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SUMMARY:Know\, Care\, Do hybrid course (Live session 1)
DESCRIPTION:Engaging men and boys in family planning (FP) and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) can improve their own lives and those of their intimate partners\, families\, and communities. Evidence shows that engaging men and boys in FP/SRH programs decreases unintended pregnancy\, improves maternal health\, reduces sexually transmitted infections such as HIV/AIDS\, and advances gender equality (see Materials tab for references). Though progress has been made to engage men and boys more effectively in FP/SRH programs\, most programs continue to do so in incomplete ways. \nThis hybrid course is intended for program implementers who are working to increase and improve the engagement of men and boys in FP programs and services. A selected cohort of participants will deepen their understanding of what engaging men and boys in FP means and how programs and services can engage them in supportive\, affirming\, and gender equitable ways. \nLive session 1: Tuesday\, March 19\, 2024 – 7:00-9:00 am ET \n\nKnow\, Care\, Do: A Theory of Change for Engaging Men and Boys in Family Planning
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/know-care-do-hybrid-course-live-session-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T080000
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SUMMARY:Social and Behavior Change 101: An Introduction hybrid course (Live session 2)
DESCRIPTION:This hybrid course enables program managers\, donor organizations\, and family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) practitioners to learn how social and behavior change (SBC) interventions can guide and amplify the effectiveness of FP/RH. A selected cohort of participants will gain a deeper understanding of the three steps of the SBC Flow Chart developed by Breakthrough ACTION: (1) Define\, (2) Design and Test\, and (3) Apply. With clear examples and short exercises\, this course illustrates the importance of strategically designing SBC programs for FP/RH\, including monitoring and evaluation. \nLive session 2: Thursday\, February 15\, 2024 – 8:00-9:30 am ET \n\nSocial and Behavior Change 101: An Introduction
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/sbc-101-live-session-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T080000
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SUMMARY:Social and Behavior Change 101: An Introduction hybrid course (Live session 1)
DESCRIPTION:This hybrid course enables program managers\, donor organizations\, and family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) practitioners to learn how social and behavior change (SBC) interventions can guide and amplify the effectiveness of FP/RH. A selected cohort of participants will gain a deeper understanding of the three steps of the SBC Flow Chart developed by Breakthrough ACTION: (1) Define\, (2) Design and Test\, and (3) Apply. With clear examples and short exercises\, this course illustrates the importance of strategically designing SBC programs for FP/RH\, including monitoring and evaluation. \nLive session 1: Thursday\, February 8\, 2024 – 8:00-9:30 am ET \n\nSocial and Behavior Change 101: An Introduction
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/sbc-101-live-session-1/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T090000
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SUMMARY:Showcasing the power of cognitive behavioral therapy at the intersection of mental health and family planning
DESCRIPTION:Postpartum depression impacts the health and well-being of new mothers\, their infants\, and their families and has a significant influence on family planning (FP) intentions. While depression and anxiety symptoms are associated with increased unmet need for FP and low contraceptive use postpartum\, solutions promoting the integration of mental health into maternal\, newborn\, and child health services are scarce. \nJoin Breakthrough ACTION to discuss promising results from a randomized controlled trial conducted in Ethiopia\, demonstrating how cognitive behavioral therapy improved postpartum mental health and supported women in realizing their reproductive health intentions with implications more broadly for maternal\, newborn\, and child health services\, of which postpartum FP is a critical component. \nREGISTER TO JOIN
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/showcasing-the-power-of-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-at-the-intersection-of-mental-health-and-family-planning/
LOCATION:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Reducing Gender Inequities to Improve Very Young Adolescents’ Health and Well-being Across the Life Course
DESCRIPTION:Gender inequities are key determinants of health among adolescents and adults\, particularly related to reproductive health\, gender-based violence\, and mental health. These inequities are shaped by gender norms and social expectations placed on boys and girls from a young age. \nIn particular\, very young adolescence (10–14 years old) is a time when societal gender norms start to be internalized; therefore\, intervening at this stage has great potential to reduce gender inequities and improve health and wellbeing throughout the life course. \nDuring this webinar\, presenters will discuss the effects of gender norms in very young adolescence and share an adaptable package of interventions that reaches key systems and influencers in very young adolescents’ environment—such as caregivers\, schools\, community leaders and members\, and government leaders—to reduce gender-based bullying and improve mental health outcomes. This package can be adapted to improve other aspects of very young adolescents’ health and well-being and implemented in other contexts. \nRegister to join the webinar! \nWatch the video below to learn more about this package of interventions!
