Interpersonal Communication (IPC)

A UNICEF-led Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program in Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp using community health volunteers to promote handwashing, safe water storage, and sanitation practices. The program transitioned from emergency response to sustainable household-level infrastructure.

A data-driven approach to enrolling and retaining out-of-school girls using predictive analytics and community volunteers. Educate Girls identifies 'hotspot' villages (5% of villages containing 40% of out-of-school girls) and deploys local women volunteers called 'Team Balika' to counsel families door-to-door. The program has enrolled 2+ million girls and improved learning for 2.4 million children across 30,000 villages. Combines parental counseling, School Management Committee strengthening, girls' leadership councils (Bal Sabhas), and remedial learning curriculum.

The largest early childhood development initiative in humanitarian history, combining localized Arabic 'Sesame Street' content with direct services including preschool, parenting sessions, and home visits. Features Muppet characters designed to help refugee children process trauma and develop social-emotional skills.

A UNICEF-supported program using female community mobilizers to deliver life-saving health information to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar camps. Mobilizers address sensitive topics like handwashing, malnutrition, and reproductive health in culturally appropriate ways.

A comprehensive HIV/AIDS behavior change communication program in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp, using peer education, community health workers, and culturally adapted messaging to promote safe practices and reduce HIV transmission among diverse refugee populations.

India's flagship nutrition awareness campaign conducted annually in September. Uses mass media, community mobilization, and interpersonal communication to promote breastfeeding, complementary feeding, anemia prevention, and hygiene behaviors among mothers, children, and adolescent girls.

The largest public health initiative in history, GPEI uses comprehensive communication strategies including community mobilization, interpersonal communication through health workers, and mass media to achieve polio vaccination coverage. The initiative has reduced polio cases by 99.9% since 1988 through sustained behavior change communication.

A multi-country initiative to improve infant and young child feeding practices through strategic behavior change communication. Uses mass media, community-based counseling, and policy advocacy to promote exclusive breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and other countries.

Search for Common Ground (SFCG) implements community dialogue and media-based peacebuilding programs across 35+ countries. Their approach uses participatory media production, community radio, and facilitated dialogue to transform conflict, build trust between divided groups, and promote social cohesion in fragile and conflict-affected settings.

Interpeace works with local partners to design and implement inclusive peacebuilding processes. Their approach combines research, dialogue facilitation, and media to help societies build lasting peace. Active in Central America, Africa, Middle East, and Asia with a focus on addressing root causes of conflict through sustained community engagement.

UNHCR Jordan implements comprehensive health communication programs for Syrian refugees and host communities. Uses community health volunteers, mobile clinics, and digital platforms to promote vaccination, maternal health, and mental health services. Reaches over 650,000 registered refugees across camps and urban settings.

FHI 360 implements youth development programs in Jordan focusing on employability, life skills, and civic engagement for Jordanian and Syrian refugee youth. Uses peer education, mentorship, and digital platforms to build skills and change attitudes toward entrepreneurship and self-reliance.

Jhpiego works with Egypt's Ministry of Health to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes through health worker training, community mobilization, and behavior change communication. Focuses on antenatal care, skilled birth attendance, and essential newborn care practices in Upper Egypt governorates.

Mercy Corps implements youth-focused programs across Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq to build resilience and social cohesion among conflict-affected communities. Uses sports, arts, and dialogue to bring together diverse groups and address drivers of conflict and extremism.

The study highlights the rise of Anopheles stephensi, an invasive mosquito spreading across African cities, posing a new challenge to malaria control efforts. It emphasizes the importance of raising awareness and addressing human behaviors, such as water storage and fever response, to prevent the mosquito from becoming a widespread threat.