Ideas Archives - News & Stories - CARE https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/category/ideas/ Fighting Poverty and World Hunger Mon, 10 Jul 2023 20:26:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3 Lessons Learned in Building Sustainable and Accessible Chatbots https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/ideas/lessons-learned-in-building-sustainable-and-accessible-chatbots/ Fri, 12 May 2023 18:19:43 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=27950 After developing WhatsApp chatbots to support CARE Bangladesh and CARE Nigeria's programs promoting immunizations, CARE learned numerous important lessons about chatbot logistics, developing content, and chatbot building.

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]]> CARE Nigeria explores digital health campaigning through WhatsApp https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/ideas/care-nigeria-explores-digital-health-campaigning-through-whatsapp/ Wed, 10 May 2023 19:48:07 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=27942 Building on pre-existing efforts to engage communities and increase their access to vaccination services, CARE Nigeria developed and launched a chatbot on WhatsApp in 2022 that disseminated early childhood immunization information in an engaging, yet easy-to-use format.

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]]> CARE Bangladesh launches chatbot on WhatsApp to promote immunization https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/ideas/care-bangladesh-launches-chatbot-on-whatsapp-to-promote-immunization/ Thu, 04 May 2023 19:03:31 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=27911 CARE Bangladesh—with support from Meta—used Turn.io's user-friendly platform to build a chatbot on WhatsApp that would provide people in Bangladesh with immunization knowledge.

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]]> CARE Honduras Drives Interest Tackling Gender-based Violence on Social Media https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/ideas/care-honduras-drives-interest-tackling-gender-based-violence-on-social-media/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 20:23:20 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=26708 With 6.2 cases of femicide for every 100,000 people, gender-based violence (GBV) is one of Honduras’ most serious social challenges. To raise awareness about and shift social norms around GBV, CARE Honduras, in partnership with Meta, ran a six-week digital social and behavior change communication campaign in 2022.

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]]> CARE Guatemala Promotes Masculinity Over Machismo in Social Media Campaign https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/ideas/care-guatemala-promotes-masculinity-over-machismo-in-social-media-campaign/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:48:19 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=26552 Every day, 187 women in Guatemala report being victims of violence, generally caused by men. To shift norms and attitudes around long-standing toxic machismo culture and widespread gender-based violence against women, CARE Guatemala, in partnership with Meta, ran a social and behavior change communication campaign in 2022.

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]]> CARE Ecuador Addresses Violence Against Domestic Workers Through Ad Campaign https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/ideas/care-ecuador-addresses-violence-against-domestic-workers/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 18:56:23 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=26439 To shift norms and attitudes surrounding the widespread gender-based violence among domestic workers, CARE Ecuador, in partnership with Meta, ran a social and behavior change communication campaign from October to November of 2022.

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]]> Strong impact for farmers and youth from a first-of-its-kind partnership in Tanzania https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/ideas/strong-impact-for-farmers-and-youth-from-a-first-of-its-kind-partnership-in-tanzania/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:43:10 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=25752 Rozalia is part of a pilot launched in mid-2022 between myAgro and CARE International that seeks to help address challenges that smallholder farmers face. The partnership centers on supporting smallholder farmers from the Ludewa area of Tanzania, helping address four key challenges: access to good agricultural inputs, access to agronomic training, linkage to markets, and increased food security amidst a growing global food crisis.

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]]> CARE Nigeria Works with Influencers at Scale for SBCC Campaign on Childhood Immunization https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/ideas/care-nigeria-works-with-influencers-at-scale-for-sbcc-campaign-on-childhood-immunization/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 17:51:36 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=25547 CARE Nigeria worked with the influencer agency AIfluence to collaborate with 25 trusted messengers from Yobe State to spread awareness about the importance of childhood immunization.

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]]> CARE Bangladesh Drives Social Behavioral Change in Access to Antenatal Care https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/ideas/care-bangladesh-drives-social-behavioral-change-in-access-to-antenatal-care/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 17:09:13 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=25540 Since 2021, CARE Bangladesh has run multiple social behavioral change communication (SBCC) campaigns on Facebook and Instagram addressing health topics such as COVID-19, maternal health, and childhood immunization.

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]]> Using Social Media to Change Knowledge About Maternal Health in Iraq https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/ideas/using-social-media-to-change-knowledge-about-maternal-health-in-iraq/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 17:00:32 +0000 https://www.care.org/?p=25534 Through a yearlong Accelerator program with Meta, CARE Iraq set out to learn how social media might complement on-the-ground health programming related to antenatal care or healthcare during pregnancy.

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