Friday, April 10, 2015

WHAT I LEARNED TODAY: Day 18 of the free online C-Modules course on Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC)

Thank you for visiting my blog! My name is Mary-Sanyu, and I am passionate about Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC). I have embarked on a life-long journey to champion for the growing practice of SBCC in Africa.

I am currently studying "C-Modules" -- a 6-module learning package on SBCC that was developed by C-Change and can be freely downloaded at this link: CLICK HERE.

When I am done with the 6 modules, I will roll out free capacity building workshops for organizations in Africa that engage in SBCC. 

Over the last few weeks, I have been reviewing Module 0 (Facilitator's Handbook), which lays an important foundation for the rest of the C-Modules course. It breaks down concepts and principles that are used throughout the training material.

These include:
  • THE DEFINITION OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGE COMMUNICATION (SBCC)
  • AN OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE
  • CURRENT PROJECTS
  • CHARACTERISTICS OF SBCC
  • TEN SBCC PRINCIPLES
  • THE THEORETICAL BASE OF THE SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL MODEL

What I studied today:

Today, I took a step back from Module 0 (Facilitator's Handbook) to study the Cover & Acknowledgments, Facilitator Preparation Guide, and Facilitator's Appendix.

What I learned today:

  1. C-Modules was field-tested in several locations before being rolled out.
  2. C-Modules was developed by some of the best brains in the SBCC industry! I was tongue-tied as I read the Cover & Acknowledgments.
  3. This training material aims to increase the number of organizations that effectively apply SBCC. It builds on what organizations already do well and emphasizes areas that need strengthening. 
  4. The training can be conducted as a two-part workshop or a three-part workshop.
  5. C-Modules is laden with tonnes of online support resource material!
  6. The Ohio University partnered with Health Communication Capacity Collaborative to offer C-Modules as a self-paced online course. (The link I tried was dead, so I can not comment on the course.)
Interested in signing up for this course? CLICK HERE.

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C-Modules were developed by C-Change, funded by USAID under Cooperative Agreement No. GPO-A-00-07-0004-00. The six modules can be freely downloaded and used, provided full credit is given to C-Change as follows: C-Change (Communication for Change). 2011. C-Modules: A Learning Package for Social and Behavior Change Communication. Washington, DC: FHI 360/C-Change.

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