campaigns, share accurate health information, improve community engagement, and strengthen HCAN’s digital presence.
Activities Conducted
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Orientation on Social Media Handling
Participants were introduced to the importance of social media in health promotion, advocacy, awareness campaigns, and organizational visibility. -
Content Planning and Message Development
The session focused on how to develop clear, simple, and audience-friendly health messages for different online platforms. -
Ethical Digital Communication
Participants discussed responsible posting, privacy, consent, accuracy of health information, avoiding misinformation, and maintaining professionalism online. -
Practical Session on Campaign Promotion
Digital Leaders learned how to plan and promote awareness campaigns, schedule posts, use visuals effectively, and improve online engagement. -
Group Discussion and Feedback
Participants discussed challenges in social media management and received guidance on improving digital communication strategies for HCAN.Significance
This workshop reflects HCAN’s commitment to strengthening digital health communication and youth leadership. By building the skills of Digital Leaders, HCAN aims to expand its public health messages, reach wider communities, promote accurate health information, and use digital platforms as a powerful tool for awareness, prevention, and advocacy.
From: 2025-02-11 || To: 2025-02-11
Proposal writing workshop
HCAN conducted a Proposal Writing Workshop to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and confidence of its members in developing clear, evidence-based, and fundable project proposals. The workshop focused on helping members understand the full proposal development process, from identifying community problems to designing objectives, activities, outcomes, budgets, and monitoring plans.
Objective :
The main objective of the workshop was to enhance the capacity of HCAN members in proposal writing and project design so they can contribute effectively to program development, grant applications, donor communication, and resource mobilization.
Activities conducted
- Orientation on Proposal Writing
Participants were introduced to the purpose, importance, and basic structure of a project proposal, including background, problem statement, objectives, methodology, activities, outcomes, budget, sustainability, and monitoring and evaluation. - Problem Identification Session
Members discussed major community health problems and learned how to define a clear problem statement based on evidence, community needs, and public health relevance. - Objective and Activity Development
Participants practiced writing general and specific objectives and linking each objective with realistic activities, expected outputs, and measurable outcomes. - Budget Planning Discussion
The workshop included guidance on preparing simple and practical project budgets, including activity-wise cost estimation, justification of expenses, and alignment with donor requirements. - Group Work and Practical Exercise
Participants worked in groups to develop sample project ideas and convert them into basic proposal formats. This helped them apply learning in a practical way. - Review and Feedback Session
Draft ideas and proposal components were discussed among participants, and feedback was provided to improve clarity, feasibility, sustainability, and impact.
Expected outcome
The workshop helped HCAN members gain practical knowledge of proposal writing and project planning. Participants became more confident in identifying problems, developing objectives, designing activities, preparing budgets, and presenting project ideas in a structured format. The workshop also strengthened HCAN’s internal capacity for grant writing, program development, and sustainable resource mobilization.
Significance
This workshop reflects HCAN’s commitment to building the capacity of its own team members. By strengthening proposal writing skills, HCAN aims to develop stronger public health projects, access more funding opportunities, and design sustainable interventions that respond to the real needs of communities in Nepal.
From: 2025-12-24 || To: 2025-12-24
HCAN conducted a Virtual Grant Proposal Writing Workshop in coordination with NIRI to strengthen the proposal writing, grant development, and research communication skills of its research team. The workshop was designed to help participants understand how to develop strong, structured, and fundable project or research proposals that align with community needs, donor priorities, and evidence-based public health goals.
Objective
The main objective of the workshop was to enhance the capacity of HCAN’s research team in grant proposal writing, project design, research question development, budgeting, and effective communication with funders.
Activities Conducted
The sessions included virtual lectures, interactive discussions, practical exercises, proposal-writing guidance, and feedback-based learning. Participants learned how to transform a project or research idea into a structured proposal by clearly presenting the problem, rationale, objectives, methodology, expected outcomes, impact, sustainability, and budget justification.
From: 2026-03-12 || To: 2026-03-12