Behavioral Design to Inform Social and Behavior Change for Nutrition hybrid course (Live session 1)

Virtual

Behavioral science offers powerful insights to encourage social and behavior change (SBC) in nutrition. This course gives an overview on how behavioral science can address nutrition challenges and how the behavioral design approach can help you develop innovative SBC solutions to achieve better results for your nutrition programs, services, and policies. It walks learners through a real-life case example to support families to follow nutrition guidelines for feeding their young children during and after illness. The course content covers work done by Breakthrough ACTION and USAID Advancing Nutrition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). To deepen your understanding […]

Behavioral Design to Inform Social and Behavior Change for Nutrition hybrid course (Live session 2)

Virtual

Behavioral science offers powerful insights to encourage social and behavior change (SBC) in nutrition. This course gives an overview on how behavioral science can address nutrition challenges and how the behavioral design approach can help you develop innovative SBC solutions to achieve better results for your nutrition programs, services, and policies. It walks learners through a real-life case example to support families to follow nutrition guidelines for feeding their young children during and after illness. The course content covers work done by Breakthrough ACTION and USAID Advancing Nutrition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). To deepen your understanding […]

Engaging Communities for Reproductive Health and Family Planning hybrid course (Live session 2 in English)

Virtual

The hybrid course on Engaging Communities for RH/FP is an opportunity to learn more about how to work with communities to build local strengths and support community-led action for RH/FP. You’ll have the opportunity to work with your peers and learn from the course authors. This hybrid course is offered in English and French. If you are accepted into the hybrid course, you will be expected to participate in two online learning sessions during which you will complete practical exercises. Live session 2 in English: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 – 9-11am ET https://learning.breakthroughactionandresearch.org/courses/engaging-communities-for-rhfp/

Mobiliser les communautés pour la santé reproductive et la planification familiale (Session 2 – En français)

Virtuelles

Le cours hybride sur l'engagement communautaire pour la santé reproductive et la planification familiale est une occasion d'en apprendre davantage sur la façon de travailler avec les communautés pour renforcer les forces locales et soutenir l'action communautaire pour la santé reproductive et la planification familiale. Vous aurez l'occasion de travailler avec vos pairs et d'apprendre des auteurs du cours. Ce cours hybride est proposé en anglais et en français. Si vous êtes accepté dans le cours hybride, vous devrez participer à deux sessions d'apprentissage en ligne au cours desquelles vous ferez des exercices pratiques. Session 2 - En français : […]

Ensuring Frank Communication About Family Planning and Reproductive Health With Young People

The West Africa Breakthrough ACTION (WABA) webinar series "Focusing on Compassion for Better Family Planning and Reproductive Health Outcomes" shares the approaches the project has used to build trusting relationships and more holistic family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) outcomes. Join us at 10 a.m. EDT on September 27, 2023, for this final webinar in the series entitled "How to ensure frank communication about FP/RH with young people." Talking about FP/RH is not always easy, especially in certain contexts in francophone West Africa where taboos can impact access to care. These conversations can become even more sensitive when talking to young people. In this webinar, […]

Comment assurer une communication franche sur la SR/PF avec les jeunes

Avec la série de webinaires de Breakthrough ACTION Afrique de l'Ouest (West Africa Breakthrough ACTION ou WABA) « Se focaliser sur la compassion pour obtenir de meilleurs résultats en matière de santé reproductive et de planification familiale (SR/PF), » nous partageons les approches utilisées par WABA pour établir des relations de confiance et des résultats plus holistiques en matière de SR/PF. Se joindre à nous à 14h GMT le 27 Septembre pour ce dernier webinaire de la série, intitulé « Comment assurer une communication franche sur la SR/PF avec les jeunes. » Parler de SR/PF n’est pas toujours un exercice […]

Malaria Segmentation hybrid course (Live session 1)

Virtual

Social and behavior change (SBC) strategies are critical for encouraging positive behaviors and addressing social and structural barriers around malaria prevention and case management. SBC can foster increased uptake of antimalarials, improved provider-client interactions, and the proper diagnosis and treatment for malaria. To increase the effectiveness of SBC strategies, it is key to understand the target audience(s) of the SBC strategies and the factors driving their behavior. Audience segmentation is a technique that divides a population into groups with similar characteristics related to a topic or behavior of interest, enabling a deeper understanding of the demographic factors, norms, and attitudes that […]

Malaria Segmentation hybrid course (Live session 2)

Virtual

Social and behavior change (SBC) strategies are critical for encouraging positive behaviors and addressing social and structural barriers around malaria prevention and case management. SBC can foster increased uptake of antimalarials, improved provider-client interactions, and the proper diagnosis and treatment for malaria. To increase the effectiveness of SBC strategies, it is key to understand the target audience(s) of the SBC strategies and the factors driving their behavior. Audience segmentation is a technique that divides a population into groups with similar characteristics related to a topic or behavior of interest, enabling a deeper understanding of the demographic factors, norms, and attitudes that […]

Applying Human-Centered Design to Improve Nutrition Programming hybrid course (Live session 1)

Virtual

Human-centered design is a way of thinking that places both the people that programs serve and related stakeholders at the center of the design and implementation process. With emphasis on research, ideation, iteration, and prototyping, this process seeks to achieve novel solutions to complex problems. While there are many different HCD processes, all of them, at their core, are rooted in empathy: a comprehensive understanding of the stakeholder(s) involved in the challenge at hand. This hybrid course enables SBC and nutrition practitioners to learn more about how to use HCD to address nutrition-related behavioral challenges. A selected cohort of participants […]

Applying Human-Centered Design to Improve Nutrition Programming hybrid course (Live session 2)

Virtual

Human-centered design is a way of thinking that places both the people that programs serve and related stakeholders at the center of the design and implementation process. With emphasis on research, ideation, iteration, and prototyping, this process seeks to achieve novel solutions to complex problems. While there are many different HCD processes, all of them, at their core, are rooted in empathy: a comprehensive understanding of the stakeholder(s) involved in the challenge at hand. This hybrid course enables SBC and nutrition practitioners to learn more about how to use HCD to address nutrition-related behavioral challenges. A selected cohort of participants […]