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Bamboo Shoots. A Training Manual on Child-Centred Community Development /Child-led Community Actions for Facilitators Working with Children and Youth Groups

This manual is intended to open opportunities for children to learn about their own rights and discover their potential. It is expected that once the children acquire this knowledge, it will help them gain dignity. The manual contains a body of knowledge on rights-based programming and tools and techniques that are deeply rooted in international human rights and child rights principles.

The emphasis of the training is on practical actions that children will come up with following identification of the child rights violations – it therefore creates a platform for them to recognize and address issues affecting them directly. Children are the main actors in their own development, not just on the receiving end of development. Children can critically analyze their situation, including the factors that facilitate or hinder their development. Child-led actions can stimulate duty bearers in their responsibility to protect, fulfill and respect the rights of children.

Source: PLAN International

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

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Bilharzia Campaign Radio Show Guide

This document outlines and provides guidelines for a central element of the Bilharzia Media Campaign in Uganda, 2016-2017 – a series of radio call-in talk shows featuring Bilharzia experts. The talk shows were reinforced with DJ mentions, radio spots, a jingle, and a series of short radio skits in 9 languages. The broadcast stations of broadcast were carefully selected to reach 47 districts where Bilharzia was most prevalent plus Kampala, where Bilharzia is less common but still an issue, particularly among communities on the lake.

Primary audiences were men and women between 20 and 45 years of age and their school age children living in areas where Bilharzia is particularly prevalent, as well as health workers, teachers and leaders in areas where Bilharzia is particularly prevalent.

The objectives of the programs were to:

  • To increase awareness about Bilharzia and how to prevent it.
  • To increase the audience’s perceptions of risk for Bilharzia.
  • To encourage listeners to adopt practices that reduce their risk of Bilharzia and it’s consequences.

The programs achieved the following goals:

  1. Provided information to listeners about Bilharzia—what it is, it’s consequences, and how to prevent it.
  2. Provided information to listeners about realistic, practical actions they can take to prevent Bilharzia and minimize its consequences.
  3. Promoted use of latrines or toilets and never defecating or urinating near or in a body of water.
  4. Encouraged listeners to take advantage of the MOH’s free distribution of Bilharzia medicine every year to prevent serious consequences of Bilharzia.

Source: Ministry of Health, Uganda

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

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Clinical Manual on Modern Aspects of Family Planning

This material is from the Healthy Women of Ukraine (HWUP) program. The goal of HWUP, which runs from 2011-2016, is to protect the reproductive health of Ukrainian women and couples by increasing the appropriate and effective use of modern methods of contraception as an alternative to unintended pregnancy and associated abortion. HWUP was a follow-on project to an earlier program, Together for Health, which ran from from 2006-2011.

Evaluation of the project thus far shows the following;

  • 7.8 million Ukrainians have been reached with the program’s messages
  • More than 25,000 people, mainly youth, have participated in FP/RH education sessions
  • 87% of education session participants plan to use modern family planning methods in the future
  • The number of access points for family planning and reproductive services has increased more than 300% in HWUP partner oblasts
  • More than 2,600 health care providers have been trained in modern family planning approaches and counseling

– See more at: /project-examples/menstrual-calendar#sthash.WNRF7BgH.dpuf

This material is from the Healthy Women of Ukraine (HWUP) program. The goal of HWUP, which runs from 2011-2016, is to protect the reproductive health of Ukrainian women and couples by increasing the appropriate and effective use of modern methods of contraception as an alternative to unintended pregnancy and associated abortion. HWUP was a follow-on project to an earlier program, Together for Health, which ran from from 2006-2011.

Evaluation of the project thus far shows the following;

  • 7.8 million Ukrainians have been reached with the program’s messages
  • More than 25,000 people, mainly youth, have participated in FP/RH education sessions
  • 87% of education session participants plan to use modern family planning methods in the future
  • The number of access points for family planning and reproductive services has increased more than 300% in HWUP partner oblasts
  • More than 2,600 health care providers have been trained in modern family planning approaches and counseling

– See more at: /project-examples/menstrual-calendar#sthash.WNRF7BgH.dpuf

This material is from the Healthy Women of Ukraine (HWUP) program. The goal of HWUP, which runs from 2011-2016, is to protect the reproductive health of Ukrainian women and couples by increasing the appropriate and effective use of modern methods of contraception as an alternative to unintended pregnancy and associated abortion. HWUP was a follow-on project to an earlier program, Together for Health, which ran from from 2006-2011.

