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Francophone Africa Social and Behavior Change Summit: Addressing Barriers in RMNCH+N

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

The Francophone Africa Social and Behavior Change Summit will provide a much-needed platform to address barriers in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health and nutrition (RMNCH+N). Scheduled for February 2019 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the event will gather social and behavior change (SBC) practitioners and professionals from implementing partners, service delivery partners, ministry and national coordinating agencies, local and international NGOs, local media and marketing firms, research and academic institutions, youth organizations, faith-based organizations, and donors. Hosted by Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the Francophone Africa SBC Summit will help cement professional networks, provide opportunities for participants to learn […]

Le Sommet Francophone pour le Changement Social et de Comportement: Surmonter les obstacles en santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale, de l’enfant, ainsi que de nutrition

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Le pouvoir collectif a la capacité de transformer les structures sociales et est au cœur du développement. Le changement social et de comportement (CSC) engage et soutient les personnes dans le but de former un collectif afin de surmonter les défis du développement tels que la pauvreté, l’accès et l’utilisation des soins de santé de qualité. Les programmes de CSC contribuent à générer la demande de services de la santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatal, infantile et de nutrition (SRMNI + N), à soutenir les pratiques de comportements positifs, et à amplifier la portée des voix pour relever les défis auxquels l’Afrique […]

Malaria SBC Evidence Discussion: Mobilization and Supportive Supervision

How can research findings inform and improve social and behavior change (SBC) programs? What questions can SBC practitioners keep in mind to help sift through research, interpret publications, and apply lessons learned? Join Breakthrough ACTION for the second in a series of online guided discussions following a “journal club” format about malaria SBC evidence on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. (EST). More information about the article and how you can prepare for and participate in the online discussion is found below. Featured presenter Dr. Ashis Das, Public Health Specialist, World Bank About the article In the article Strengthening malaria […]

Advocating for Increased Male Engagement in Family Planning and Reproductive Health: A Skills-Building Session

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join Breakthrough ACTION on the eve of the Women Deliver 2019 Conference for an afternoon side event: “Advocating for Increased Male Engagement in Family Planning and Reproductive Health: A Skills-Building Session” This hands-on session will give participants the opportunity to use a newly released tool specifically designed to increase implementation of, and investment in, male engagement in family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) programs through advocacy. Engaging men and boys in FP/RH programs has successfully contributed to decreasing unintended pregnancies, improving maternal health outcomes, reducing sexually transmitted infections, and better meeting the needs of youth. However, decision makers do not […]

2019 Leadership in Strategic Communication Workshop

Baltimore, MD, USA

The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs invites you to apply for the 2019 Leadership in Strategic Communication Workshop. This three-week workshop, led by a distinguished faculty of public health, policy, and development experts, is designed for versatile, dynamic individuals who seek to lead within and beyond their organizations. Participants will leave the workshop having developed a scalable communication campaign that addresses a global health or development challenge. Who is this workshop for? Project leaders Global health and development Program managers Senior and mid-level officials USAID mission staff Development professionals Additional information can be found here: https://ccp.jhu.edu/lscw

Increasing Coordinated Investment in SBC for FP Webinar

Despite a major coalescence around the Family Planning 2020 and Ouagadougou Partnership goals in the last five years, there has been a lack of understanding of how major stakeholders fund and implement SBC programming to meet those goals or what future investment priorities should be. Furthermore, SBC is not yet anchored as a core element of major development organizations’ family planning strategies and programming or government planning mechanisms. Investment is insufficient, particularly at the country level, to support the implementation of SBC as a proven intervention to achieve global and country-level family planning targets. A targeted effort is needed to […]

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Insights for improving malaria, family planning, and maternal and child health outcomes in northwestern Nigeria through social and behavior change programming

REGISTER Join us for a webinar on 11 June to hear about baseline findings on key behaviors and ideations in the areas of malaria, family planning, and maternal, newborn, and child health plus nutrition (MNCH+N) from a behavioral sentinel surveillance (BSS) survey conducted in northwestern Nigeria. Breakthrough RESEARCH is USAID’s flagship project for social and behavior change (SBC) research and evaluation. In Nigeria, Breakthrough RESEARCH is evaluating the effectiveness of Breakthrough ACTION’S integrated versus malaria-only SBC programming on priority malaria, family planning and MNCH+N outcomes. Breakthrough RESEARCH will leverage natural program variation for the assessment. A BSS baseline survey was […]

Insights from an evaluation of provider provision of respectful maternity care in Zambia

REGISTER   Please join Breakthrough RESEARCH , on 30 June at 10:00 a.m. EDT as we discuss the results of our Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) program in Chipata, Zambia. Breakthrough RESEARCH, led by ideas42 and in collaboration with Safe Motherhood 360+ and the Chipata District Health Office, piloted a package of solutions designed to address behavioral barriers inhibiting providers from consistently providing RMC in Zambia. We’ll be discussing the behaviorally-informed, low-cost solutions we tested and evaluation results on their effectiveness. This webinar is intended for programmers, policymakers, and researchers interested in learning about practical approaches to promote RMC in low-resource […]

Malaria—Insights for improving malaria, FP, and MCH outcomes in northwestern Nigeria through SBC programming

Webinar

PHOTO CREDIT: Arne Hoel/World Bank (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0; No modifications made)   In this webinar, Breakthrough RESEARCH will share findings from its work in northwestern Nigeria related to malaria. We will present new ideational metrics collected and discuss how these metrics are associated with malaria prevention and treatment behaviors. Breakthrough ACTION will present key program design to address malaria prevention and treatment and the programmatic implications of the research. Breakthrough RESEARCH is USAID’s flagship project for social and behavior change (SBC) research and evaluation, led by the Population Council. In Nigeria, Breakthrough RESEARCH is evaluating the effectiveness of Breakthrough ACTION’s […]

Informing social and behavior change programs using social media monitoring & listening (in English)

Webinar

PHOTO CREDIT: ©Merci Mon Héros   Please join the Breakthrough ACTION and Breakthrough RESEARCH projects for a discussion on informing social and behavior change (SBC) programs using social media monitoring and listening. During this webinar, presenters will provide an overview of social media monitoring and social listening as well as its useful application to inform a youth-led mass and social media campaign currently implemented in Francophone West Africa called “Merci Mon Héros.” Presenters will share findings and lessons learned from these innovative methodologies and their application for adaptive management and evaluation of SBC campaigns. This webinar will inform partners implementing […]