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Breakthrough ACTION Zambia: Testimonial Videos for Youth

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

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2020

These videos were created as part of the “Life is Precious, Take Care of It” campaign supported by Breakthrough ACTION Zambia. The videos feature three well-known Zambian figures who encourage youth to be responsible with their sexual activity and to plan for their futures.

Catherine Phiri, international boxing champion

New Wezi, singer

Roberto, singer

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BA Zambia Implementation Package: Ni Zii!: A Toolkit for Implementors

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Year of Publication:

2020

This package is part of a set of implementation packages designed by the Breakthrough ACTION Zambia team.

The Ni Zii! package is designed to address the following behavioral challenges:

  • Men who engage in risky behaviors do not get tested regularly for HIV
  • Adolescents who engage in risky behaviors do not get tested regularly for HIV
  • Men want to avoid HIV but do not use condoms every time they have sex
  • Adolescents want to avoid HIV and unintended pregnancy but do not use condoms every time they have sex
  • Adolescents want to avoid unintended pregnancy but do not use modern contraceptive methods
  • Providers do not offer HIV testing, condom provision, or family planning in a private, confidential setting
  • Providers do not offer quality, youth-responsive family planning services to all adolescents

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BA Zambia Implementation Package: Men’s Wellness Days Toolkit

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Year of Publication:

2020

This package is part of a set of implementation packages designed by the Breakthrough ACTION Zambia team.

Men’s Wellness Days are an integrated design package to address the following problems:

  • Men want to avoid HIV but do not use condoms every time they have sex
  • Men who engage in risky sex do not regularly get • screened and tested for HIV
  • Men want to prevent malaria but do not sleep under insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) every night
  • Men do not participate in preventative or curative care for their children under five, including nutrition and care seeking for illnesses

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BA Zambia Implementation Package: Growth Monitoring Toolkits

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Year of Publication:

2020

This package is part of a set of implementation packages designed by the Breakthrough ACTION Zambia team.

This package is designed to address the following problems:

  • Mothers and caretakers do not follow the recommended guidelines for the complementary feeding of children between six months and two years.
  • Men do not participate in preventative or curative care for their children under five, including providing optimal nutrition.

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BA Zambia Implementation Package: Emergency Planning

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Year of Publication:

2020

This package is part of a set of implementation packages designed by the Breakthrough ACTION Zambia team.

The emergency planning activity is designed to address the following behavioral problem:

  • Some caretakers do not seek timely care at health facilities when their children under five experience symptoms of illness. Specifically, this design addresses the following behavioral barrier to caretakers seeking care for children, as identified through Breakthrough ACTION’s formative research and social and behavioral diagnosis process:
  • To avoid the hassle of going to the facility, many caretakers delay seeking care until they deem it necessary, yet they lack cues to determine when it is necessary.

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BA Zambia Implementation Package: Adolescent Wellness Days: A Toolkit for Implementors

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

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2020

This package is part of a set of implementation packages designed by the Breakthrough ACTION Zambia team.

Ishibeni Utuntu, or Adolescent Wellness Days, is an integrated package designed to address the following problems:

  • Adolescents want to avoid HIV and unintended pregnancy but do not use condoms
  • Adolescents want to avoid unintended pregnancy but do not use modern contraceptives
  • Adolescents who engage in risky sex do not get screened and tested regularly for HIV
  • Adolescents want to prevent malaria but do not sleep under insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) every night

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