Using the Community Action Cycle to Build Trust in Guinea

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Breakthrough ACTION increased antenatal care rates in Guinea from 25% to 75% by using community dialogues to build trust among women in local health facilities.
Workers digging to make dike repairs in Burkina FasoJHartl USAID

Applying Behavioral Design to Advance Health Outcomes by Improving Livelihoods in Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso health official uses behavior design training provided by Breakthrough ACTION to improve farmer livelihoods and health.
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Hit The Ground Running in 2022 With Our Top Five Resources

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Breakthrough ACTION highlights its top five resources to help social and behavior change practitioners hit the ground running in the new year.
Person using the COVID Behaviors Dashboard on a laptopJohns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

COVID Behaviors Dashboard Webinar Recap: How are the Data Used?

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This blog post shares three takeaways from a webinar about how organizations used the COVID Behaviors Dashboard to improve their COVID-19 response work.
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Understanding the Effects of Gender-Based Violence Across Health Areas

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This blog post highlights the need to better understand the impact of gender-based violence across health areas, including family planning.
International Mens Day November 19

Building Better Relations Between Men and Women Through Premarital Counseling

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Breakthrough ACTION piloted premarital counseling in Nigeria to promote better relationships and gender equality, leading to better health outcomes.
People celebratingBreakthrough ACTION

Gender Transformation: Understanding the Process and Outcomes

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This blog post posits that programs must evaluate both process and outcomes to determine if their approaches are truly gender transformative.
How do we leverage social and behavior change to address the intersection of family planning and intimate partner violence?

Family Planning and Intimate Partner Violence: An Intersection Deserving of More Attention

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This blog post explores the intersection of family planning (FP) and intimate partner violence and recommends resources FP practitioners may find helpful.
Two mothers holding their babies in South SudanCatharine McKaig/Jhpiego/Flickr

New Social Norms Taxonomy to Address Family Planning Challenges in East Africa

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This blog post introduces a new social norms taxonomy that can help family planning (FP) practitioners in East Africa develop better FP programs.