Evaluation of the project thus far shows the following;

  • 7.8 million Ukrainians have been reached with the program’s messages
  • More than 25,000 people, mainly youth, have participated in FP/RH education sessions
  • 87% of education session participants plan to use modern family planning methods in the future
  • The number of access points for family planning and reproductive services has increased more than 300% in HWUP partner oblasts
  • More than 2,600 health care providers have been trained in modern family planning approaches and counseling

– See more at: /project-examples/menstrual-calendar#sthash.WNRF7BgH.dpuf

This manual is from the Healthy Women of Ukraine (HWUP) program. The goal of HWUP, which runs from 2011-2016, is to protect the reproductive health of Ukrainian women and couples by increasing the appropriate and effective use of modern methods of contraception as an alternative to unintended pregnancy and associated abortion. HWUP was a follow-on project to an earlier program, Together for Health, which ran from from 2006-2011.

Evaluation of the project thus far shows the following;

  • 7.8 million Ukrainians have been reached with the program’s messages
  • More than 25,000 people, mainly youth, have participated in FP/RH education sessions
  • 87% of education session participants plan to use modern family planning methods in the future
  • The number of access points for family planning and reproductive services has increased more than 300% in HWUP partner oblasts
  • More than 2,600 health care providers have been trained in modern family planning approaches and counseling

The main purpose of the manual is to improve knowledge and skills of Ukrainian doctors and midlevel personnel in FP. The manual has been designed to be used in the facilities in which family planning services are provided and in medical universities as a guide for teaching students and interns.

Source: Healthy Women of Ukraine Program (HWUP)

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

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Malawi – Moyo ndi Mpamba Campaign Marriage Counseling for Newlyweds Training Manual

The Moyo ndi Mpamba, Usamalireni (“Life is precious, take care of it”) campaign produced these materials for newlyweds. SSDI-Communication worked with the Ministry of Health and faith leaders to develop a booklet for young married couples (the Takunyadirani [“We Celebrate You”] booklet) containing messages on priority health topics especially relevant to couples who are about to be married or who are newly married: maternal and child health, nutrition, family planning, malaria in pregnancy, and HIV & AIDS. The project also developed a training for religious marriage counselors, and conducted trainings in six districts.

Trained counselors reached out to young married couples through counseling sessions, small-group church meetings, door-to-door visits, marriage outreach sessions, mock weddings, and sermons. The Takunyadirani booklet served as a guide for counseling sessions. SSDI-Communication trained over 1,450 marriage counselors in six districts, and distributed 14,000 Takunyadirani booklets to as many newlywed couples, representing over 90% coverage of all marriages that occurred in the catchment areas of trained counselors; these couples also benefitted from counseling sessions.

Learn here about the newlywed booklet.

In the Moyo ndi Mpamba, Usamalireni campaign, the SSDI-Communication supported the Ministry of Health in realizing its ambitious health promotion agenda by developing and running a multimedia, multi-level Moyo ndi Mpamba, Usamalireni (“Life is precious, take care of it”) campaign, from 2011-2016. The ultimate goal of this campaign was to promote positive health behaviors and create demand for available services across six focus health areas – HIV & AIDS; family planning; nutrition; maternal, neonatal and child health; malaria; and water, sanitation and hygiene – and with audiences across the socio-ecological landscape and all targeted life stages.

Source: SSDI-Communication

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

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Life Stage Approach Manual: Contraception Post-partum and Post-abortion Periods

This manual is from the Healthy Women of Ukraine (HWUP) program. The goal of HWUP, which runs from 2011-2016, is to protect the reproductive health of Ukrainian women and couples by increasing the appropriate and effective use of modern methods of contraception as an alternative to unintended pregnancy and associated abortion. HWUP was a follow-on project to an earlier program, Together for Health, which ran from from 2006-2011.

