C-Capacity #7 - SBCC Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

The PRB sought a Policy Analyst . IP staff serve as a bridge between the research and policy communities by helping to ensure that research results and best practices are understood, communicated effectively, and used.

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4. Country Director, South Africa - Pretoria, South Africa

The International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH) is a global network that works with local partners to develop skilled health care workers and strong national health systems in resource-limited countries. The position of I-TECH South Africa Country Director requires an individual with demonstrated expertise in public health and global health program management and capacity development. The position requires effective communication with both domestic and international staff, local Ministry of Health and other governmental bodies, US-based funders and other implementing partners within and beyond South Africa.

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5. Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Capacity Assessment Tool

C-Change developed the Social and Behavior Change Communication Capacity Assessment Tool (SBCC-CAT) for use in workshop and meeting venues in which a donor or organisation and a facilitator work to determine an organisation's competencies in three areas:
• SBCC planning
• SBCC programme implementation
• SBCC research, monitoring, and evaluation
This Tool can be used by any donor organization interested in improving the design, implementation and M&E of its health and development SBCC programs. This three-stage participatory process ends with a discussion around the findings and the development of a capacity strengthening plan. The intention is that by using this Tool, donors and programme planners can identify the strengths and weaknesses of current programmes, and define activities to strengthen and refocus programmes to improve the overall quality of their SBCC efforts. The SBCC-CAT includes: Facilitator's Guide and the SBCC-CAT in versions for both donor/networks and organizations.

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6. Monitoring and Evaluation News

A news service focusing on developments in monitoring and evaluation methods relevant to development programs with social development objectives.

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7. Outcome Mapping Learning Community

Outcome mapping offers another option for planning and assessing programs by focusing on measuring changes in the behaviour of the people the program works with most closely. Outcome mapping limits its concern to those results - or "outcomes" - that fall strictly within the program’s sphere of influence. It considers only those activities where the program can claim it contributed to a direct effect. This website has been developed collaboratively with users of Outcome Mapping from across the world and is designed to be useful for beginners and those with experience in the approach.

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Select Core Resources: Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

Below you will find a selection of core resources and trainings designed to strengthen capacity for research, monitoring and evaluation of SBCC programs.

8. C-Modules: A Learning Package for Social and Behavior Change Communication - Module 5: Evaluating and Replanning

This module is the last in the C-Module series and teaches the fundamental concepts and skills around monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and replanning. It also reinforces key concepts and skills needed for initial research/situation analysis and baseline assessment by showing how these early phases form the foundation for M&E and can also be used as a free-standing module on evaluation research and M&E. This module includes several worksheets to help programmers in this stage of the C-Planning process such as:
• A Simplified M&E Framework [page 5]
• What Questions can be Answered by the Different parts of the M&E Framework [page 6]
• Users and Uses of M&E Data [page 8]

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9. From Inception to Large Scale: The Geração Biz Programme in Mozambique

A joint publication of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Pathfinder International, this case study describes a multisectoral adolescent sexual and reproductive health program and is written for program and project managers at national, district, and local levels. It provides an example of how to design and implement a multisectoral program that is intended to be scaled up from the beginning and uses results from external evaluations to identify lessons learned for others. It concludes that "overall Geração Biz serves as a model for other governments and organizations in terms of scale-up, its multisectoral approach, and the use of public-sector SRH services."

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10. Layers: A Computerized Monitoring Tool

The Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project II (FANTA-2) Project, Academy for Educational Development (AED) has developed a method for monitoring performance of USAID-funded field operations. Layers is a software application that uses a hand-held computer to collect and analyse data based on principles of Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS). Once the data is entered and analysed, Layers generates automated reports that reflect the quality of performance of USAID partners. Layers can be adapted to monitor any type of programme amenable to LQAS. Currently, Layers includes modules to:
• assess the quality of Maternal Child Health and Nutrition, Food for Education, and Food For Work programmes;
• evaluate the management of USAID-supplied commodities (from food aid to vaccines and drugs); and
• verify the correct application of Tiahrt Amendments in USAID-funded Family Planning activities.

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11. A Guide to Monitoring and Evaluation of Nutrition Assessment, Education and Counseling of People Living with HIV

This guide, also developed by the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project (FANTA-2), Academy for Educational Development (AED), provides guidance and tools to support programs engaging in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of nutrition assessment, education and counselling (NAEC) for people living with HIV (PLHIV). It is designed for use by program managers, M&E officers, and other program and government health system staff who recognise the multifaceted and multidirectional relationship between HIV and nutrition: HIV can cause or worsen malnutrition due to decreased food intake, increased energy requirements, and poor nutrient absorption. Malnutrition in turn further weakens the immune system, increasing susceptibility to infections and worsening the disease's impact.

