Learning Opportunities

We have put this post together for C4D Network members info about the upcoming Social and Behaviour Change Summit 2020. You can learn more about the planning for the event -  from our rep George Kahuthia, from the C4D Network in Kenya, and from Susan Krenn, Executive Director at JHU Centre for Communication Programmes, who is leading the planning together with Communication Initiative, UNICEF and many other C4D expert organizations and individuals from around the world.  Susan Krenn, Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs 1. Could you please tell us about the role of John Hopkins in the summit?  The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CPP) conceived the idea for the SBCC Summit as part of our work with USAID on a global SBCC project. We worked with a number of key partners to hold the 1st International SBCC Summit in Ethiopia in 2 During the 2nd International SBCC Summit in Indonesia in 2018 we established a more formal Secretariat in order to support the overall planning and implementation and this has continued for the 2020 Summit. 2. Could you please tell us about the organizing committee and the different phases / activities in the planning process?  While the CCP chairs the ...
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A short course to equip participants with the conceptual and diagnostic tools needed to cut through the hype of digital development, access the latest evidence and help communities and agencies identify pro-equity innovations that enhance inclusion, voice and participation. For more information and applying: https://www.ids.ac.uk/professional-development-courses/digital-and-technology-for-international-development/?utm_campaign=News+at+IDS+May+2019&utm_source=emailCampaign&utm_content=&utm_medium=email Date: 8 to 12 July at IDS ...
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This free 6 week course is for anyone who wants to make a difference. Whether you are already familiar with the field of social innovation or social entrepreneurship, working for an organization that wants to increase its social impact, or just starting out, this course will take you on a journey of exploring the complex problems that surround us and how to start thinking about solutions. The course will debunk common assumptions around what resources are needed to begin acting as a social innovator learning from the numerous examples of social innovations happening all over the world. You will be challenged to get out of your comfort zone and start engaging with the diverse spaces around you. By the end of the course, you will have formed your own approach to social innovation, and you will have begun to develop the concepts, mindset, skills, and relationships that will enable you to start and evolve as a changemaker. This course is suitable for business students, business owners, start-ups, entrepreneurs and professionals in any sector seeking to bring about social change. Click here for more details and to enrol ...
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This free online course will focus on basic concepts and definitions, such as social expectations and conditional preferences, that help us distinguish between different types of social practices like customs, descriptive norms and social norms. These distinctions are crucial for effective policy interventions aimed to create new, beneficial norms or eliminate harmful ones. The course teaches how to measure social norms and the expectations that support them, and how to decide whether they cause specific behaviors. The course is a joint Penn-UNICEF project, and it includes many examples of norms that sustain behaviors like child marriage, gender violence and sanitation practices. The course starts on 13 August. Click here to enrol ...
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Abstract: In this course you will learn learn how to interview victims of human rights abuses and how to correctly document their cases. You will also learn the basics of human rights law and how to report rights violations to international bodies. The CUNY Brooklyn College course is taught by UN expert and human rights professional Rose Parris Richter. About this course: This course is designed for human rights activists who want to learn how to document human rights abuses using interviews and testimonies with witnesses and victims. You will receive an introduction to international human rights law to help you prepare your research and formulate interview questions. You will learn how the professionals guide an interview towards the most important and accurate information, and then report this information in a clear and credible way. UN expert and human rights professional Rose Richter will provide you with the fundamental skills needed to effectively document and raise awareness about human rights abuses. Click here to enrol ...
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This free short introductory course on social media will strengthen the capacity of global health and development professionals interested in understanding basic principles of social media, using social media to disseminate global health and development information, and measuring social media activities. The course is authored by subject matter experts and can be completed in two hours. Learners can access a course in multiple visits and a pick up where they left off at any time. Click here for further details ...
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