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Two women and their babies receiving post natal care at a health center in Senegal

This brief highlights opportunities and recommendations for using human-centered design (HCD) in family planning programs based on the existing evidence.

Arne Hoel/World Bank/Flickr

A Taxonomy for Social Norms that Influence Family Planning in Ouagadougou Partnership Countries

Breakthrough ACTION English, French Francophone West Africa Sexual and Reproductive Health Tool Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

This taxonomy was developed to group similar family planning social norms identified in the Ouagadougou Partnership region of francophone West Africa.

Camber Collective

Improving Family Planning Programming in Niger Through Gender Synchronized Approaches

Breakthrough ACTION English, French Francophone West Africa, Niger Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender Fact Sheet/Brief, Report Breakthrough ACTION

This report and report summary provide key gender recommendations and considerations for implementing partners of family planning programs in Niger.

Cover art showing Ouagadougou Partnership countries on a map and a three person family

Shared Agenda for Social and Behavior Change in Family Planning in the Ouagadougou Partnership Region

Breakthrough ACTION English, French Francophone West Africa Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender Technical Guide Advocacy Breakthrough ACTION

This shared agenda seeks to coordinate efforts among governments, funders, and implementers seeking to create an impact in FP through SBC interventions.

A nurse counsels clients a couple on family planning in Rwanda

Yagazie Emezi/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

Underfunded and Underutilized: An Argument for Vasectomy Advocacy to Improve Method Choice

Breakthrough ACTION English Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender Report Advocacy Breakthrough ACTION

This report demonstrates why vasectomy must be put on the agendas of FP/RH stakeholders and includes detailed resources vasectomy advocates can use.

Alex Carrasco CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

Vasectomy Message Framework: A Tool to Help Advocates Prepare for Conversations with Key Stakeholders

Breakthrough ACTION English Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender Model/Framework Advocacy Breakthrough ACTION

This framework includes concrete talking points, supporting evidence, and message selection guidance to advocate for the inclusion of vasectomy in FP/RH programs.

Malaria Behavior Survey

Breakthrough ACTION English, French Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Liberia, Sierra Leone Malaria Interactive, Toolkit, Website Monitoring and Evaluation Breakthrough ACTION

This is a cross-sectional household survey of malaria-related behaviors and the factors that drive or inhibit them.

Phase 1 Define: Mine existing knowledge, Intent statement, Deepen understanding; Phase 2 Design & Test: Imagine, Refine, Prototype, Test; Phase 3 Apply: Implement & Monitor, Evaluate & Refine, Adapt & Scale

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Social and Behavior Change Flow Chart

Breakthrough ACTION English Guinea, Guyana, Nigeria, Jamaica Malaria, Service Delivery, Tuberculosis Toolkit Behavioral Science, Human-centered Design, Integration Breakthrough ACTION

Using human-centered design principles, the SBC Flow Chart asks users to adopt a beginner's mind to identify new insights to solve public health problems.

Getting Practical: Integrating Social Norms into SBC

Breakthrough ACTION English, French Presentation Slides, Technical Guide, Tool, Video/Animation Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

This tool addresses the gap between formative social norms research and the other phases of the program design cycle to allow for adaptive programming.