Advocacy Archives | Breakthrough ACTION and RESEARCH

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2025 Breakthrough ACTION

Unlocking Behavioral Insights to Prevent Outbreaks through the Zoonotic Behaviors Survey

English Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Senegal Global Health Security, Emerging Infectious Diseases Fact Sheet/Brief Advocacy, Community Engagement, Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

The Zoonotic Behaviors Survey contributes to preparedness and response by measuring baselines, monitoring, and generating evidence.

Peer-Reviewed Articles Supporting the SBC Evidence Base

English Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Francophone West Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Togo, Guyana, Nigeria, Malawi, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, El Salvador, Dominican Republic COVID-19, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender, Male Engagement, Global Health Security, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Peer-reviewed Advocacy, Audience Segmentation, Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Digital, Human-centered Design, Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Social and Structural, Risk Communication, Integration Breakthrough ACTION

These peer-reviewed publications help SBC practitioners find strategies and scalable interventions to improve health outcomes.

The Power of SBC in Family Planning: Lessons from Rwanda

English Rwanda Sexual and Reproductive Health Case Study, Tool Advocacy Breakthrough ACTION

This case study from Rwanda and advocacy support image help increase country-level investment in SBC for FP and health systems strengthening.

Transforming Health Outcomes through SBC in Liberia

English Liberia Sexual and Reproductive Health, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Service Delivery, Youth Report Advocacy, Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Human-centered Design, Knowledge Management, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This report highlights the work of Breakthrough ACTION in Liberia, which worked to improve health outcomes across 12 counties using SBC.

Building Trust and Empathy with Young Mothers in Nutrition Programming

English Gender, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery, Youth Fact Sheet/Brief Advocacy, Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This brief provides recommendations to prioritize trust and empathy to improve nutritional outcomes for young mothers and their children.

National Multisectoral Strategic Plan for Nutrition Communication in the DRC

French Democratic Republic of the Congo Nutrition Strategy Advocacy, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This SBC plan outlines actions for addressing persistent malnutrition in the DRC, emphasizing coordinated advocacy and communication strategies.

Girls in Nepal gather to discuss reducing child, early, and forced marriage

Rajesh Ghimire

Understanding Child, Early, and Forced Marriage in Nepal

English Nepal Child Early Forced Marriage, Gender, Youth Report Advocacy, Human-centered Design, Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

This report provides an in-depth look at the Reducing Child, Early, and Forced Marriage (R-CEFM) project led by Breakthrough ACTION in Nepal’s Madhesh Province.

April 29th was declared as the Day Against Child Marriage in Nepal

Nepal Reducing Child, Early and Forced Marriage Outcome Harvesting Evaluation

English Nepal Child Early Forced Marriage, Gender, Youth Fact Sheet/Brief, Report Advocacy, Human-centered Design, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

This report and summary brief highlight the outcome harvesting evaluation of Breakthrough ACTION's Reducing Child, Early, and Forced Marriage project implemented in Nepal from 2020 to 2024.

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Nepal Reducing Child, Early, and Forced Marriage Most Significant Change Evaluation

English Nepal Child Early Forced Marriage, Gender, Youth Fact Sheet/Brief, Report, Video/Animation Advocacy, Human-centered Design, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

This report and summary brief present findings from the most significant change evaluation of Breakthrough ACTION’s efforts to reduce child, early, and forced marriage in Nepal.