SBC Alliance - Ethiopian Health Education & Promotion Professionals Association

OUR Principles

ONE

Respect marginalized and vulnerable groups, children, adolescents, women, disabled

TWO

Apply gender lens, equity lens, rights lens

THREE

Facilitate cross learning between regions, countries and programs

FOUR

Complementarity and non competition

FIVE

Members responsibility to declare any conflict of interest

Our Vision

Be the knowledge and advocacy lead on Social & Behaviour Change in Ethiopia for community led and behavioural science driven programs to ensure the rights of all children, adolescents and women.

SBC Alliance Terms of Reference

1. Knowledge Management (KM)

The SBC Alliance will convene for knowledge sharing through seminar series, webinars, mass mailers, brown-bag sessions Objective of KM will be learning from success and failures, avoiding duplication of resources, replication and scale up, constructive critiquing and problem solving or solution provision

4. Measurement

How to measure behavior change, social change, social norms change/shits is a complex field and understood by a limited resource pool of SBC community The SBC Alliance will attempt to enhance knowledge on measurement methods If required, alliance will pool resource for measuring results or proof of concept.

2. Collaborative SBC Strategies

The SBC Alliance will create a ready repository of SBC strategies developed on diverse themes in the past 5 Years The repository will serve as ready reference and will help avoid duplication. If a new SBCC strategy development requirement emerges, the alliance will pool technical expertise to manage it within a small downtime Such strategies will be co-authored by alliance members and will be published as developed by the SBC Alliance

5. Programming at Scale & Innovation

Alliance will keep an eye on global/regional/national/local innovations in SBC research, implementation, monitoring Knowledge session will be organized on understanding, appreciating these innovations Alliance will assess (pre-defined tools) feasibility of these innovations for replication and scale up

3. Policy Advocacy

The SBC Alliance will reflect on Government SBC/IEC guidelines, policy available, its robustness to achieve behavior change and social change results as contribution to program goals/target. Guideline and policy gaps identified will be listed, deliberated. Policy think tank will be consulted to prepare relevant policy briefs. Nominated members will make policy advocacy pitch with relevant Ministries of the Government.

SBC Alliance Member Interventions

Health Promotion Campaigns	Partners	Regions
Family planning and reproductive health education	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	ABH	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, S southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	Population Media Center-Ethiopia	Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	Saint Paul's Hospital Mellinnium medical college	Oromia
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	Population Service International Ethiopia	Afar, Amhara, Central Ethiopia ,Oromia, Somali, S southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Maternal and child health awareness	UNICEF HFO	Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	ABH	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	Population Media Center-Ethiopia	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	Population Service International Ethiopia	Amhara, Central Ethiopia, Oromia, southern Ethiopia
HIV/AIDS prevention and stigma reduction	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	Population Media Center-Ethiopia	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	ABH	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, southern Ethiopia, Tigray
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	Population Service International Ethiopia	Amhara, Central Ethiopia, Gambela, Oromia, southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Hygiene and sanitation promotion	UNICEF HFO	Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	NALA Foundation	Oromia, Southern Ethiopia
	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	Content	Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Gambela, Oromia, southern Ethiopia
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	Population Service International Ethiopia	Afar, Amhara, Central Ethiopia, Oromia, Somali, southern Ethiopia, Tigray
Vaccination campaigns and immunization drives	UNICEF HFO	Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	Ethiopian Health Education and Promotion Professionals Association (EHEPA)	Afar, Oromia
	Saint Paul's Hospital Mellinnium medical college	Oromia
	ABH	Amhara, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Oromia
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Initiatives	Partners	Regions
Women's rights advocacy and legal support	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	Population Media Center-Ethiopia	Amhara, Central Ethiopia, Oromia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Gender-sensitive education and training	UNICEF HFO	Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	Population Service International Ethiopia	Amhara, Central Ethiopia, Gambela, Oromia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Economic empowerment programs for women	UNICEF HFO	Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	Population Service International Ethiopia	Amhara, Central Ethiopia, Gambela, Oromia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Leadership development and political participation	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Ending harmful traditional practices like child marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)	UNICEF HFO	Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	Population Media Center-Ethiopia	Afar, Amhara, Central Ethiopia, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray

Agriculture and Food Security Interventions	Partners	Regions
Improved farming techniques and technologies	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Crop diversification and seed distribution	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Soil conservation and water management practices	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Nutrition education and maternal/child feeding practices	UNICEF HFO	Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	Population Media Center-Ethiopia	Afar, Central Ethiopia, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	ABH Partners	Oromia
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Market access and value chain development for agricultural products	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray

Education and Child Development Programs:	Partners	Regions
School construction and infrastructure improvement	UNICEF HFO	Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Teacher training and capacity building - Early childhood education and development (ECD) initiatives	UNICEF HFO	Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Parenting education and community engagement in education	UNICEF HFO	Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Girls' education and retention programs	UNICEF HFO	Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray

Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development Initiatives:	Partners	Regions
Reforestation and afforestation projects	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Sustainable land management and conservation practices	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Climate change adaptation and resilience-building activities	UNICEF HFO	Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Renewable energy promotion and access initiatives	UNICEF HFO	Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Waste management and pollution reduction campaigns	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	Population Media Center-Ethiopia	Afar, Central Ethiopia, Oromia, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray

Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Efforts	Partners	Regions
Community dialogues and peace forums	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Conflict mediation and resolution training	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Reconciliation and trauma healing programs	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Interfaith and interethnic dialogue initiatives	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
Youth engagement and peace education activities	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray

Economic Development and Livelihoods Improvement Programs:	Partners	Regions
Vocational training and skills development	Bahir Dar University	Amhara
	USAID	Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Southwest, Tigray
	Population Service International Ethiopia	Afar Amhara, Central Ethiopia, Oromia, Somali, Southern Ethiopia, Tigray
Microfinance and small business support