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/reducing-gender-inequities-to-improve-very-young-adolescents-health-and-well-being-across-the-life-course/
LOCATION:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T093000
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CREATED:20231130T234920Z
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SUMMARY:Social and Behavior Change for Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Delivery hybrid course (Live session 2)
DESCRIPTION:Applying social and behavior change (SBC) approaches and techniques to service delivery efforts can motivate clients to access services\, improve client-provider interactions\, and boost adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviors. It can improve health outcomes by helping providers enhance the quality of community engagement and dialogue; client education and health promotion; and counseling and shared decision-making. SBC approaches can improve clients’ overall experience of care\, which may result in increased satisfaction with health care delivery\, improved trust in health care providers and the health system\, and improved health seeking or maintenance behaviors. \nThis hybrid course enables SBC practitioners to learn more about how SBC can be integrated into sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services to improve acceptability\, access\, quality\, and outcomes. A selected cohort of participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to integrate SBC into their work and summarize how and where SBC can be used at each stage of the service continuum\, that is\, before\, during\, and after a client receives services. \nLive session 2: Thursday\, December 7\, 2023 – 8:00-9:30 am ET \n\nSocial and Behavior Change for Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Delivery \n\n 
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/sbc-for-srh-service-delivery-hybrid-course-live-session-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T093000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20231130T234204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T234651Z
UID:13580-1701331200-1701336600@breakthroughactionandresearch.org
SUMMARY:Social and Behavior Change for Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Delivery hybrid course (Live session 1)
DESCRIPTION:Applying social and behavior change (SBC) approaches and techniques to service delivery efforts can motivate clients to access services\, improve client-provider interactions\, and boost adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviors. It can improve health outcomes by helping providers enhance the quality of community engagement and dialogue; client education and health promotion; and counseling and shared decision-making. SBC approaches can improve clients’ overall experience of care\, which may result in increased satisfaction with health care delivery\, improved trust in health care providers and the health system\, and improved health seeking or maintenance behaviors. \nThis hybrid course enables SBC practitioners to learn more about how SBC can be integrated into sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services to improve acceptability\, access\, quality\, and outcomes. A selected cohort of participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to integrate SBC into their work and summarize how and where SBC can be used at each stage of the service continuum\, that is\, before\, during\, and after a client receives services. \nLive session 1: Thursday\, November 30\, 2023 – 8:00-9:30 am ET \n\nSocial and Behavior Change for Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Delivery
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/sbc-for-srh-service-delivery-hybrid-course-live-session-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T103000
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CREATED:20230907T142132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T114207Z
UID:12335-1700037000-1700044200@breakthroughactionandresearch.org
SUMMARY:Applying Human-Centered Design to Improve Nutrition Programming hybrid course (Live session 2)
DESCRIPTION: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 will gain a deeper understanding of how HCD can add value to their work and access a set of practical tools that they can immediately put to use to develop\, support and refine nutrition programs. \nLive session 2: Wednesday\, November 15\, 2023 – 8:30-10:30 am ET \n\nApplying Human-Centered Design to Improve Nutrition Programming
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/applying-hcd-to-improve-nutrition-programming-hybrid-course-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T103000
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CREATED:20230907T141533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T114124Z
UID:12331-1699432200-1699439400@breakthroughactionandresearch.org
SUMMARY:Applying Human-Centered Design to Improve Nutrition Programming hybrid course (Live session 1)
DESCRIPTION: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 will gain a deeper understanding of how HCD can add value to their work and access a set of practical tools that they can immediately put to use to develop\, support and refine nutrition programs. \nLive session 1: Wednesday\, November 8\, 2023 – 8:30-10:30 am ET \n\nApplying Human-Centered Design to Improve Nutrition Programming \n\n 
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/applying-hcd-to-improve-nutrition-programming-hybrid-course-1/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T103000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20230907T143051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T162708Z
UID:12343-1698742800-1698748200@breakthroughactionandresearch.org
SUMMARY:Malaria Segmentation hybrid course (Live session 2)
DESCRIPTION: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 drive malaria-related behavior. The use of audience segmentation can help SBC practitioners develop interventions and messages tailored to each group’s particular characteristics and needs. \nThis hybrid course enables SBC and malaria practitioners to increase their familiarity with the principles of audience segmentation and the understanding of how segmentation analysis can be utilized to develop\, support\, and improve malaria SBC interventions. A selected cohort of participants will learn about how they can adapt solutions developed from an existing segmentation analysis to their context. \nLive session 2: Tuesday\, October 31\, 2023 – 9:00-10:30 am ET \nhttps://learning.breakthroughactionandresearch.org/courses/audience-segmentation-malaria/
