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Rhythm of Life Music and Health Festival – Zambia

Source: Johns Hopkins University CCP, MoH Zambia and partners with support from the United States Agency for International Development

Year of Publication:

2009

“Rhythm of Life” is Zambia’s first music festival and health fair developed under the Health Communication Partnership, a six-year project funded by USAID, which provided family planning, reproductive health and maternal and child health service, HIV counseling and testing, counseling and referral for male circumcision, malaria testing, and other health counseling services.

Bringing together the top musicians in Zambia in a training to be Health Ambassadors, this effort also led up to a “We are the World”-style music video and performance that included all the artists in a wildly popular song called “Rhythm of Life” featuring the legendary Oliver Mtukudzi. The lyrics of the song are about taking responsibility for your own health.

Links to the songs are as follows:

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Girls and Growing Up

Source: Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

A brochure about puberty for girls. Covers topics such as: “What’s happening to my body?” “That time of the month,” “Ovulation,” “Menstruation,” “Zits, spots and pimples,” and “Survive Puberty.”

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Fact Sheets on Adolescent HIV Trends

Source: UNAIDS

Year of Publication:

2016

Fact sheets on adolescent HIV trends, distribution of adolescent AIDS-related deaths, HIV treatment for adolescents, and adolescent knowledge, testing and behaviour related to HIV are available for the following countries:

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#EndAdolescentAIDS Fact Sheets

Source: SafAIDS

Year of Publication:

2014

Fact sheets on adolescent HIV trends, distribution of adolescent AIDS-related deaths, HIV treatment for adolescents, and adolescent knowledge, testing and behaviour related to HIV are available for the following countries:

  • Zambia
  • Swaziland
  • South Africa
  • Malawi
  • Lesotho
  • Zimbabwe

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Diva Centres Project, Zambia

Source: IDEO, Marie Stopes Zambia

Year of Publication:

2016

A teens-only approach to contraception is getting girls the services they need to make the choices that are right for them.

In Zambia, a radical new approach to contraception is giving adolescent girls the information and services they need to make their own choices and take control of their futures. At the Diva Centres, girls do their nails while having informal conversations about boys and sex. They hang out with friends, learn about contraception in their own terms from trained peers, and, when they’re ready, receive counseling and access to a variety of short and long-term birth control methods in a safe and judgment-free environment from a trained professional. In this safe environment, girls begin to connect birth control with their future aspirations and get the information they need to make smart decisions from a safe and trusted resource.

By taking a human-centered approach, and spending weeks immersed in the lives and aspirations of Zambian teens, the team designed a multi-touchpoint approach to getting girls the contraception they need.

For girls who visited one of the three Diva Centres, 82% got contraceptive services and 36% returned for another visit.

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Club Risky Business TV Series Concept Note

Source: Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, Media 365

Year of Publication:

2009

This is concept note about Club Risky Business, a multimedia campaign in Zambia focusing on concurrent sexual partnerships. The concept note was prepared by a media company helping with the production of the show.

The note describes a 26 episode series focusing on promoting positive health-seeking behavior among the general population. The proposed series package will include 45-minute episodes with the initial season being 26 episodes and subsequent seasons being 13 episodes each. Packaged with the series are Public Service Announcements (PSA) on various health issues. Each episode or series of episodes will highlight a health concern like malaria and focus on the behavior change objective required to prevent that particular health problem. The series is targeted at the general public (young people, men and women, policy makers, professionals and opinion leaders). The intention of this series is to make the audience aware of various issues surrounding health and wellness by showing how an individual, family and the community are impacted by various and specific health issues and the contributing and/or surrounding dynamics that affect them.

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Breakthrough ACTION Zambia: Testimonial Videos for Youth

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Year of Publication:

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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Boys and Growing Up

Source: Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

A brochure for boys about puberty, answering frequently asked questions. Information covers: what is puberty, what’s happening to my body, the penis, sperm, wet dreams, zits, spots, and pimples, and how to survive puberty.

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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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