Francophone West Africa Archives | Breakthrough ACTION and RESEARCH

Advancing Infodemic Management in Côte d’Ivoire

This success story outlines the development of a rumor management system in Côte d’Ivoire to fight misinformation during emergencies.

Risk Communication and Community Engagement Success Stories

English Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone Global Health Security Success Story Community Engagement, Digital, Knowledge Management, Risk Communication, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

These success stories describe how Breakthrough ACTION enhanced risk communication capabilities for handling priority zoonotic diseases.

Graphic of a pregnant woman and her male partner

Malaria in Pregnancy: Trends from the Malaria Behavior Survey

Breakthrough ACTION English Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Sierra Leone Malaria Fact Sheet/Brief Social and Behavior Change Communication, Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

This brief provides recommendations to increase the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy and early antenatal care.

People clapping in a health care facility

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Breakthrough ACTION Afrique de l’Ouest

Breakthrough ACTION French Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Francophone West Africa, Niger, Togo COVID-19, Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

Ressources, outils et approches développés par West Africa Breakthrough ACTION pour augmenter l'utilisation informée et volontaire des services de PF/SR.

Screenshot of a man being interviewed in a Côte d'Ivoire Merci Mon Hero video

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Assessing Merci Mon Héros Exposure and Associated Outcomes

Breakthrough ACTION English Côte d’Ivoire, Francophone West Africa, Niger Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Youth Presentation Slides Community Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This presentation provides an overview of results from two Merci Mon Héros campaign exposure studies carried out in Côte d'Ivoire and Niger.

Community health worker provides family planning and contraceptive counseling during a home visit in Uganda

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Client-Facing Materials and Counseling Aids: Literature Review Executive Summary

Breakthrough ACTION English, French Francophone West Africa Family Planning / Reproductive Health Literature Review Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This executive summary identifies key themes and takeaways to inform contraceptive aid development in low- and middle-income countries.

A female health worker discusses FP with a woman using the Promise tool during a counseling session in Niger

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Designing Tools to Promote Provider Empathy and Improve Quality of Health Care in Niger

Breakthrough ACTION English Francophone West Africa, Niger Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Provider Behavior Change Fact Sheet/Brief Community Engagement Breakthrough ACTION

This brief describes adapting an existing family planning counseling tool in Niger to better respond to provider and client needs.

Two women using the Empathways card deck in Togo

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Community Empathways Dialogue Results Brief

Breakthrough ACTION English, French Côte d’Ivoire, Francophone West Africa, Togo Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Youth Fact Sheet/Brief Community Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation Breakthrough ACTION

This brief describes an effort to gauge whether the cards contributed to reducing barriers for youth to access family planning/reproductive health services.

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Community Empathways

Breakthrough ACTION French Francophone West Africa Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Youth Implementation Guidance, Interactive, Tool, Video/Animation Community Engagement Breakthrough ACTION

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