Virtual Forum: Malaria SBC in Action, 25 Presentations, 18 Countries, 3 Languages, 2 Days

Malaria SBC in Action: 25 Presentations, 18 Countries, 3 Languages, 2 Days

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Led by Breakthrough ACTION, the RBM Partnership’s social and behavior change (SBC) working group brought experts together to discuss malaria SBC best practices.
The Compass homepage

Four Ways the Redesigned Compass Can Work for You

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Breakthrough ACTION redesigned the Compass, a repository of high-quality social and behavior change resources, to make it more user friendly.
chatbot poster showing a couple

I, Chatbot: Harnessing Digital Technology for Family Planning and Reproductive Health Education for West African Youth

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Breakthrough ACTION worked with youths in West Africa to develop a chatbot that fills common knowledge gaps in family planning and reproductive health.
Mother holding bowl for child to eat fromMohamad Al-Arief/World Bank

Building Behavioral Design Skills: Conversations with Breakthrough ACTION Innovators

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Breakthrough ACTION’s work to build behavioral design capacity inspired a health official in Niger to develop innovative solutions for public health challenges.
Young mother with her mother and babyLusayo Banda, Breakthrough ACTION

From Child Bride to Future Nurse

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Thanks to Breakthrough ACTION’s work to reduce child, early, and forced marriage, a teenage mother in Malawi was able to reclaim her dream of becoming a nurse.
Three people in radio station wearing Merci Mon Héros shirts

What Works in Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Part 2: Co-Creating with Youth

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As part of a series on reproductive health (RH), Knowledge SUCCESS covered Breakthrough ACTION’s innovative campaign to improve youth RH in francophone Africa.
It takes a village: A shared agenda for social and behavior change in family planning

Updating the Global Shared Agenda for Social and Behavior Change in Family Planning/Reproductive Health

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Breakthrough ACTION incorporated learnings from family planning (FP) programming pivots during COVID-19 into the new Global Shared Agenda for SBC in FP.
Young woman in Malawi helping with household choresLusayo Banda/Breakthrough ACTION

A Child Bride Reclaims Her Future

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Breakthrough ACTION worked with a community action group in Malawi to rescue 28 girls from early marriages, including one who dreamed of becoming a teacher.
Jhpiego new staff training in Côte d’Ivoire

Empathways—Dealing a Winning Hand to Youth-Centered Health Services

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This story describes how Jhpiego, a nonprofit, adapted Breakthrough ACTION’s Empathways to deliver youth-centered HIV prevention and care services in Africa.