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/malaria-segmentation-hybrid-course-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T103000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20230907T142646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T193241Z
UID:12339-1698138000-1698143400@breakthroughactionandresearch.org
SUMMARY:Malaria Segmentation hybrid course (Live session 1)
DESCRIPTION: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 drive malaria-related behavior. The use of audience segmentation can help SBC practitioners develop interventions and messages tailored to each group’s particular characteristics and needs. \nThis hybrid course enables SBC and malaria practitioners to increase their familiarity with the principles of audience segmentation and the understanding of how segmentation analysis can be utilized to develop\, support\, and improve malaria SBC interventions. A selected cohort of participants will learn about how they can adapt solutions developed from an existing segmentation analysis to their context. \nLive session 1: Tuesday\, October 24\, 2023 – 9:00-10:30 am ET \nhttps://learning.breakthroughactionandresearch.org/courses/audience-segmentation-malaria/
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/malaria-segmentation-hybrid-course-1/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230927T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230927T150000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20230919T144701Z
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SUMMARY:Comment assurer une communication franche sur la SR/PF avec les jeunes
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSe 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. » \nParler de SR/PF n’est pas toujours un exercice aisé\, surtout dans certains contextes en Afrique de l’Ouest francophone où les tabous demeurent tenaces. L’exercice devient encore plus sensible lorsqu’il s’agit de parler à des jeunes. \nDans ce webinaire\, le projet WABA vous invite à explorer une approche prometteuse pour faciliter la communication au sein de la communauté sur la SR/PF entre les adultes et les jeunes qui s’appelle « Empathways. » \nEmpathways est une activité de jeu de cartes élaboré par Breakthrough ACTION\, et adapté par WABApour l’utilisation entre les jeunes et les adultes enfin de surmonter les tabous et faciliter les discussions sensibles sur l’accès des jeunes aux informations et aux services de SR/PF. \nVenez découvrir cet outil unique ; son utilisation dans les communautés au Burkina Faso\, en Côte d’Ivoire\, au Niger\, et au Togo ; les résultats de ces efforts ; et l’adaptation de l’outil Empathways communautaire pour l’utilisation en famille par le projet Amplify-PF.
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/comment-assurer-une-communication-franche-sur-la-sr-pf-avec-les-jeunes/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230927T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230927T110000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20230919T143338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T144343Z
UID:12420-1695808800-1695812400@breakthroughactionandresearch.org
SUMMARY:Ensuring Frank Communication About Family Planning and Reproductive Health With Young People
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJoin 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.” \nTalking 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. \nIn this webinar\, WABA invites you to explore a promising approach to facilitating community communication about FP/RH between adults and young people called “Empathways.” \nEmpathways is a card deck activity developed by Breakthrough ACTION\, and adapted by WABA for use between young people and adults to overcome taboos and facilitate sensitive discussions about young people’s access to FP/RH information and services. \nCome discover this unique tool\, its use in communities in Burkina Faso\, Côte d’Ivoire\, Niger\, and Togo\, the results of these efforts\, and the adaptation of the Community Empathways tool for family use by the Amplify-FP project.
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/ensuring-frank-communication-about-family-planning-and-reproductive-health-with-young-people/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T110000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20230817T203553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T203553Z
UID:12048-1694682000-1694689200@breakthroughactionandresearch.org
SUMMARY:Mobiliser les communautés pour la santé reproductive et la planification familiale (Session 2 - En français)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSession 2 – En français : Jeudi 14 septembre\, 9h00 à 11h00 ET (heure de l’Est) \nhttps://learning.breakthroughactionandresearch.org/fr/courses/mobiliser-communautes-pour-srpf/
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/mobiliser-les-communautes-pour-la-sante-reproductive-et-la-planification-familiale-session-2-en-francais/
LOCATION:Virtuelles
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T110000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20230817T202009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T202009Z
UID:12035-1694595600-1694602800@breakthroughactionandresearch.org
SUMMARY:Engaging Communities for Reproductive Health and Family Planning hybrid course (Live session 2 in English)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLive session 2 in English: Wednesday\, September 13\, 2023 – 9-11am ET \nhttps://learning.breakthroughactionandresearch.org/courses/engaging-communities-for-rhfp/
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/engaging-communities-for-reproductive-health-and-family-planning-hybrid-course-live-session-2-in-english/
LOCATION:Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T090000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20230817T200713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T201040Z
UID:12027-1694588400-1694595600@breakthroughactionandresearch.org
SUMMARY:Behavioral Design to Inform Social and Behavior Change for Nutrition hybrid course (Live session 2)
DESCRIPTION:Behavioral science offers powerful insights to encourage social and behavior change (SBC) in nutrition. \nThis 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). \nTo deepen your understanding of the course content and how you might adapt the solutions developed\, we have organized two live “virtual” sessions for selected participants to join together with the course authors and other nutrition practitioners and policymakers. Selected participants will need to be available to participate in both live sessions. \nLive session 2: Wednesday\, September 13\, 2023 – 7-9 am ET \nhttps://learning.breakthroughactionandresearch.org/courses/behavioral-design-sbc-nutrition/
