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UNICEF: Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Response [en]

April 29, 2020

UNICEF has published a report on risk communication and community engagement for ebola virus disease preparedness and response. Lessons In the report they share valuable insights into lessons learnt and recommendations from Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

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Filed Under: COVID-19, Crisis Communication, Ebola, ORGANISATIONS & INITIATIVES, Public Health Communication, Publications (published in print and/or online), Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, TYPE - DATA ITEM TYPE, Uganda, UNICEF

Why Invest in ICTs for agriculture? (CTA Discussion Paper, 2018)

March 9, 2019

With the ability to reach many farmers with timely and accessible content, the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for agriculture (ICT4Ag) has the potential to transform farming and food production, worldwide. ICT4Ag supports new methods in the monitoring and management of soils, plants and livestock (precision agriculture), access to online markets, and improved communication between value chain stakeholders, among others. The services provided are vital in connecting farmers with the information they need to improve their agricultural productivity and reduce poverty. Through case studies and examples of ICT4Ag initiatives from across Asia, the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa, the first chapter looks at how ICT4Ag actually works to drive economic development across developing economies.

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Filed Under: *REGION: Sub-Saharan Africa, Economic & Livelihoods, Ghana, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), India, Publications (published in print and/or online), Rural Development, Rwanda, Uganda Tagged With: Agriculture, Case Studies, farmers, Fiji, ICT4Ag

National Social and Behaviour Change Communication Strategy for Integrated Early Childhood Development, Nutrition and WASH 2018 – 2024 (Government of Rwanda, 2018)

February 22, 2019

The National SBCC Strategy will build on the integration of Early Children Development, Nutrition and WASH sectors which provides opportunities of benefiting from integrated ECD, nutrition and WASH social behavior and communication services aiming at improving knowledge, attitude and practices at community and household levels.

This strategy seeks to address key determinants related to early children development, malnutrition and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) mostly related to knowledge, attitude and practices at community and individual levels. There are many impediments within the health systems that prevent people from having productive and healthy lives. Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) addresses key barriers preventing people from adopting improved health practices. The Early Children Development, nutrition and WASH sectors within the health system can benefit positively from an SBCC strategy.

ECD, Nutrition and WASH have multi-sectoral dimensions that require contributions from different disciplines including but not limited to agriculture, economic strengthening, public health, gender, medicine, and social science. The theories and models fromthese different domains can be extracted to develop and deliver effective behavior change communications particularly in the context of promoting positive ECD, nutritional and WASH related practices at household and community level in Rwanda. By addressing key barriers related to ECD, Nutrition and WASH by promoting Community and Household integrated best practices, this will ensure optimum health status of the population of Rwanda.

Filed Under: Behaviour Change Communication, Early Childhood Development (ECD), Health, Nutrition, Publications (published in print and/or online), Rwanda, Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC), WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Tagged With: Agriculture, gender, Malnutrition

Innovation in the Horn, East and Central Africa (HECA): Perspectives from on-the-ground experiences (Oxfam Case Study, 2017)

February 6, 2019

Innovation involves applying information, imagination and initiative to get greater or different value from resources, and includes all processes by which new ideas are generated and converted into useful processes or products.

These case studies showcase some of the innovative ideas that are being implemented by Oxfam in six countries: Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi.  Each project was selected for its potential to bring greater impact in the future. They include turning ‘excrement into income’ in urban slums in Kenya; giving citizens a voice through empowering them to use their mobile phones to report and share information on justice issues in Rwanda; and using a logistical ‘hub’ in Uganda to enhance service delivery and cost-effectiveness across a region.

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Filed Under: Burundi, Case Studies, Economic & Livelihoods, Governance, Innovations, Kenya, Rwanda, Social Mobilisation, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Urban Development Tagged With: Mobile Phones

Participatory Research Toolkit (Rain Barrel Communications, 2018)

November 19, 2018

This toolkit gathers together a wide variety of participatory research tools developed over a 20-year period and used in multiple social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) projects around the world. Examples are provided from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Mozambique, Nepal, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone.

All of the tools presented have been tried and tested. A majority of them have been used with adolescents. However, children, women, men, key influentials and, indeed, whole communities have used them.

The tookit provides an overarching description of the tool as a whole, next, there is a list of topics and countries where the research team has had first-hand experience of working with these tools, and then there is a selection of concrete examples. Finally, each tool is accompanied by suggested “how-to’s” with step by step instructions, tips and techniques that have been employed in real-world settings.

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Filed Under: Bangladesh, Behaviour Change Communication, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Mozambique, Nepal, Participation, Publications (published in print and/or online), Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Tagged With: Participatory Research, Toolkit

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