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Authors: Alexandra De Filippo and Humma Sheikh, BIT North America, September 9 2020 - Leveraging entertaining media for educational purposes - a.k.a. edutainment - has been long celebrated for its potential to reach people at scale and to influence entrenched social norms.

"...a more positive, collaborative approach to addressing questions that draws on participants own knowledge - instead of assuming facilitators alone have the answers..." The Nigeria Social Norms Learning Collaborative aims to strengthen social norms research and practice in Nigeria by building sustained expertise and capacity in Nigerian organisa

"There is need for ongoing engagement with community members to understand narratives around medical research in their socio-economic, political and cultural context and any differences with researchers views as divergent modes of communication." The introduction of medical research in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has often been associated with negati

The mental health of Americans has suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic, and new research shows the damage wasnt limited to adults.

‘It’s life or death’: The mental health crisis among US teens

The Africa Albinism Network (Network) is seeking a social media and content enthusiast but also passionate about social justice in Africa. You may also be a student studying digital marketing or a marketing degree looking for experience in the NGO sector.

"...digital solutions can be used to provide access to critical health information to hard-to-reach vulnerable populations such as...refugee... parents and their children."

"Understanding the role of norms in womens strategic decisions is critical to developing effective policies and interventions to improve womens overall socio-economic development." The influence of social and gender norms on womens socio-economic development is increasingly recognised.

The Florida Department of Health is advising against any gender-affirming care for children and adolescents in new guidelines that are contrary to direction from major medical associations and federal health

"Humanitarian actors should explore the use of CBS in humanitarian responses to improve disease surveillance and contribute in strengthening health systems."