Learning Program

Description

The first part of the “Define” phase of the SBC Flow Chart is to “Mine Existing Knowledge”. During this step, SBC practitioners examine the available information, knowledge, and data to understand the health or development context, current SBC programming, the audiences who are affected, including their current behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes. This data mining often results in the identification of additional questions, or gaps, that remain to be answered with the collection of new data.

Session One covered the steps needed to mine the existing knowledge. Participants engaged in group work including defining a shared vision and beginning to outline the necessary content for a situation, program, and audience analyses.

Module One

The main purpose is for learners to understand the origin, definition and value of segmentation and prepare participants for the self- learning course on segmentation. Through this initial session participants learned about the value and role of segmentation. Using real life examples, participants learned about the methodology for conducting segmentation and their pros and cons. The course ended with an introduction to the Global Health eLearning Center platform to equip participants with clear instructions on how to take the course.

Module Two

The purpose of this session was to equip participants with knowledge to conduct segmentation in their local contexts. Module Two was a self-led and self-paced study module wherein the participants learned the step-by-step process on conducting segmentation and applying it. The course started with an introduction to what segmentation is and describes the different approaches and methodology before walking participants through each step of the segmentation process using real life examples. At the end of the course, participants received a USAID course certificate.

Applying Segmentation to SBC in Family Planning is available in both English and in French.

Module 3

This session offered an opportunity to engage, discuss and share participant thoughts on the course and answer any questions enabling them to also learn from the reflections of others. The second part of the session focused on discussing concrete applications of the segmentation to improve the performance of programming and public health interventions.

Description

Community engagement is a capacity strengthening process through which community individuals, groups, or organizations plan, carry out, and evaluate activities on a participatory and sustained basis to improve their health, education, and other needs, either on their own initiative or stimulated by others. This session provided an overview of the adapted Community Action Cycle (CAC) methodology for community engagement, which integrates the Partnership Defined Quality (PDQ), methodology. The CAC, after community entry and orientation, supports communities in exploring and prioritizing issues, and developing, implementing and monitoring community action plans led by the community. The PDQ has been integrated into the CAC to increase this exploration of the issues between the community and health service providers to explore and bridge any gaps via community action plans.

Description

In this multi-day Design Learning Sprint, participants were introduced to both Behavioral Design (BD) and Human Centered Design (HCD) approaches. They were guided as active participants through an interactive process, where they explored how to leverage BD and HCD when defining the problem they want to solve and when setting a shared intent on the path towards solving it. Participants were exposed to new and innovative research methods that offered participatory and creative ways to gather meaningful insights into daily realities of target groups.

Finally, this Sprint offered participants the opportunity to learn and practice the mindsets and tools of co-design, including prototyping and testing ideas to come to solutions that are relevant, long-term and owned by the communities with whom we work.

Description

During this two hour course, participants gained an understanding of monitoring and evaluating, specifically in the context of SBC programs. The course was designed to provide a foundation for the planning and implementation of timely and focused SBC program monitoring by providing recommended monitoring methods, helpful tips, and solutions for common challenges.