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/behavioral-design-to-inform-social-and-behavior-change-for-nutrition-hybrid-course/
LOCATION:Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T090000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20230817T195823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T200935Z
UID:12020-1693983600-1693990800@breakthroughactionandresearch.org
SUMMARY:Behavioral Design to Inform Social and Behavior Change for Nutrition hybrid course (Live session 1)
DESCRIPTION:Behavioral science offers powerful insights to encourage social and behavior change (SBC) in nutrition. \nThis 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). \nTo deepen your understanding of the course content and how you might adapt the solutions developed\, we have organized two live “virtual” sessions for selected participants to join together with the course authors and other nutrition practitioners and policymakers. Selected participants will need to be available to participate in both live sessions. \nLive session 1: Wednesday\, September 6\, 2023 – 7-9 am ET \nhttps://learning.breakthroughactionandresearch.org/courses/behavioral-design-sbc-nutrition/
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/behavioral-design-to-inform-social-and-behavior-change-for-nutrition-hybrid-course-live-session-1/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230831T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230831T110000
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SUMMARY:Mobiliser les communautés pour la santé reproductive et la planification familiale (Session 1 - En français)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSession 1 – En français : Jeudi 31 août 2023\, 9h00 à 11h00 ET (heure de l’Est) \nhttps://learning.breakthroughactionandresearch.org/fr/courses/mobiliser-communautes-pour-srpf/
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/mobiliser-les-communautes-pour-la-sante-reproductive-et-la-planification-familiale-session-1-en-francais/
LOCATION:Virtuelles
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230830T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230830T110000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20230817T191709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T200109Z
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SUMMARY:Engaging Communities for Reproductive Health and Family Planning hybrid course (Live session 1 in English)
DESCRIPTION: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. \n•	Live session 1 in English: Wednesday\, August 30\, 2023 – 9-11am ET \nhttps://learning.breakthroughactionandresearch.org/courses/engaging-communities-for-rhfp/
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/engaging-communities-for-reproductive-health-and-family-planning-hybrid-course-live-session-1-in-english/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230512
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20230501T134855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T134922Z
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SUMMARY:Breakthrough RESEARCH at International Maternal Newborn Health Conference 2023
DESCRIPTION:Will you be in Cape Town attending the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC 2023) from 8 to 11 May? Please look out for Charlotte Warren and Chantalle Okondo from Breakthrough RESEARCH as they present results from their work in Kenya on improving the experience of care for hospitalized newborns and their parents and respectful maternity care in Malawi. \nIMNHC 2023 is organized by the AlignMNH Secretariat and the maternal newborn health community\, and it is designed to create an opportunity to bring forward new evidence\, create an opportunity for conversation\, and bring together maternal newborn health efforts. The conference is the first biannual IMNHC\, and in the future an IMNHC will be held every two years to maintain our global progress towards improving maternal newborn health.
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/imnhc-2023/
LOCATION:Cape Town International Convention Centre\, 1 Lower Long Street\, Cape Town\, 8001\, South Africa
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221210
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20191003T160955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T143916Z
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SUMMARY:2022 International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Social and Behavior Change Communication community can unleash transformational change around some of the world’s most pressing challenges\, including poverty\, gender equality\, protecting the planet and ensuring that all people enjoy health\, peace and prosperity. \nAt the 2022 International SBCC Summit\, we will harness this power as people from across the globe come together to examine the most recent evidence and innovations\, build on our diverse methodologies\, debate our way forward and highlight successes and challenges. \nThis Summit promises to be the biggest one yet as we dig even deeper\, cover more topics and chart a path forward together. \n\nWhere and When Will the Summit be Held?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Summit will be held at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech\, Morocco from December 5 to 9\, 2022. \nWhat are the Summit Themes?\n\nCatalyzing Transformational Change around some of the world’s most pressing challenges including poverty\, gender equality\, protecting the planet and ensuring that all people enjoy health\, peace and prosperity\nFuture Forward to learn from programs and research that reveal new challenges\, innovations and methodologies that advance the field\nConnecting the Dots between diverse partners\, across development sectors and disciplines\, to create collective action and impact at various levels from individuals to whole societies\n\nWho Will Attend the Summit?\nThe Summit will connect the many individuals and organizations working in social and behavior change\, including donors and those working in media for development\, health education\, communication for development\, social marketing\, advertising\, research agencies\, community development\, academic institutions\, and ministries of health\, gender\, social welfare\, education and other sectors. \nWho Is Organizing The Summit?\nThe 2022 SBCC Summit will be hosted by a consortium of international and local partners including the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs\, UNICEF\, Soul City Institute for Social Justice\, Digital Green\, Social Change Factory\, Puntos de Encuentro and the American University of Beirut Center for Public Health Practice.
