Faith leaders are credible, influential and trustworthy and therefore serve as a great resource within communities. They have a critical role to play in maternal health advocacy. Religious beliefs and deeply rooted socio-cultural norms
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The International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit is the world’s largest gathering dedicated to the science and practice of social and behaviour change. First convened in 2016, the Summit was created to provide a
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In many Nigerian communities, family planning is still weighed down by fear—fear fuelled by myths, half-truths and whispered cautionary tales passed from one woman to another. Stories of infertility, excessive
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As the morning sun spreads across Kaduna, traditional and religious leaders from different faiths and cultural backgrounds gather with a shared purpose: to validate materials that could help shift norms and behaviours