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…with the ability to acquire and/or use information about HIV/AIDS and its treatment regimens. Early recognition and treatment of depression would lead to better uptake of behaviour change messages, decrease HIV transmission risk behaviours and enhance adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART), which may result in improved clinical effectiveness of ART regimens. The World Health Organization recommends…

…detection and screening to tthree hospitals in Jakarta, Semarang and Yogyakarta; these numbers demonstrated how the awareness-raising campaign that was initiated by the project played a significant role in behaviour change. The Bank CIMB Niaga donated $14,468 CAD to Alzheimer’s Indonesia, to continue raising awareness of the disease and pledged to be the first Age Friendly Bank in…

This project will develop and pilot-test the Lekker platform - a learning tool aimed at sexual and reproductive health (SRH) behavior change in public school students (12-17 years) in Maputo, Mozambique. The platform includes content on early marriage, family planning, and sexually transmitted infections and diseases and is personalized to match students’ level of education.…

…recommended for two decades, yet deaths still occur.  Solution Implemented in Guatemala, the project aimed to: 1.       Co-package the oral rehydration solution (ORS) with zinc to positively change provider and caregiver behaviour in diarrhea treatment in Guatemala and improve diarrhea treatment adherence 2.       Provide the government with a cost-benefit analysis of the feasibility and acceptability…

…for depression. Because the total number screened exceeded the number expected (3,000), the training was shown to increase access to mental health services in the community. The change in depression scores was measured using the Becks Depression Inventory scale (BDI) and showed a highly significant 34% improvement of depression symptoms three months after the intervention. In a…

…workers. While current community-based assessment tools are used primarily for measurement, and have seldom led to interventions, assessment-linked intervention is an effective model that also facilitates behaviour change at the family level. Six community-based workers trained on developmental assessment of babies up to 18 months, as well as behavioural assessment and counseling of families, conducted…

…– was to launch a market-based business model to deliver LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) stoves to families cooking with wood, while promoting household air pollution awareness and behaviour change. One of the specific objectives of the study was to train women entrepreneurs to distribute stoves and LPG tanks, and to educate households about gas stove use…

…village-level entrepreneur networks that want to operate the Mobile Vaani platform in their catchment areas. An equity investment of $400,000 was raised in 2013 to experiment with scalability models for the network. The partnerships with WRAI and JEEViKA have further demonstrated evidence of social impact through behaviour change and collective action boosted through the project.

…water filter. Outcome So far, 614 people are participating in the project and using the water filters. Although the product was accepted by people, some awareness and change of attitude in relation to water consumption is still needed. The entire population of the five project communities has been visited and home visits have been made…

…people with hearing aids, referred 16 people to audiologists/ENT specialists and sold 43 hearing aids. WWH found that 100% of the 21 clients surveyed experienced a positive change in feelings of isolation and depression after they received their hearing aids. Based on this work, WWH estimated that audio-techs need less than 60 minutes to fit…