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Social and Behavior Change Communication

In: The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change
Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2014), pp. 278-297
"This chapter documents the experience of the Communication for Change (C-Change) project in developing and rolling out a holistic and comprehensive socioecological approach to social and behavior change communication (SBCC) within the context of a donor-funded program with short term goals. C-Chang ... more
"Technological evolution has rewritten the books on media campaigns many times. However, some things have remained the same. First, media campaigns must come from multiple sources. They must employ printed materials, radio and television public service announcements, and internet technologies, such ... more

Storytelling for Social Change

In: The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change
Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2014), pp. 189-206
"This chapter argues that narrative can be particularly well suited to transcend the unhelpful polarizations – behavioral versus social change, diffusion versus participatory approaches – that have characterized and restricted global health communication to date. The chapter describes a series o ... more
"Section 2 introduces some behavioral theories and models of behavior change. Section 3 describes the process of designing an intervention using behavior change communication strategies: (1) identifying the specific behavioral objectives and conducting the formative research to understand barriers a ... more
"RLB’s interventions in Rwanda, Burundi, and the DRC have achieved significant knowledge, attitude, and behavior changes. Among the most notable of these: With respect to gains in knowledge, members of RLB’s audience have gained better understandings of the cycle of violence and methods used by ... more
"This article summarizes evidence for technological advances associated with population-level behavior changes necessary to advance child survival and healthy development in children under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries. After a rigorous evidence selection process, the authors as ... more
"This manual is for media practitioners and social activists who wish to use the power of entertainment and mass media to promote health, human rights and social justice. Drawing on successful stories and case studies from Africa and elsewhere, this manual aims to inspire, give fresh ideas and share ... more
"This study examines the effectiveness of an entertainment education (EE) programme, Makgabaneng, in reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS in Botswana. If successful, this communication intervention should result in greater self-report of attitudes, actions and knowledge related to risk reduction goals am ... more

The Message Matrix: A Participatory Programme Design Tool

In: Learning with Community Media: Stories from the Commonwealth and Latin America
Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (2012), pp. 99-111
"The message matrix facilitates local stakeholder groups and community members to take an active, empowered role in content development for an educational communication programme. The method enables active participation of target audiences and stakeholder groups in the identification, analysis and r ... more
"Behaviour change communication is vital for increasing the enactment of particular behaviours known to promote health and growth. The techniques used to change behaviour are important for determining how successful the intervention is. In order to integrate findings from different interventions, we ... more
"C-Change has created this learning package for facilitated, face-to-face workshops on social and behavior change communication (SBCC). The package includes a series of six modules. The Introduction Module outlines all five steps of C-Planning (see graphic to the right). It also provides an overview ... more

Writing Health Communication: An Evidence-Based Guide

London; Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage (2012), xv, 175 pp.
"[This] is a practical guide to producing effective written materials. The book presents easy-to-understand, evidence-based guidance on providing information, presenting persuasive messages and promoting behaviour change. Topics include: message framing; use of fear appeals; tailoring messages; usin ... more
"Behavior Change Communication (BCC) interventions have become an integral part of many HIV prevention programs. Monitoring and evaluation is expected to be included in the design of any BCC interventions from the beginning on. However, the know-how on how to demonstrate results and impacts of such ... more