SBCC in the Sahel 
          A Landscape Assessment of Nutrition and Hygiene 
          Social and Behavior Change Communication in Niger 
          and Burkina Faso 
   JULY 2014 
    This publication was made possible by the support of the American people through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under 
    Cooperative Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-11-00031, the Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) project. 
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
            ABOUT SPRING 
            The Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) project is a five-
            year USAID-funded cooperative agreement to strengthen global and country efforts to scale up high-
            impact nutrition practices and policies and improve maternal and child nutrition outcomes. The project 
            is managed by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., with partners Helen Keller International, The 
            Manoff Group, Save the Children, and the International Food Policy Research Institute. SPRING provides 
            state-of-the-art technical support and focuses on the prevention of stunting and maternal and child 
            anemia in the first 1,000 days. 
            RECOMMENDED CITATION 
            Rennie, Waverly, Peggy Koniz-Booher, Bridget Rogers, and Marjolein Moreaux. 2014. SBCC in the Sahel: 
            A Landscape Assessment of Nutrition and Hygiene Social and Behavior Change Communication in Niger 
            and Burkina Faso. Arlington, VA: USAID/Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in 
            Nutrition Globally (SPRING) Project. 
            ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
            The authors would to thank the many organizations and individuals who have contributed time, 
            experience, materials, and other resources to this review, and who have helped create what we hope is 
            an informative and useful snapshot in time and guide to nutrition and hygiene-related social and 
            behavior change communication programming in Niger and Burkina Faso. 
            SPRING 
            JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. 
            1616 Fort Myer Drive 
            16th Floor 
            Arlington, VA 22209 USA 
            Phone: 703-528-7474 
            Fax: 703-528-7480 
            Email: info@spring-nutrition.org 
            Internet: www.spring-nutrition.org 
            Cover images: Left Images courtesy of Peggy Koniz-Booher, SPRING; Right Image courtesy of 
            Development Media International. 
                                                
                       
                      CONTENTS 
                      ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................................... IV 
                      EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................................................................................IX 
                           Background and Objectives ............................................................................................................................ IX 
                           Methods ........................................................................................................................................................ IX 
                           Summary of Findings ..................................................................................................................................... X 
                           Conclusions and Recommendations ............................................................................................................... X 
                      1. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................................... 1 
                      2. METHODS ........................................................................................................................................................... 2 
                      3. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ..................................................................................................................................... 2 
                           3.1 Resilience Programming in the Sahel ........................................................................................................ 2 
                           3.2 Nutrition and Hygiene Situation ............................................................................................................... 4 
                           3.3 Nutrition and Hygiene Policies and Programming ..................................................................................... 6 
                           3.4 Nutrition and WASH-Related Projects ....................................................................................................... 10 
                           3.5 Formative and Other Research ................................................................................................................. 20 
                           3.6 SBCC Products, Programs, and Activities ................................................................................................... 24 
                      4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................32 
                      REFERENCES .........................................................................................................................................................43 
                      Annex 1. Key Stakeholders Consulted ...................................................................................................................48 
                      Annex 2. Summary of MIYCN and Hygiene SBCC Channels and Materials, Niger ....................................................56 
                      Annex 3. Summary of MIYCN and Hygiene SBCC Channels and Materials, Burkina Faso .........................................57 
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                     ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 
                     ACF                     Action Contre la Faim  
                     ACDI/VOCA               Agricultural Cooperative Development International/Volunteers in  
                                             Overseas Cooperative Assistance 
                     AE-C                    Alternatives Espace-Citoyen 
                     AHN                     Africa Health Network 
                     AGIR                    Alliance Globale pour l'Initiative Résilience 
                     AGIR-PF                 Agir pour la Planification Familiale 
                     ANIMAS-SUTURA           Association Nigérienne de Marketing Social 
                     BA                      barrier analysis 
                     BBC                     British Broadcasting Company 
                     C4D                     Communication for Development   
                     CBO                     community-based organization 
                     CEAS                    Centre Ecologique Albert Schweitzer 
                     CHW                     community health worker 
                     CIDA                    Canadian International Development Agency 
                     CLTS                    community-led total sanitation 
                     CLUSA                   Cooperative League of the USA 
                     CNA                     Cinéma Numérique Ambulant 
                     CNCN                    Conseil National de la Concertation de la Nutrition  
                     Concern                 Concern Worldwide 
                     CRENA                   Centre de Récupération Nutritionnelle Ambulatoire 
                     CRENI                   Centre de Récupération Nutritionnelle Intensive 
                     CRS                     Catholic Relief Services 
                     CRUS                    Conseil Régional des Unions du Sahel 
                     CSO                     civil society organization  
                     DFAP                    development food assistance program 
                     DFID                    Department for International Development of the United Kingdom 
                     DHS                     demographic health survey 
                     DMI                     Development Media International 
                     ECHO                    European Community Humanitarian Office 
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