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/2022-international-social-and-behavior-change-communication-summit/
LOCATION:Palais des Congrès\, Marrakech\, Morocco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221114T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T170000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20221022T175158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221022T175158Z
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SUMMARY:International Conference on Family Planning 2022
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URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/international-conference-on-family-planning-2022/
LOCATION:Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall (PEACH)\, Pattaya City\, Thailand
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220810T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220810T103000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20220803T170044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220810T022232Z
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SUMMARY:Reproductive Health Innovation Exchange Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION:Breakthrough ACTION is hosting the Reproductive Health Innovation Exchange online on August 10\, 2022\, to highlight breakthrough\, interactive solutions that use social and behavior change to improve service delivery. This online event will provide attendees with opportunities to explore\, ask questions\, and discuss practical applications of impactful social and behavior change for family planning (FP) and reproductive health service delivery activities. \nThis online event will feature 16 innovative solutions aimed at improving family planning service delivery. See table below for the titles and descriptions. \nHow can you participate? \nRegister here to join this online event. \nL’interprétation en français sera disponible. Voir plus d’informations en français et s’inscrire ici. \nWhen will the exchange take place? \nThis event will take place on Wednesday\, August 10\, 2022\, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (ET).  \nHave questions? \nIf you have additional questions\, please contact Ely McElwee. \nFeatured Innovations: \n\n\n\nInnovation\n\n\nIntegrating FP and Immunization Services \nIntraHealth International and ideas42 developed a solution set to improve integration of FP and immunization services. The solution set includes an interactive mobile training course for providers via interactive voice response\, a series of referral cards tied to the baby’s age\, and a mobile health drama for families.\n\n\nNivi: The Digital Health Marketplace \nNivi’s marketplace is where organizations connect with and serve consumers. Nivi generates awareness\, service and product referrals\, and consumer demand insights for health education organizations\, public and private service providers\, healthcare payers\, manufacturers\, and other supply chain stakeholders.\n\n\nMa’ana Fe Al-Dawar: Community Plays for FP Conversations \nThe initiative targeted population segments with FP and reproductive health messages through a series of short plays that featured youth from the community to prioritize FP messages for youth and the community at large.\n\n\nTradgame 4 Adolescents and Young Women: FP and Sexual and Reproductive Health  \nThe project mobilized adolescents\, girls\, and young women from tertiary institutions and the Gokwe community to play traditional games on teams with health service providers. Participation in games creates an ideal platform for FP and reproductive health service provision as well as interaction\, counseling\, and information sharing to counter misinformation.\n\n\nBehavioral and Digital Tools to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy  \nRoots of Health and AHA! pioneered behavioral solutions through applying behavioral design principles to targeted adolescent segments. With the insights gathered\, they were able to design (1) digital prototypes to help facilitate conversations on condom use for males and (2) physical prototypes to help the target segment decide on what contraceptive fits them and how to bring up consent in conversations with their partners.\n\n\nLa Chance: Interactive Game for Girls to Take Control of Their Reproductive Futures  \nideas42 and Pathfinder International designed a board game\, La Chance\, for high school students where girls encounter real-life relationship scenarios and “experience” consequences to correct misconceptions and increase pregnancy-risk perception through simulated decision-making.\n\n\nClub Courage for Midwives: Building Resiliency through Peer Support \nClub Courage is a simple\, low-cost intervention derived from insights gathered through a human-centered design process involving midwives and pregnant women. The project enables midwives to discuss and address stress and trauma and mutually support each other.\n\n\nGamified FP Counseling Tools to Promote Meaningful Choice  \nBreakthrough ACTION designed an interactive\, gamified counseling tool with referral cards that uses a colorful die to select which FP method to discuss randomly\, debunks misconceptions and myths about FP methods\, and helps interested FP users choose a method that meets their needs.\n\n\nEmpathways: Building Empathy into Youth FP Services  \nEmpathways is a three-round card deck of discussion prompts and reflection questions designed to increase family planning provider empathy for young clients\, catalyzing more youth-centered family planning and contraceptive services.\n\n\nProvider Behavior Change: A Toolkit  \nThe Provider Behavior Change FP toolkit is a set of tools designed to support the design\, implementation\, and evaluation of effective facility-based provider behavior change initiatives within FP and reproductive health programs.\n\n\nTogether We Decide: Interactive Game for Male Engagement in FP  \nIntraHealth International and ideas42 developed “Together We Decide\,” an interactive game that creates a safe space for players to discuss child spacing with peers by allowing players to “experience” the consequences of choices about child spacing and contraceptive use\, build familiarity with contraceptive methods\, and envision conversations about FP with their partners and health workers.\n\n\nMobiSAfAIDS App for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Advocacy  \nMobiSAfAIDS App is a social accountability monitoring tool that offers real-time evidence generation\, translated into policy advocacy actions led by adolescents and young people as agents of their reproductive health agenda at the local\, national\, and regional levels.\n\n\nGrowing Up: Film Based Interactive Learning  \nMedical Aid Films developed an interactive resource for developing peer educators\, young leaders\, or participants in adolescent health programs based on our film\, Growing Up.\n\n\nZanaAfrica’s Nia Program: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Life Skills Education through Comics and Magazines  \nZanaAfrica delivers a proven intervention of rights-based reproductive health and life skills education delivered through engaging social and behavior change content in the form of comics and magazines\, paired with sanitary pads and underpants\, to adolescent girls and boys.\n\n\nBehavioral Tools for Providers to Promote Birth Spacing \nideas42 and Pathfinder International developed a solution package that reinforces the value of contraceptives in the postpartum period and helps women follow through if they intend to use contraceptives. The final solution package includes a planning prompt for women and their providers\, a risk assessment referral card used by providers\, a counseling sheet to guide providers\, and a tracking log for providers.\n\n\nResources to Confront the Concerns of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Users  \nThis Marie Stopes Uganda and ideas42 project used behavior design to create a solution set comprised of the FP Facts Flipchart\, referral cards\, and the side effects response tool. The FP Facts Flipchart and Side Effects Response tool allow community mobilizers to give long-acting reversible contraception users satisfactory responses that assuage their fears about side effects.
