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Lessons from the COVID-19 Response

Breakthrough ACTION English Guatemala, Philippines, South Africa, Mozambique, Indonesia, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Cambodia, Burma COVID-19 Case Study, Tool Monitoring and Evaluation, Community Engagement Breakthrough ACTION

Read about the lessons Breakthrough ACTION learned in the process of adapting social and behavior change programs during COVID-19.

Women who are members of the Nairobi Young and Old cooperative

Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images/Imagesof Empowerment

Integrating Gender into the COVID-19 Vaccine Response: A Technical Brief

Breakthrough ACTION Spanish, French, English Gender, COVID-19 Fact Sheet/Brief Community Engagement Breakthrough ACTION

This brief provides recommendations on integrating gender perspective into COVID-19 risk community and community engagement response.

COVID-19 Communication Network

Breakthrough ACTION Spanish, French, English COVID-19 Website Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

Essential, evidence-informed tools and resources to help health and development professionals use SBC communication to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Synthesized Guidance for COVID-19 Message Development

Breakthrough ACTION French, English COVID-19 Technical Guide Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This is a curated guide of recommendations from the WHO, the CDC, and other trusted sources with source links, organized into six broad audience categories.

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

Breakthrough ACTION English COVID-19 Implementation Guidance, Tool Social and Behavior Change Communication, Monitoring and Evaluation Breakthrough ACTION

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 mother helps her daughter wash her hands in Indonesia

UNICEF/Arimacs Wilander/USAID Indonesia/Flickr

Handwashing With Soap: A Key Part of the COVID-19 Response

Breakthrough ACTION English COVID-19, WASH Fact Sheet/Brief Breakthrough ACTION

This technical brief offers information on what we know about handwashing behavior change and how to address common barriers to handwashing with soap.

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 Maternal and Child Health, COVID-19 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.