Evaluation of the project thus far shows the following;

  • 7.8 million Ukrainians have been reached with the program’s messages
  • More than 25,000 people, mainly youth, have participated in FP/RH education sessions
  • 87% of education session participants plan to use modern family planning methods in the future
  • The number of access points for family planning and reproductive services has increased more than 300% in HWUP partner oblasts
  • More than 2,600 health care providers have been trained in modern family planning approaches and counseling

The main purpose of the manual is to improve knowledge and skills of Ukrainian doctors and midlevel personnel about FP in postpartum and post abortion periods.

Source: Healthy Women of Ukraine Program (HWUP)

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

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Let’s Discuss

This is a manual for a kit which includes a CD, DVD and guide to support group discussion among Tanzanian youth and/or adults around HIV and AIDS.

Specifically, it focuses on issues related to adult-child communication, cross-generational sex, stigma and discrimination, and faithfulness. The kit provides a collection of songs, dramas, discussion questions, and participatory activities that encourage young people and adults to discuss HIV and AIDS and identify ways to protect themselves and their communities against infection. Although the guide can be used as a stand-alone tool, the materials from the larger kit are meant to make discussions more lively and entertaining. Each item in the kit is designed to promote personal reflection and group discussion on how to apply what is learned in the participants’ own lives.

This package or materials is meant to compliment existing life skills and group education interventions and can be integrated into new or ongoing activities. The kit covers the topics of: 1. alcohol misuse and risk-taking, 2. adult-child communication, 3. cross-generational sex, 4. stigma and discrimination, and 5. faithfulness.

Source: Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, FHI 360, ICF International, WellShare International

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

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Handbook on Participatory Methods for Community-based Projects

This handbook is intended to help integrate more participatory methods into programming for vulnerable populations, especially war-affected young adults and children.

In Liberia, Sierra Leone and Northern Uganda, among other countries in sub-Saharan Africa and throughout the world, communities are poorly equipped to respond in positive ways to returning girl mothers and to other war-affected young mothers in the community who are vulnerable because they may be unmarried, poor, and/or lack family support.

The overall goal is to improve the reintegration and well-being of young mothers by involving them as key actors in changing their situations and building broad community support for this process.

Source: University of Wyoming

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

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GoodLife Ghana Activity Cards

These activity cards are part of a Community Action Kit used in the GoodLife Ghana Project.

GoodLife Ghana was part of the Behavior Change Support (BCS) Project, and was conducted from September 2009 to September 2013. It was designed to assist Ghana Health Services by addressing five key health areas: Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health, Malaria, Nutrition and Water and Sanitation.

The activity cards are designed to be used with the Kwame and Friends Community Action Kit, and walk the user through the various activities included in that kit. Each activity card includes information aobut the purpose of the activity, the materials needed, the types of participants needed, and a step by step description of the activity.

Some examples of the activities: walk-abouts, informal discussions, ice-breakers, mapping, essay writing, and giving health talks.

was part of the BCS Project, running from September 2009 to September 2013 and was designed to assist Ghana Health Services. It was designed to address five key health areas: Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health, Malaria, Nutrition and Water and Sanitation. – See more at: /sbcc-spotlights/living-goodlife-ghana#sthash.QGFVRoZT.dpuf

Source: Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, Family Health Division of the Ghana Health Service

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

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Bilharzia Campaign, Uganda – Pretesting Methodology

This document describes the pretesting methodology of all of the campaign materials for the Bilharzia awareness campaign in Uganda, 2016-2017. Described within the document are the pretesting objectives, how the pretests were conducted, how the pretesters were trained, and how the audiences were recruited.

The pretesting method for each type of material is described, as is the process for analysis and reporting. Also included are the screening instruments/questions for each type of material.

Source: Ministry of Health, Uganda

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

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Community HIV Prevention Dialogue Guide for Change Agents

The purpose of this guide is to facilitate effective and guided community discussion on the issues of cultural and traditional practices that contribute to the spread of HIV in the community, and to help Change Agents in the community to carry out prevention activities in ways that incorporate appropriate and culturally sensitive messages to achieve project objectives.

The guide includes sections on planning the dialogue, dialogue methodologies, and skills needed to carry out guided community discussion.

Source: USAID

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

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