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/reproductive-health-innovation-exchange-virtual-event/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220728T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220728T120000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20220503T203717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220810T022141Z
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SUMMARY:Reproductive Health Innovation Exchange In-Person Event
DESCRIPTION:Breakthrough ACTION is hosting the Reproductive Health Innovation Exchange to highlight breakthrough\, interactive solutions that use social and behavior change to improve service delivery. The exchange will provide attendees with hands-on opportunities to explore\, ask questions\, and discuss practical applications of impactful social and behavior change for family planning and reproductive health service delivery activities. \nHow can you participate? \nRegistration is required\, as we have limited space. \nIf you are in MD\, VA\, or DC\, register to attend the event in person. Capacity is limited. If tickets are sold out\, register to be added to the waitlist. \nIf you are located elsewhere\, register to join the virtual event (English and French).  \nWhen will the exchange take place? \nThe in-person event will be held in Washington\, DC on Thursday\, July 28\, 2022\, and the virtual event will take place on Wednesday\, August 10\, 2022. Please note that the in-person event on July 28\, 2022\, will not be broadcast online. \nHave questions? \nIf you have additional questions\, please contact Ely McElwee. \nCOVID protocol: We request all attendees be fully vaccinated. We will provide KN95 masks and recommend they be used during the event. Please stay home if you are feeling sick.
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/reproductive-health-innovation-exchange/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220628T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220628T111500
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20220602T135001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T163953Z
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SUMMARY:Social and Behavior Change Tools for Better Family Planning and Reproductive Health Programming
DESCRIPTION:Breakthrough ACTION will host a virtual share fair and workshop featuring social and behavior change (SBC) resources for family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) that address three key programmatic challenges: \n\nConvincing stakeholders of the effectiveness of SBC and advocating for investment in SBC\nEncouraging male engagement in FP programs and addressing key barriers and drivers of their engagement\nMeeting the reproductive health needs of youth and improving youth-related contraceptive access and outcomes\n\nTaking place over two days\, participants will have the opportunity to: \n\nDay 1 (June 28)—Learn about three tools of their choosing in an interactive knowledge café with producers of the tools\nDay 2 (June 30)—Select one tool from the knowledge café session to participate in a facilitated discussion to better understand how to adapt and use the tool to address their specific contextual and programming needs and create a mini-action plan for putting the tool to use in their programming\n\nThis virtual share fair and workshop will give participants a chance to learn about a variety of SBC tools for FP/RH\, build their capacity in applying them to address common challenges\, and create impactful solutions for their contexts. \nHow to participate \nRegistration is required for this event\, and participants must attend the two-hour sessions both days to gain the full benefits and earn a certificate. Register by June 21 to participate. \nShare fair and workshop dates and times \nThis virtual event will be held on Zoom on:   \n\nJune 28\, 2022\, from 9:00–11:15 a.m. EDT and\nJune 30\, 2022\, from 9:00 –10:30 a.m. EDT\n\nIf you have additional questions\, please contact Sarah Kennedy.
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/social-and-behavior-change-tools-for-better-family-planning-and-reproductive-health-programming/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220607T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220607T100000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20220516T232829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220808T182230Z
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SUMMARY:SBC for Service Delivery Community of Practice: Welcoming New Members and Looking Ahead
DESCRIPTION:Since 2019\, the Social and Behavior Change for Service Delivery Community of Practice has brought together professionals committed to improving the practice of integrating social and behavior change (SBC) across the reproductive health service continuum. Members have the opportunity to overcome the silos that separate SBC and service delivery professionals and be on the cutting edge of thinking to expand the impact of SBC for reproductive health service delivery programs. Together\, the group has developed a shared agenda outlining priorities and commitments\, implementation guidance for the Circle of Care Model\, an indicator bank for measuring SBC for service delivery activities\, and several other knowledge products. \nDuring our next meeting\, we will welcome new members and align our priorities moving forward by focusing on the following questions: \n\nWhat have we accomplished?\nWhat gaps remain?\nWhere are we best placed to advance the field of SBC for reproductive health service delivery in the years ahead?\nWhat priorities should we add\, keep\, change\, or remove from our shared agenda?\n\nWe are inviting everyone who is interested in the intersection of SBC and reproductive health service delivery to attend —from those who have been members since 2019 to those who are just hearing of this group for the first time. If you are not already a member of the community of practice and would like to become one\, you can sign up online. You do not need to be a member to attend this meeting.
