Inclusiveness has always been a core principle in the design and implementation of our programs. We focus not only on the program itself, but also on the views and needs of different groups. During the promotion process, we actively seek feedback from doctors, hospitals and other relevant groups to ensure that the program can benefit more people. Through diverse initiatives, we hope to popularize the knowledge of synthetic biology and bacterial prophylaxis among people of different backgrounds, ensuring that everyone has equal access to these important educational resources.
In order to gain a deeper understanding of the cultural background of international students from different countries, we sought out the teachers of the Foreign Affairs Office for detailed communication and learned about the international students' national backgrounds, official languages, and professional backgrounds. Based on the information we learned, we prepared the content and precautions of the activity and designed bilingual posters to publicize it in advance.
In the activity, we explained the basic knowledge of synthetic biology in easy-to-understand language, explained the threat of pathogenic bacteria and shared the measures to prevent pathogenic bacteria infection. At the same time, we combined synthetic biology with Chinese traditional culture - topography, so that international students could better understand the charm of synthetic biology while experiencing Chinese traditional culture.
In this way, we let the participants feel the fun of synthetic biology, and also provided them with the opportunity of cultural exchange, and all of them actively participated during the activity. We not only broke down the language barrier, but also gave people from different professional backgrounds an in-depth understanding of synthetic biology.
Breaking down language and professional barriers has always been an important goal of our program, and we hope to promote the ability of students from different backgrounds to participate in synthetic biology through bilingual instruction and diverse activities.
In order to ensure that visually impaired children can also learn about synthetic biology, we designed an educational book in Braille for blind children aged 8 to 10 years.
Before designing the book, we went to the Shenzhen Disabled Persons' Federation and the Shenzhen Comprehensive Service Center for the Disabled to learn more about the visually impaired, and to make sure that the content of the book could be adapted to the needs of the visually impaired children during the exchanges. We hope that disability will not be an obstacle to education. In order to allow visually impaired children to participate in the study of synthetic biology, we have specially designed a Braille educational book for blind children aged 8 to 10.
Our goal is to ensure that children with visual impairments have an equal opportunity to learn about science. Through this Braille book, children can learn about synthetic biology by touching and reading, and develop their interest and understanding of science. This will not only stimulate their curiosity, but also help them to benefit from it in their future studies and lives. In the future, we plan to expand this Braille education program to more schools and communities so that more visually impaired children can benefit. We strongly believe that every child should have the opportunity to understand and learn about cutting-edge science without any barriers.
Although hospital cleaning staff already have some experience in preventing bacterial infections in their work, they still face new challenges when dealing with complex and changing sanitary environments. To help them better understand the latest scientific and technological advances, we have conducted science popularization activities in the city where the school is located and beyond, with a special focus on innovative applications of synthetic biology in bacterial prevention and control.
Through these activities, we further helped cleaners raise awareness of bacterial prevention, demonstrating how synthetic biology can bring new ideas and tools to hygiene work. We not only provided practical protective materials, but also shared how these cutting-edge technologies can be utilized to more effectively safeguard the hospital's hygienic environmental.
These activities not only helped to reinforce the protective knowledge that cleaning staff already have, but also provided them with practical ways to deal with the spread of new types of germs. In the future, we plan to expand these popularization activities to more districts, so that more cleaning staff can understand the potential of these cutting-edge technologies and improve the overall hygiene level and work efficiency.
To raise global awareness of the dangers of pathogenic bacteria, we designed science posters in both Chinese and English and posted them on the team's Wiki page.
These two languages, being the official languages of the United Nations, helped us to broaden the audience of our message and ensure that even those who were unable to participate in our activities in person were able to learn about pathogenic bacteria through these easy-to-understand posters.
Our original goal was to make the science content we designed easily accessible to more people, regardless of their language background, to understand the potential threat of pathogenic bacteria to global public health. Through this bilingual poster design. We demonstrate the team's inclusiveness and responsibility in global advocacy, striving to break down language barriers so that more people can grasp important information related to pathogenic bacteria.
In Wiki Design we strive to create a platform that is inclusive and accessible. By adhering to a strict accessibility design standard: the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). We ensure that all users, regardless of their physical or cognitive abilities, are able to access and use the website without difficulty.
Attention has been paid to visual, auditory and cognitive needs, optimizing the contrast between text and background, providing detailed alternatives to non-textual content, and ensuring that all functionality can be implemented in an easy-to-use manner and that the linguistic presentation of the content has been simplified to make it easy for even dyslexic or linguistically-challenged users to understand the information provided.
Through these efforts, we have not only enhanced the site's readability and operability, but also further demonstrated our team's respect for the needs of diverse users and commitment to sustainable, inclusive development. This design philosophy reflects our commitment to ensuring a fair and accessible experience for everyone when disseminating information.
In the design of the questionnaire, we paid special attention to inclusiveness. In order to respect the diversity of each participant's identity, in addition to the traditional gender options, we also set up the options of “no gender” and “do not want to disclose gender”. This design reflects our respect for individual privacy and the need for diversity, and ensures that every user feels included and understood when expressing themselves. In this way, we aim to create a survey experience that is more inclusive and respectful of individual differences.
In promoting the project, we focused on ensuring its effectiveness through extensive stakeholder engagement, interviewing doctors, hospitals, and other relevant stakeholders, and proactively seeking their suggestions to drive continuous improvement.
This feedback mechanism not only allows us to better understand the needs of the community, but also demonstrates the inclusiveness of the program, as we do not rely solely on our own judgment, but rather ensure that the program is designed and implemented to benefit more people by incorporating the views of all parties.
Inclusiveness is reflected in our willingness to listen to voices from different sectors to make our projects more socially relevant and to maximize their impact on the needs of a wide range of people. By incorporating feedback from a wide range of sources, our programs are not only more relevant, but also better serve the community.
