Community media
News
On June 22, 2018, the USAID-funded SPRING project in the Kyrgyz Republic hosted an event in Bishkek to share important lessons and accomplishments of the project from 2014 to 2018.
SPRING participated in the CORE Group Global Health Practitioner Conference, delivering a presentation on engaging men for improved nutrition, and sharing research on hemoglobin measurement...
SPRING staff traveled to Nusa Dua, Indonesia to present on SPRING’s work in nutrition social and behavior change and to build skills among practitioners at the 2018 International Social and...
Location: Bali
This year, two SPRING videos received honorable mentions in the 2018 Pulitzer Global Health Video competition for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference in New...
SPRING’s community video approach in the Sahel places third in award that recognizes unique and compelling projects that impact real lives.
Location: Sahel
Galleries
SPRING in the Kyrgyz Republic hosted an event in Bishkek to share important lessons and accomplishments of the project from 2014 to 2018.
In May 2017, staff from SPRING/Sierra Leone visited Faranah, Guinea to learn about SPRING/Guinea.
SPRING/Guinea provided training on production and dissemination of community videos for MIYCF, hygiene, and nutrition-sensitive agriculture to community agents in Faranah and Mamou, Guinea.
Location: Guinea
Videos
This series of 15 videos, starring Chef Daniyar Derkembaev, includes nutritious recipes for young children (6 – 24 months) as well as some that are great for the whole family.
This video highlights learning and experience from SPRING's diverse community media portfolio through four key principles with examples of each principle in action, using various types of...
Location: India, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, Uganda
As they come back from the field, Mr. Mamane and his wife, who live in the village of Dan Fantoua in the Zinder region, talk about marrying their young [teenage] daughter.
The video is shot in the village of N’Walla, in the commune of Tchadoua. After these discussions, men and women understand the mechanisms that can break the cycle of malnutrition.
The video is shot in the village of Zagawa Haoussa, in the Zinder region, and talks about ways to preserve cowpeas in order to fight against malnutrition and increase women’s economic power...
Un élève est renvoyé de l’école pour défaut de paiement des frais de scolarité. Afin de résoudre ce problème, sa mère décide de vendre un de ses moutons.
Un élève est renvoyé de l’école pour défaut de paiement des frais de scolarité. Afin de résoudre ce problème, sa mère décide de vendre un de ses moutons.
Un élève est renvoyé de l’école pour défaut de paiement des frais de scolarité. Afin de résoudre ce problème, sa mère décide de vendre un de ses moutons.
Salimata se rend au centre de santé pour la pesée un mois après son accouchement. L’agent de santé profite de cette occasion pour lui parler de la planification familiale.
Catherine se rend au centre de santé pour la pesée un mois après son accouchement. L’agent de santé profite de cette occasion pour lui parler de la planification familiale.
In 2016, SPRING introduced the community video approach in Guinea working with our local partner, Winrock International and Digital Green. Through a rapid formative research process, SPRING...
In 2016, SPRING introduced the community video approach in Guinea working with our local partner, Winrock International and Digital Green. Through a rapid formative research process, SPRING...
Reports
During our three years of implementation, SPRING/Ghana carried out a successful multi-sectoral program to improve nutrition within the 15 districts of the Upper East and Northern regions...
By combining the power of traditional storytelling with low-cost technology, the SPRING project and Digital Green (DG) have developed a community video social and behavior change (SBC)...
The SPRING project introduced a community media approach in Burkina Faso in February 2016 to reduce undernutrition. The goal of the SPRING pilot intervention in Burkina Faso was to...
Activities
In India, SPRING works with the UPAVAN project to promote improved health practices through disseminations of community-made videos.
Job Aids and Tools
This Photo-to-Illustration (PTI) Guide highlights a specific technique for creating high-quality illustrations through a process involving tracing a reference photograph and then scanning...
Videos made for the community by the community have proved to be effective in causing social and behavior change in Sahel. This document serves as a “road map” to implementing community...
Location: Sahel, Niger, Burkina Faso
Briefs
In this slide document, we present findings from a fourth round of data collection completed in May 2017 in Niger to measure the sustained effect of the community video activities. The...
Starting in 2016, SPRING partnered with six local radio stations to produce and air 60-second spots on high-impact nutrition and hygiene practices.
Success Stories
In rural Kpatia-Tengre, a 131-member community in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region of Ghana, a lack of latrines resulted in community members openly defecating around homes and...