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12. Introducing a Simple Measure of Household Hunger for Cross-Cultural Use

This article discusses the utility of the Household Hunger Scale (HHS), a simple new indicator to access household hunger in places of food insecurity. The HHS is made up of 3 questions and 3 frequencies that, when administered in a population-based household survey, allow for estimating the percentage of households affected by 3 different types of household hunger:
• Little to no household hunger;
• Moderate household hunger;
• Severe household hunger.
HHS can be used for assessment, geographic targeting, and monitoring and evaluation in areas affected by substantial food insecurity crises, and can be used to inform various strategies and interventions, including communication.

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13. Straight Talk in Kisoro 2007-2009: Final Activity Report and Impact Evaluation - Fostering Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Well-being with Communication for Social Change

This 60-page evaluation report examines a project carried out by Uganda's Straight Talk Foundation (STF) called "Youth Radio for Better Adolescent Reproductive Health" in Kisoro, Uganda. Conducted between July 2007 and August 2009 with funding from Cordaid, this project incorporated a local language youth radio show with complementary information, education, and communication (IEC) materials and face-to-face activities - a package of interventions meant to facilitate sustained and informed conversations amongst adolescents and the adults in their lives about adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH).

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14. Measuring Up: HIV Related Advocacy Evaluation Training Pack

Published by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations, this training pack contains two guides designed for advocacy, monitoring and evaluation staff of civil society organisations (including networks) who are involved in designing, implementing and assessing advocacy projects at various levels. The guides aim to increase the capacity of users to evaluate the progress and results of their advocacy work.

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Subscribe to the C-Picks SBCC E-magazine

The C-Picks e-magazine, supported by C-Change and implemented by The Communication Initiative, is an e-magazine that highlights social and behavior change communication (SBCC) case studies, reports, analyses, and resources in the health sector (HIV and AIDS, family planning and reproductive health, malaria, and maternal and antenatal health).

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Training

Select Opportunities - among those listed, those with links are ongoing; others are now past.

15. Advanced Training / Training of Trainers / Facilitation Skills in HIV and AIDS Programmes: A Capacity Building Workshop

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16. IEC Messages and Material Development

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17. Master of HIV Programme and Short Courses in HIV/AIDS
September 1 2011 to May 17 2012
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Training is carried out as a 1-year masters program at the University of Copenhagen. Students will receive training in: HIV epidemiology, HIV and AIDS prevention, sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV/AIDS treatment and care, health systems, health policy, and HIV/AIDS programming. The focus of the Masters is on HIV and AIDS in an international perspective, and the course program is for all with a clinical, public health, or organizational management interest in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care.

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18. Sankofa Center for African Dance and Culture (SCADC) Volunteer Program

This volunteer opportunity allows for engagement with communities in Ghana through HIV and AIDS education, drama, and dance. SCADC employs traditional African dance, music, and theater into performances to encourage education and dialogue to inform audiences about stigma, gender, and structural issues related to HIV and AIDS prevention. Volunteers will also facilitate educational seminars ("HIV/AIDS 101") to discuss proper condom use, the importance of HIV testing, and involve students in open discussions about HIV/AIDS. The next program dates are May 3rd to June 28th.

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19. African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) Internship

The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) is offering an internship as part of their capacity building program. It is open to female students (both local and international) and to those who have just completed their studies and are looking for experience and mentorship in the area of African women's human rights, gender mainstreaming, African feminist movements, and communications. The interns will work under the supervision and guidance of the programme officer in charge of a specific program for a minimum period of 3 months and maximum period of 6 months. The interns are expected to agree with the program officer on the terms of reference for the internship, taking into account both FEMNET's interest and the intern's interest.

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20. IDEO Fellowship Program

IDEO is looking for applicants for an 11-month fellowship program. Applicants should have experience in social sector, business world, or design industry with a passion for improving low-income communities and spreading human-centered design. Through the duration of the fellowship, residents will work on poverty related challenges covering an array of topics - such as, agriculture, gender equity, financial services, health, and water and sanitation. Residents will join senior designers from IDEO to form IDEO.org's interdisciplinary design team for an 11-month period and will be based in San Francisco, but will spend significant time traveling and in the field.

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