Plenary
Session 1
SBCC and Community Engagement
Format: Comms Talk
Moderator: Mandira Kalra Kalaan, SBCC Expert
- Using Radio Stations to engage with Local Communities during COVID-19 Crisis: Evidence from Bangladesh (Monjur Ahmed)
- Activating COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake through Effective SBCC in Asia (Madhu Kalra, Saleha Zahid)
- Using Digital Technologies for Systematic Community engagement: Learnings for Future RCCE Interventions (Remy Smida, Cary McCormick)
Session 2
Reaching out to Vulnerable Communities
Format: Oral Presentations
Moderator: Archana Kapoor, CEO SMART, India
- Reinforcing RCCE Efforts to Combat COVID-19 in Border Adjacent Communities in Khulna Region, Bangladesh (Umme Halima) PPT presentation available here
- ‘Pitching it right’: Bringing Communication and Health Expertise Together to Support Rohingya Refugees through the Covid-19 Pandemic (Arif Al Mamun, Khandokar Hasanul Banna) PPT presentation available here
- Communication Skilling empowered TB Affected Communities in India (Malaviya, S, Mohanty, S, Pandurangan, S, Kerketta, F And NP, Abhijith)
- Lessons of an RCCE Initiative in Internally Displaced Camps (IDPs) – Afghanistan (Farid Ahmad Rahmani & Parwana Hamdam)
Session 3
Fresh Insights
Format: Multimedia Showcase
Moderator: Nirmala Nair, Founder Director, Kaboom Social Impact, New Delhi, India
- Agility, Responsiveness and Timing make all the Difference: Learnings from a COVID-19 Prevention Multimedia Campaign in Nepal (Indra Dhoj Kshetri, Pooja Pandey Rana, Dipak Raj Sharma)
- Positive COVID-19 Hygiene Behaviour Change through Mass Campaigning in Pakistan (Narmeen Adeel, Waleed Ikram)
- Addressing Tribal Community’s Needs in Remote Areas through Contextualised RCCE Interventions in Chittagong, Bangladesh (Gita Rani Das, Madhuri Banerjee) PPT presentation available here
Session 4
Employing New Technologies
Format: Oral Presentations
Moderator: Ehtesham Abbas, Director Programs and Operations, Center for Communication Programs Pakistan
- Learning Tree Mobile-Application: Adapting to the New Normal in Pakistan (Ahmed Lodhi, Sobia Kazi)
- Mediating Transformation and Social Change with Vulnerable Communities through Immersive Way: Storytelling through AR/VR and Interactive Documentary in India (Dr. K.S.Kusuma, Pragati Paul)
- Pivoting to Social Media and Tele-counselling for Transformational Change during the Pandemic in Rajasthan, India (Syed Saad Ahmed)
- Empowering Vulnerable Communities to deal with the Impacts of COVID-19 through Audio-based Phone Communication: A case study by Gram Vaani Community Media in India (Aditeshwar Seth) PPT presentation available here
Session 5
Effective Implementation
Format: Oral Presentations
Moderator: Ragini Pasricha, Director, Content Strategy, BBC Media Action
- RCCE Best Practices Provide Evidence for Better COVID-19 Management in India (Apurvakumar Pandya, Pragya Lodha)
- Naya Qadam – A New Dawn in Pakistan (Maheen Dhanani) PPT presentation available here
- Pandemic and Lockdown: Enabling Media as a Credible Stakeholder against VAWG in India (Deepali Desai) PPT presentation available here
Session 6
Closer to the Community
Format: Oral Presentations
Moderator: Radharani Mitra, Global Creative Advisor, BBC Media Action
- Mobilising Communities for RCCE using Local Resources, India (Misbah Rashid, Arpana Sharma Singhal and Shruti Narula)
- Community Radios as Agents of Change: Study of a Campaign for inculcating CAB among Communities, India (Archana Kapoor, Nitika Kakkar, Aswathy Nair) PPT presentation available here
- Faith Leaders’ Engagement Strategy for RCCE in Rajasthan (Nisar Ahmad, Ms. Manjaree Pant, Ryaddin Ryad)
- How Aristotle helped in Reducing COVID-19 Related Stigma & Discrimination in Mumbai, India (Varsha Chanda, Harsha Mehta, Dr.K.Baviskar)
Session 7
Power of Audio-visuals and Animation
Format: Oral Presentations
Moderator: Shyamashree Das, Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, India
- Experiences of Design and Development of ECCE Resource Book for Frontline Workers- Parwarish ke Champion (Champion of Caregiving) for Pre and Post COVID-19 Outreach Scenarios in India (Archna Kumar, Aparna Khanna, Vinita Bhargava, Shraddha Kapoor, Alka Malhotra, Sunisha Ahuja, Aparajita Chaudhary) PPT presentation available here
- Corona Super Villain Series: Visually Appealing Content overcomes Language and Socio-Cultural Barriers during a Public Health Emergency in Uttar Pradesh, India (Zafrin Chowdhury, Geetali Trivedi)
Session 8
Making Behaviours Stick
Format: Oral Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Neeru Johri, Head, Department of Communication Studies, Jagannath International Management School (JIMS), Delhi, India
- Covid-19 and Hygiene Habits: Factors Influencing Adherence and Sustainability of Newly Acquired Behaviours. A Qualitative Study from Delhi, India (Vibha Gupta, Dr. Sarita Anand)
- Behaviour is Another Vaccine – Reaching Young Girls on Vaccine Hesitancy Post Lockdown, Chennai, India (Sampath Muthuvelan, Jeevanandham Rajendran, Oyyavandhan Palaniyappan, Sugitra Jeevanandham)
- From Risk to Repeal, Communication in Pakistan (Muhammad Ihatsham Akram) PPT presentation available here
Session 9
Young & Local Stimuli
Format: Oral Presentations
Moderator: Alka Malhotra, Communication for Development Specialist, UNICEF, India Country Office
- Breaching the Digital Divide: Reaching Adolescents Where it Matters in India (Priyanka Kher, Saswati Chatterjee) PPT presentation available here
- Combatting Misinformation through Internet Literacy for Young People in India (Yashi Jain) PPT presentation available here
- Community Support Team (CST) Strategy proves Effective in Combating COVID-19 in Bangladesh (Sukumar Sarker, Zubair Shams, Joseph Johnson, Umme Salma Jahan Meena, Save the Children International, Save the Children US)
- NISHTHA Swasthya Vaani: An IVRS-based Social Listening Platform for RCCE Enhances Equity and Self-reliance in India (Priyanka Shah, Krithika Murali, Dr. Jyoti Benawri, Nagappa V.H, Anand Bairagi)
