Community Capacity Building Initiative provides communities with knowledge, skills and resources to enable them to participate fully in disease management and control, increased income, enhanced social status, and a cleaner environment through sustainable programs. The centre and focus of our activities is the community.
In malaria, for example, CCBI provides appropriate information to CBOs, women groups, FBOs, youth groups, cooperatives and societies, in (among others) the following areas on Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM) for malaria control:
In malaria, for example, CCBI provides appropriate information to CBOs, women groups, FBOs, youth groups, cooperatives and societies, in (among others) the following areas on Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM) for malaria control:
- Advocacy for prevention and treatment of malaria at community level
- Information Education and Communication (IEC) for malaria control and vector management
- Information dissemination and utilization of research results in malaria prevention, vector management, and malaria diagnosis and treatment
- Establishment, strengthening and implementation of referral system for malaria diagnosis and treatment
- Cultural issues in malaria management and prevention
- Behaviour change communication for malaria prevention and control
- Creation of linkages between CBOs, NGOs, FBOs and other community based groups for knowledge and experience sharing
Strengthen community programs in health, agriculture and the environment, and thus improve community health and food security for sustained development
Communities living in prosperity in a healthy environment, and under sustained development
Communities living in prosperity in a healthy environment, and under sustained development