Capacity Strengthening

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1 Capacity Strengthening K A R E N G R E I N E R A N D R E W C A R L S O N P H I L L I S K I M S A R A H M E Y A N A T H A N A N T J E B E C K E R - B E N T O N E L I Z A B E T H B U R L E I G H M O D E R A T O R : E M I L Y B O C K H

2 How Do We Understand Capacity Strengthening (CS)? Strengthening of core competencies in SBCC Strengthening different level of implementation by working with: Organizations Networks Institutions Linking training and ongoing technical support to practice Providing open access tools and materials

3 SBCC CS Toolkit SBCC Framework Capacity assessment tools Competency- and theory-based C-Modules (6 modules) Online SBCC courses Courses at centers of excellence C-Capacity an online resource center and e-newsletters Guidance on participatory material development

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5 Development of Centers of Excellence and Tailoring of Online Courses K A R E N G R E I N E R A N D R E W C A R L S O N

6 We Are Here:

7 Centers of Excellence (COEs) 1. South Africa: University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), School of Public Health 2. Guatemala: Universidad del Valle 3. Nigeria: o o University of Calabar, Department of Theatre & Media Studies Cross River University of Technology, Department of Media Communication Studies 4. Albania: University of Tirana, Department of Social Sciences

8 Course Offerings: Multiple Formats and Publics Undergraduate program for academic credit (Nigeria) Graduate program or certificate for academic credit (Nigeria, South Africa, Albania) Non-credit courses for development professionals (Nigeria, South Africa, Guatemala) Online facilitated or blended course, face-to-face and online (Guatemala, in progress)

9 South Africa: Wits New Relationships, New Opportunities University of the Witwatersrand Ohio University and UNICEF Students (MPH) Professionals (Short courses) Universities in Nigeria and Albania (Exchanges & mentoring)

10 Nigeria: University of Calabar and Cross River University of Technology New Courses and Formats S/N MONDAY, DEC. 5 TUESDAY, DEC. 6 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7 THURSDAY, DEC. 8 FRIDAY, DEC. 9 1 Morning Session: 1.1 Welcome and Introductions - Prof. Chris Nwamuo Morning Session 2.1 C-Modules 1,4& 5 (Situation Analysis, M&E) - Prof. Chris & Dr. Andrew Morning Session 3.1 C-Module 2: Design -Dr. Stanis Iyorza Morning Session 4.1 Group Work (Design) -Dr. Edet Essien Morning Session 5.1 Group presentation - Dr. Essien -Prof Enendu 2 - Prof. Chris Nwamuo 1.2 Ice breaker & Agenda - Dr. Stanis Iyorza C-Module O: SBCC Introduction - Pro. Chris & Dr. Andrew 4 Afternoon Session 1.4 SBCC Examples - Prof. Chris Edutainment + radio; Dr. Betiang Theatre for Development Application activities - Dr. Andrew & Dr. Greiner 2.2 Problem Identification Activity (World Café) Group Selection - Dr. Worugji/Dr. Stanis Afternoon Session 2.3 Research Design Activity - Dr. Esekong Andrew 2.4 Research Exercise in Community Prof. Iji & Prof. Enendu 3.2 Design Activity ll Prof. Enendu Afternoon Session 3.3 C-Module 3: Creation - Prof. Chris/Victor Ogbodo Afternoon Session 4.2 Group Work (at Hotel or UNICAL) 3.4 Creation Activity 4.3 Group Dinner (Optional) Afternoon Session 5.2 Evalution s -Dr. Stanis Iyorza -Dr. Gloria Worugji 5.3 Next Steps & Action plans

11 Guatemala: Universidad del Valle New Course Platforms

12 Illustrative Case: Professor Estuardo Guardia, Universidad del Valle, Guatemala SBCC face-to-face training (x2) Replication of SBCC training Nine-month SBCC online course C-Modules used in courses at Universidad del Valle EG 25 students Co-designed six-week online SBCC pilot course Conversion of online pilot to hybrid format 28 professionals

13 Albania: University of Tirana New Relationships and Potential Opportunities University of Tirana, Albania Malmø University, Sweden (Exchange with students and faculty) Students (MA) Albanian NGOs and govt. reps Roskilde University, Denmark (Connected with faculty)

14 We Are Here:

15 Initial Assessment Online courses: Useful and accessible? Content: Appropriate for online learning? Costs: For development, hosting, support...? Course site: Where to be built and hosted?

16 Implementation Facilitated 1. Lower design costs Self-Paced 1. No facilitation costs 2. Participants are guided through the course 2. Participants work at own pace 3. Facilitator and participant interaction 3. Unlimited number of participants

17 Invite sharing of participants experiences and knowledge Adapting Content Maintain constant facilitator engagement with participants

18 Discussion site: Ning, a commercial platform Technical Issues Course materials site: Custom-built by Ohio U. Embedded links improve navigation between sites

19 Lessons Learned Online Modules Differing technical and language abilities Limited/sporadic access to the internet Content of the facilitated courses: Comprehensive and challenging Online courses complement on-the-ground SBCC efforts

20 Lessons Learned Centers of Excellence Question of measurement Longitudinal measures would be useful + 6 months, + 1 yr, + 2 yrs, + 5 yrs Great potential for cross-learning A center-of-excellence learning summit?