SBCC Capacity Strengthening (CS) Results

1. SBCC Capacity Strengthening (CS) Results Emily Bockh, FHI 360 Regional End of Project Dissemination

2. Overview

3. Background IR2: Strengthening and Transfer SBCC Skills and Knowledge to Developing Country Institutions

4. CS Approach • Multi-pronged • Training – longer and builds on each other • Mentoring and exchange to support training • Providing supporting materials and resources • Technical assistance • Competency based • Skills, knowledge, and values to design, implement and evaluate SBCC programs • Developed and mapped for each toolkit component

5. Example: Core Competencies of CS Toolkit • Conduct a full analysis of the situation • Design an appropriate communication approach • Apply key steps to develop effective communication materials and activities • Develop and use implementation and monitoring plans • Evaluate programs and use data toreplan

6. CS Approaches & Results

7. CS Approaches

8. SBCC CS Strategy & Toolkit • Theoretical Framework • Capacity Assessment Tools used in 12 countries • Competency- and theory-based C-Modules • Trained 2,995 people • Almost 23,000 downloads • Online SBCC courses with 451 registered accounts • Courses at Centers of Excellence • Online resource center and 13 e-newsletters • Over 9,000 subscribers from Africa, Latin America, and South Asia • Guidance on participatory material development • 10 bulletins developed • More information during demonstration session – Day 1

9. Centers of Excellence for Institutionalized SBCC • Collaborated with 5 universities • South Africa, Albania, Nigeria, and Guatemala • SBCC specialty within MPH at The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) • Developed and implement 8 courses • Two cohorts of students • 147 participants from 25 countries • SBCC MA Curriculum at University of Tirana • First students began October 2011 • Under development in Guatemala and Nigeria • More information during demonstration session and panel discussion – Day 1

10. CS with Governments Developing Strategies and Implementation Guidelines • Coordinated and worked with national programs and TWGs • 82 coordination strategy documents developed • Developed model to provide implementation guidance of national strategy Malawi Model

11. Supporting Regional VMMC Demand Creation Supported Kenya Male Circumcision Taskforce to develop: Set of VMMC materials Implementation guide Adaptation Guide Materials used by VMMC partners in Nyanza region and beyond • More information during demonstration session – Day 2

12. Participatory Materials Development • Utilize participatory methodologies and consultative processes • Community Conversation Toolkit • Collaborated with 76 organizations for adaptation • 26 organizations used the toolkit • Evaluation of toolkit and effects with 4 CBOs in Malawi and Zambia • VMMC Toolkit • MARP materials in Namibia and Jamaica • C-Bulletins • 10 bulletins for low lit. materials development • More information during demonstration session – Day 2

13. Soul City Institute Network • Adapted CC Toolkit with members in 5 countries • Southern African AIDS Trust • Strengthening SBCC with 16 member organizations in 4 countries • 82% show an increase in SBCC competencies • Africa Broadcast Media Partnership • SBCC training and mentoring of members in 40countries to develop original programming • Provided TA on: • 9 radio and TV PSA's on PMTCT • 6 PSA's on sexual and reproductive health • AfriComNet • Train members to facilitate online C-Modules Working with Regional Networks • More information during panel discussion – Day 2

14. Lessons Learned

15. Lessons Learned

16. Lessons Learned cont’d.

17. Thank you. Questions?