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/sbc-for-service-delivery-community-of-practice-welcoming-new-members-and-looking-ahead/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220606
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220618
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
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SUMMARY:Virtual Leadership in Strategic Communication Workshop
DESCRIPTION:For the first time\, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs’ Leadership in Strategic Communication Workshop is going virtual. \nFrom June 6 to 17\, professionals working in social and behavior change around the world will have the opportunity to learn from the same distinguished faculty and staff who lead the in-person workshop but\, this time\, from the safety and comfort of a location of their choosing. \nPrevious workshops were delayed due to COVID and\, while travel restrictions are easing\, international travel may still not be possible for all. The virtual format will allow participation from anywhere with an internet connection. Classes will be held for four hours every day with separate group work. \nJust as with the in-person event\, participants will walk away with the ability to design and implement evidence-based tools and approaches and measure and evaluate program results. Innovations in project and crisis management and leadership will also be shared. \n“We’ve adapted our flagship workshop to fit the virtual space while maintaining our core emphasis on learning by doing\,” says Arzum Ciloglu\, MPH\, DrPH\, CCP’s director of capacity strengthening. “The workshop will focus on the essential knowledge and skills needed for the development of strategic communication programs in the age of COVID-19\, incorporating lessons learned about the role of leadership and the real-time\, dynamic nature of our work.” \nCiloglu says the virtual program is for both US-based and international public health professionals who may be new to the field as well as mid-level or senior professionals who might want a refresher on the basics of designing social and behavior change interventions. \nThe deadline for applications is May 2. If you have additional questions\, please contact Apral Smith at apralsmith@jhu.edu. The cost of the program is $2\,500.
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/virtual-leadership-in-strategic-communication-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T100000
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
CREATED:20220419T174436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T174436Z
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SUMMARY:How Can SBC Programming Address Equity and Social Determinants of Health Considerations in FP/RH?
DESCRIPTION:En français ci-dessous \n \nWEBINAR\nApril 26\, 2022\n9:00–10:00 a.m. (EDT) \n\n  \nFamily planning (FP) remains susceptible to inequities\, and these inequities hinder access to FP information\, services\, and methods for women\, men\, and other gender-diverse people across socioeconomic statuses. Addressing social determinants of health is a primary approach to achieving health equity. If service providers and programs do not adequately consider and address the social determinants of health\, individuals\, couples\, and families will not be able to anticipate and attain their desired number of children and the spacing and timing of their births. \nThis webinar will focus on how social and behavior change (SBC) programming is well suited to addressing equity and social determinants of health in the FP/RH arena. It will also explore how to apply these to efforts for social and structural change pertaining to contraceptive autonomy and reproductive empowerment. Presentations feature the voices and experiences of global researchers and practitioners based in Kenya\, Nigeria\, and South Africa. \nThe webinar will be offered in English with simultaneous interpretation into French. \nISSUE OVERVIEW \nAddressing Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity in SBC Programming \n\nDanette Wilkins\, Program Officer\, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs\, Breakthrough ACTION\n\nFEATURED PANELISTS \n\nSara Jewett Nieuwoudt\, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division\, University of Witwatersrand\, South Africa\nBabafunke Fagbemi\, Executive Director\, Centre for Communication and Social Impact\, Nigeria\nCatherine Lengewa\, Technical Director\, Centre for Behaviour Change and Communication\, Kenya\n\nMODERATOR \n\nCarol Underwood\, Associate Professor\, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs\, Breakthrough ACTION\n\n\nWEBINAIRE\nComment les programmes de CSC peuvent-ils peut-elle aborder les considérations d’équité et de déterminants sociaux de la santé dans la PF/SR ?\n26 avril 2022\n9–10 AM Washington\, DC \n\nLa planification familiale (PF) reste sujette aux inégalités\, et ces inégalités entravent l’accès aux informations\, services et méthodes de PF pour les femmes\, les hommes et les autres personnes de sexe différent\, quel que soit leur statut socio-économique. La prise en compte des déterminants sociaux de la santé est une approche primaire largement reconnue pour atteindre l’équité en matière de santé. Si les déterminants sociaux de la santé ne sont pas pris en compte de manière adéquate\, les individus\, les couples et les familles ne seront pas en mesure d’anticiper et d’atteindre le nombre d’enfants qu’ils souhaitent ainsi que l’espacement et le moment de leurs naissances. \nCe webinaire se concentrera sur la façon dont les programmes de changement social et de comportement (CSC) peuvent est bien adaptée pour aborder l’équité et les déterminants sociaux de la santé dans le domaine de la PF/SR et comment ils peuvent être utilisés pour le changement social et structurel en ce qui concerne l’autonomie contraceptive et l’autonomisation reproductive. Il présentera les voix et