Jayda Harris - Developing scholarship applications and essays (4 points)
The key points in this activity were that I had to explain why I was a good candidate for the Doula Capacity Fund Scholarship under the Baltimore Civic Fund within the Baltimore City Department of Health, and how I can contribute to my community as a doula. These ideas expanded my thinking because I had to think critically on how I was going to make a difference in my community and how as a doula I was strengthening my personal goals in life, Additionally, I was able to think about my overall and impact that I would make as a doula and explain why I think doula work is needed and important within Baltimore City. These ideas also expanded my thinking because I was able to reflect on previous knowledge on health disparities to help support the idea that, through doula work as a Black woman, I would help to reduce the Black maternal mortality and morbidity rate within Baltimore City. This activity also made me reflect on the work of granny midwives in this country and why doula work is a ...
