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Participatory Research Toolkit (Rain Barrel Communications, 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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Urban Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Social and Behavior Change Communication Implementation Kit (Health Communication Capacity Collaborative [HC3], 2016)

The purpose of the Urban Adolescent Social and Behavior Change Communication Implementation Kit (I-Kit) is to provide a selection of Essential Elements and tools to guide the creation, or strengthening, of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) social and behavior change communication (SBCC) programs for urban adolescents aged 10 to 19.

The I-Kit is designed to teach these essential SBCC elements and includes worksheets to illustrate each element. It highlights the Essential Elements of SBCC programming, with particular focus on what is unique in the context of urban adolescents.

The I-Kit is intended for a range of audiences, including:

SBCC professionals, like program managers, designers and implementers who are already working with adolescents or are interested in doing so.

SRH professionals, like program managers, designers and implementers who are already incorporating SBCC components or interested in doing so.

Youth-led organizations or youth-focused professionals, like program managers, designers and implementers who are already working on, or interested in, incorporating SBCC elements into their SRH work.

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Participatory Video and the Most Significant Change: a guide for facilitators (InsightShare 2015)

This year was marked by the UN as a year for evaluation and this guide is designed to support those planning and carrying out evaluation using Participatory Video (PV) with the Most Significant Change technique (or PVMSC for short.) This is a participatory approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning that amplifies the voices of participants and helps organisations to better understand and improve their programmes.

The guide provides references to articles and publications which discuss the theory and practice of using PV for monitoring and evaluation in more detail as well as the practical application of the tool.  It is designed to be easy to use and was created in response to requests for guidance made to InsightShare on using PV for monitoring and evaluation.

The guide has been produced with support from UNICEF in partnership with C4D Network.

To find out more about InsightShare and how they use PvMSC check out InsightShare’s YouTube Channel dedicated to this method.

.[Source: Soledad Muniz, InsightShare and Guide author]

Global Hand Washing Day Social Media Toolkit (The Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing 2015)

Updated for 2015, this social media toolkit has sample messages, blog ideas, and resources to help celebrants and handwashing champions spread the word about the annual Global Handwashing Day (15 October).

Ebola Communication Preparedness Implementation Kit (I-Kit) (HC3, 2015)

This Ebola Communication Preparedness Implementation Kit (I-Kit) provides national and local stakeholders, as well as program managers, with key considerations and a roadmap for instituting and implementing critical, relevant, practical and timely communication for responding to the threat of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak. The I-Kit guides countries in social and behaviourr change communication (SBCC) and risk communication activity planning, including communication plan development for every stage of an Ebola response.

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