les expériences de chercheurs et de praticiens internationaux basés au Kenya\, au Nigeria et en Afrique du Sud. \nLe webinaire sera proposé en anglais avec interprétation simultanée en français. \nAPERÇU DE LA QUESTION \nAborder les déterminants sociaux de la santé et l’équité en santé dans les programmes de CSC \n\nDanette Wilkins\, Chargée de programme\, Centre pour les programmes de communication de l’université Johns Hopkins\, Breakthrough ACTION\n\nPANÉLISTES VEDETTES \n\nSara Jewett Nieuwoudt\, Professeure de chaire supérieure et Coordinatrice de la division “Communication pour le changement social et de comportement”\, University of Witwatersrand\, Afrique du sud\nBabafunke Fagbemi\, Directrice exécutive\, Centre pour la communication et l’impact social (Centre for Communication and Social Impact)\, Nigeria\nCatherine Lengewa\, Directrice technique\, Centre pour le changement de comportement et la communication (Centre for Behaviour Change and Communication)\, Kenya\n\nMODÉRATEUR \n\nCarol Underwood\, Professeure associée\, Centre pour les programmes de communication de l’université Johns Hopkins\, Breakthrough ACTION
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/how-can-sbc-programming-address-equity-and-social-determinants-of-health-considerations-in-fp-rh/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220425
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220430
DTSTAMP:20260629T005837
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SUMMARY:Community Engagement Regional Master Training
DESCRIPTION:Are you a facilitator who would like to become more familiar with participatory community engagement methodologies and how to scale them up? Would you like to expand your skills in community engagement design and implementation and participate in discussions on how community engagement fits within the broader SBC context? Then join the upcoming Breakthrough ACTION Community Engagement Regional Master Training in Monrovia\, Liberia from April 25–29\, 2022. \nAfter the training\, Breakthrough ACTION will provide virtual mentoring and coaching to country participants via Springboard to support in applying the new skills in their ongoing activities. \nCosts\nParticipants are responsible for arranging and covering their own costs\, including airfare\, lodging\, visa\, transportation\, and other associated costs. There is no registration fee to participate in the training. Breakthrough ACTION will provide lunch and tea breaks during the 5 days of training and can assist with processing a visa. \nInterested participants should have the following qualifications:\n \n\nWork for implementing organizations\, governments\, and donors\nProven experience in implementing community engagement\, community health\, health promotion\, or social and behavior change activities\nPractical experience in community-based interventions in both rural and urban settings\nWork in a strategic position\, (policy/national or operational) in a ministry or national organization with the mandate of conducting or managing community engagement or community health programs\nGraduate from a tertiary level education in health\, public health\, social sciences\, community development\, social work\, or similar with significant experience in implementing or coordinating community mobilization interventions\, or be in a leadership role in coordinating or implementing community mobilization programs\nExperience in the design\, implementation\, monitoring\, and evaluation of community mobilization interventions\nFluent in English (speaking and writing preferably from anglophone countries)\n\nRegistration\nRegister online by Friday\, April 8\, 2022 \nParticipants will be notified by Tuesday\, April 12 if they have been selected to join the training. Spots are limited and will be allotted on a first-come\, first-served basis. Register soon!
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/community-engagement-regional-master-training/
LOCATION:Monrovia\, Liberia
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T100000
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SUMMARY:Getting More Bang for Your Buck: Engaging Decision Makers for SBC Financing
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in learning how to engage decision makers around financing? \nSocial and behavior change (SBC) interventions are cost effective and have been demonstrated to improve health outcomes of populations\, however\, decision makers may under-appreciate and under-fund SBC because of gaps in understanding of its impact and how to cost SBC interventions. Engaging with decision makers is key to ensuring sustainable investments in SBC are made at all levels. \nJoin us on January 27 for a live webinar that will connect users to global experts who will share insights on how to garner support for continued investment in SBC\, as well as share useful tools for making the investment case for SBC. \nExpert presenters will include: \n\nOlukunle Omotosho\, Program Manager\, The Challenge Initiative\, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs\nNicole Bellows\, Senior Associate\, Breakthrough RESEARCH\, Avenir Health\nTemitope Ogunbi\, Senior Program Officer\, Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria\, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs\n\nFormat: This Springboard webinar will be held in English on Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent out in advance of the webinar\, as well as shared on the event page. The session will consist of three presentations followed by a Q&A session. \nRSVP now! And visit the event page today to post any initial comments or questions you have for the presenters! \nKindly note that you will need to create a Springboard account to RSVP for the event.
URL:https://breakthroughactionandresearch.org/event/getting-more-bang-for-your-buck-engaging-decision-makers-for-sbc-financing/
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