Know, Care, Do Cover

Resource Type: Online Course

Region/Country: Global

Primary Audience: "Community Leaders, Non Governmental Organization (NGO) Staff, Community Members

Technical Area: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Family Planning

SBC Approach: Community Engagement, Service Delivery, Gender-transformative, Social and Structural Change

Know, Care, Do: A Theory of Change for Engaging Men and Boys in Family Planning

This course is intended for program implementers who are working to increase and improve the engagement of men and boys in FP programs and services. Course 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. Throughout this course, participants will familiarize themselves with the Know, Care, Do theory of change and case studies that guide the design and implementation of programs and services that engage men and boys in FP and sexual and reproductive health across their life course and across all levels of the socio-ecological model.

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Organization/author: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Year: 2023

Language: French, English

Supplemental Resources: Know, Care, Do Resource Library

Know, Care, Do Theory of Change (learn more)

Components of Engagement:
Know about FP by having factual knowledge about FP in particular, including practical knowledge of services and methods, and SRH more generally.Know Know about FP/SRH by having factual knowledge about FP/SRH services and methods and harmful gender norms and expectations.
Care about FP by assuming responsibility for their personal health and reproduction and accountability for supporting their partners’ reproductive priorities and needs.Care Care about FP/SRH by assuming responsibility for their personal health and reproduction and accountability for supporting their partners’ reproductive priorities and needs.
DoDo Do supportive actions for FP/SRH by taking concrete steps to communicate and help achieve reproductive intentions and goals from themselves and in support of their partners.
Role in Engagement:
Agent of ChangeAs agents of change who actively aim to improve outcomes for themselves, their partners, their families, and their communities.
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PartnerAs partners in their relationships regarding FP/SRH issues and in challenging and addressing gender inequality and inequitable gender norms and roles.
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Client/UserAs clients or users of FP/SRH services with unique priorities, needs, and preferences that should be met by programs.