Seven Posters from C-Change Regional End-of-Project Meeting in South Africa

Seven posters are being presented in June 2012 at the C-Change Regional End of Project Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa. The posters focus on various capacity strengthening efforts in Southern Africa including working with universities, participatory material development, and capacity strengthening tools implementation. Posters are due for publication on the C-Change website as an archive of knowledge gained from the development of social and behavior change communication (SBCC) materials for C-Change projects.


Brief descriptions of each poster follow:

1.   SBCC Capacity Strengthening (CS) Training Tools: Implementation, Indicators and Measurement Tools

This poster encapsulates C-Change work on the CS Tool Kit including: components; examples of long-term capacity building; preliminary results of its use; charts of the user cycle and a map of the 17 countries where the toolkit was used; statistics on its use in training and access for downloading; examples of application within a specific network; an example from the online C-Modules training, October 2011; and a sampling of adaptation of the module knowledge transfer.

Authors: Emily Brockh and Antje Benton-Becker, FHI 360; David Mould, Andrew Carlson, and Karen Greiner, Ohio University

2.    SBCC Centers of Excellence: Spotlight on University of the Witwatersrand

This poster gives historical and academic information about the development by Soul City Institute and the University of Witwatersrand of an accredited SBCC certificate program in South Africa. Diagrams show: the courses developed; the structure of the center that houses the program, including short courses, a Master's in Public Health degree program, SBCC research, and a community of practice; a map of countries of participant students; and some results and factors for success of the Soul City and Witwatersrand partnership.

Authors: Nivola Christofides and Sara Nieuwoudt, University of the Witwatersrand; and Shereen Usdin, Soul City: Institute for Health and Development Communication

3.    Community Conversation Toolkit: Participatory Development, Use and Evaluation

The effective engagement of adults in HIV prevention is the aim of the "The Community Conversation Toolkit on HIV Prevention: A Catalyst for Community Dialogue and Action" analysed in this poster. The poster lists the toolkit contents and the intentions of inclusion, as well as its process of development. It details the results - adaptation in 7 countries, publication in 10 local languages, and subsequent dialogue and actions taken. The lessons learned section summarizes community involvement outcomes and programmatic recommendations from partners, supported by a "voices and stories of users section". Finally, a next steps section details the external evaluation process in Malawi and Zambia.

Authors: Sarah Meyanathan, Chamberlain Diala, Antje Becker-Benton, FHI 360; Warren Parker, Consultant

4.    SBCC Centers of Excellence: Establishing SBCC Courses

C-Change collaborated with five universities to develop courses in social and behavior change communication (SBCC) at centers of excellence (CoEs). These contribute to the goal of developing a critical mass of individuals who can design, implement, and evaluate theory-and-research driven SBCC. This poster depicts the 7-step process of course development beginning with the choosing of institutions and ending with the evaluation of courses completed. It then details the results at four universities chosen as CoEs: University of the Witwatersrand (Wits),South Africa; University of Tirana, Albania; Universidad del Valle, Guatemala; and University of Calabar, Nigeria. Results include: faculty training; faculty exchange; both Master's degree and short courses; online courses; and communities of practice for collaboration, sharing resources, and guest lecturing.

Authors: Nicola Christofides and Sara Nieuwoudt, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits); David Mould and Karen Greiner, Ohio University; Shereen Usdin, Soul City: Institute for Health and Development Communication

5.    Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Communication Toolkit Development in Kenya

This poster, summarising demand creation, methods, results and lesson learned, describes a toolkit containing 16 different materials. The audiences for these materials include: health providers, community leaders and mobilizers, stakeholders, and Kenyan men and women. Languages include: English, Kishswahili, Luo, Teso, and Turkana. The communication materials are: radio spots; posters; leaflets; a urinal poster; a video; a flip chart; a mobilizers' handbook; community dialogue cards; separate leaflets for faith healers, for business leaders, and for community leaders; a communication guide and a communication adaptation guide; and a guide to working with media. Voices/stories of users and links to locations on various websites complete the poster.

Authors: Sarah Meyanathan, Antje Becker-Benton, Isaac Abuya, FHI 360


6.    Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Materials for HIV Prevention with Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM) and Sex Workers (SW)

Describing work done to satisfy a need for communication tools tailored for MSM and SW in Namibia and Jamaica on HIV prevention and related topics, this poster illustrates 6 steps that resulted in materials now in use in those countries. Some of the materials are illustrated as examples on the poster. A list of resources, such as flip charts, leaflets, a comic book, card game, fact sheets, advocacy posters, a discussion cube, a cell phone ring tone and screen saver, wrist bands, and counselling cards, are either in use or in the testing phase of development. Conclusions are drawn from the 6-step process, and next steps are offered for each country.

Authors: Flavian Rhode, Stephanie van der Walt, Kara Tureski, and Caitlin Murphy, FHI 360

7.    10-Step Process: Capacity Strengthening Process in Namibia

This poster reviews: the goals of capacity strengthening and describes the process in Namibia - the 2008 baseline assessment and the 10-step process to SBCC program strengthening. It summarizes the capacity strengthening work done, including trainings, conferences and meetings, and coordination with government programs. It highlights publications on the process and lessons learned.

Authors: Elizabeth Burleigh, Stephanie van der Walt, Flavian Rhode, Sandra Kalescheur, Susan Rogers, FHI 360