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Real-Time Rumor Tracking for COVID-19: System Design and Implementation Guide

This document will help humanitarian, public health organizations, and national governments seeking to document rumors in a systematic and dynamic fashion.

An adolescent on a mobile device in Tanzania

Riaz Jahanpour/USAID Tanzania/Flickr

Virtual Pretesting During COVID-19

Breakthrough ACTION English COVID-19 Fact Sheet/Brief Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This technical brief presents workarounds—tips and tricks to use digital platforms—to conduct pretests virtually.

KC Nwakalor/USAID Nigeria

Using Social Media to Disseminate COVID-19 Information

Breakthrough ACTION English COVID-19 Fact Sheet/Brief Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This brief details the steps programs can take to develop an overarching social media strategy to disseminate COVID-19 messages and combat misinformation.

A Nigerian father holds his young daughter and smiles at his wife

KC Nwakalor/USAID Nigeria/Flickr

Social and Behavior Change for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health During COVID-19

Breakthrough ACTION English COVID-19, Maternal and Child Health Fact Sheet/Brief Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

Programs can use these considerations, messages, and resources to adapt SBC programming for maternal and child health in response to COVID-19 challenges.

SBC for Service Delivery Community of Practice

Social and Behavior Change for Service Delivery Community of Practice

Breakthrough ACTION French, English Service Delivery, Provider Behavior Change Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This page describes Breakthrough ACTION’s Social and Behavior Change for Service Delivery Community of Practice. Interested parties can sign up to join.

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Providing Evidence to Inform Social and Behavior Change for Family Planning in Francophone West Africa

Breakthrough RESEARCH French, English Togo, Niger, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Francophone West Africa Provider Behavior Change, Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health Fact Sheet/Brief Social and Behavior Change Communication, Monitoring and Evaluation Breakthrough RESEARCH

This suite of research activities look at SBC approaches to address behavioral determinants and improve family planning and reproductive health outcomes.

Exploring Pathways to Social and Behavior Change Impact

Breakthrough RESEARCH English Sexual and Reproductive Health, Cost Effectiveness Website, Interactive Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough RESEARCH

This graphic can be used to advocate for increased investments in SBC and to start conversations about the need to prioritize SBC investments.

Five women gather outside their homes in Gujarat, India to discuss the area's upkeep and work issues

Paula Bronstein/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

COVID-19 Rumor Tracking

Breakthrough ACTION English COVID-19 Fact Sheet/Brief Social and Behavior Change Communication, Monitoring and Evaluation, Community Engagement Breakthrough ACTION

This brief outlines steps and provides resources on how country programs can track and address rumors around COVID-19.

Sean Hawkey/Photoshare

Evidence from Mass and Digital Media for Family Planning Among West African Youth

Breakthrough RESEARCH English Francophone West Africa Youth, Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health Literature Review Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough RESEARCH

This literature review presents evidence on the impact of mass media and digital media on young people’s family planning attitudes and behaviors in West Africa.