Welcome to the 2026 SBCC Summit



Jun 21, 2026
Jun 26, 2026
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Program Highlights


Morning Plenary: Local, Ancestral, and Cultural Approaches to SBCC

22 Jun 2026, 10:45 AM
Sala de Banquetes América - 2 and 3 (Plenary)
Local, Ancestral, and Cultural Approaches to SBCC This session explores how Indigenous, ancestral, and traditional know...

Morning Plenary: Current Challenges in Funding SBCC Programs

23 Jun 2026, 09:30 AM
Sala de Banquetes América - 2 and 3 (Plenary)
Current Challenges in Funding SBCC Programs Funding constraints remain one of the most significant challenges facing ...

Afternoon Plenary: Culture and Social Change with Rubén Blades

24 Jun 2026, 04:00 PM
Sala de Banquetes América - 2 and 3 (Plenary)
Culture and Social Change with Rubén Blades Rubén Blades, Grammy-winning musician, actor, activist, and former Minist...
07:00 am - 04:00 pm
Badge Pick-Up
22 Jun, 2026
09:30 am - 10:15 am
Opening Ceremony
Sala de Banquetes América - 2 and 3 (Plenary) 22 Jun, 2026
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee & Tea Break
22 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Morning Plenary: Local, Ancestral, and Cultural Approaches to SBCC
Sala de Banquetes América - 2 and 3 (Plenary) 22 Jun, 2026
12:00 pm - 01:25 pm
Lunch
22 Jun, 2026
12:00 pm - 01:25 pm
Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative : celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward
Pacifico - 5* 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 02:45 pm
Young people, championing change
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Digital/Mobile | Gender | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 2* 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 02:45 pm
What works in immunization programming?
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Digital/Mobile | Gender | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Immunization
Caribe - 6* 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 02:45 pm
Flipping the Script: Bold New Voices in Sexual & Reproductive Health
Digital/Mobile | Entertainment Education | Gender
Pacifico - 3 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 03:30 pm
Harnessing SBCC through Care Groups to Improve Maternal and Child Health
Children
Pacifico - 5* 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 03:30 pm
Emoción en Juego: Tú eres el héroe
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science
Istmo - 1* 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 03:30 pm
Hands-on with AI: Tools and Tactics for Responsible AI Use Throughout the SBCC Life Cycle
Digital/Mobile
Istmo - 3 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 03:30 pm
Practical tools from “girls in action model” to lead change by challenging harmful norms and initiate girl led movement; skills for girls centered program design and implementation
Adolescents/Youth
Istmo - 2 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 03:30 pm
Democracy narratives: what are they and how do they link to democratic engagement?
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science
Caribe - 7 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 03:30 pm
How to adapt provider bias interventions through co-creation and storytelling
Adolescents/Youth
Caribe - 5 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 02:45 pm
Rewriting Norms Together: Collective Voices Driving Gender and Social Change
Adolescents/Youth | Infectious disease/COVID | Entertainment Education | Gender | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Istmo - 4 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 02:45 pm
Changing the Narrative: Storytelling as a Tool to Shift Power and Behaviour
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Entertainment Education | Gender | Misinformation/Infodemic | Nutrition
Caribe - 3 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 02:45 pm
Pathways to Impact: Careers, Leadership, and the Future of SBC
Adolescents/Youth | Inclusion
Caribe - 4* 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 02:15 pm
Strengthening the Social Fabric: Generations, Genders & Community Connection
Children | Gender | Inclusion
Pacifico - 4 22 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 02:45 pm
Trust, Mobilization, and the Limits of Awareness: Failures in Community Engagement
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Non-Communicable Diseases | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Vulnerable Groups
Caribe - 2 22 Jun, 2026
02:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Coffee & Tea Break
22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From barriers to breakthroughs: innovation in immunisation communication
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Digital/Mobile | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Immunization | Inclusion
Istmo - 1* 22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Filling critical evidence gaps
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Infectious disease/COVID | Inclusion | Research
Caribe - 5 22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Scaling Norms Change for Lasting Social Transformation: Exemplary Approaches and Insights
Faith-based | Research | Social Media
Istmo - 3 22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From Insights to Impact: Applying SBCC and Research to Strengthen Programs in the Global South
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Immunization | Research
Istmo - 2 22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From Silence to Agency: Empowering Adults to Act
Adolescents/Youth | Infectious disease/COVID | Entertainment Education | Gender | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 3 22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From Taboo to Talk: Media and Dialogue Shifting Social Norms
Adolescents/Youth | Entertainment Education | Gender | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Social Media
Pacifico - 5* 22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Everyday Behaviours sparking Collective Change
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Climate/Environment | Infectious disease/COVID | Gender | Immunization | Vulnerable Groups
Caribe - 7 22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Designing With, Not For: Human-Centered Design as Relational Practice
Adolescents/Youth | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Immunization | Maternal Health
Pacifico - 3 22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Story as Strategy: Reshaping Narratives Across Health and Society
Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Entertainment Education | Immunization | Inclusion | Maternal Health | Non-Communicable Diseases
Pacifico - 4 22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Trust in Hard Places: Communicating with Stigmatized & Disrupted Communities
Agriculture | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Digital/Mobile | Entertainment Education | Immunization | Maternal Health | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Caribe - 4* 22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Communities as Evidence Producers: Participatory & Citizen-Led Inquiry
Adolescents/Youth | Infectious disease/COVID | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Digital/Mobile | Entertainment Education | Immunization | Research | Social Media
Pacifico - 2* 22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
When Communities Know Best: Failures in Localization and Co-Design
Agriculture | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Gender | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion | Nutrition | Vulnerable Groups | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Caribe - 2 22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Community-Driven Solutions and Gender-Responsive Strategies to Overcome Immunization Barriers in High-Burden Areas of Northern Nigeria
Gender | Immunization
Caribe - 6* 22 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Networking Space: From Misinformation to Meaning: Trust and Health Decisions in a Fragmented Information Ecosystem (Hosted by Gates Foundation)
Climate/Environment | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Misinformation/Infodemic
Istmo - 4 22 Jun, 2026
05:30 pm - 07:00 pm
Auxiliary Event - Shuga, spice and everything not so nice
Istmo - 4 22 Jun, 2026
07:00 am - 04:00 pm
Badge Pick-Up
23 Jun, 2026
07:00 am - 09:00 am
Auxiliary Event - From Change Stories to Systems Strengthening: SBC Lessons from UNICEF
Pacifico - 5* 23 Jun, 2026
07:00 am - 09:00 am
Auxiliary Event - SBC at a Crossroads: Charting a Collective Path Forward
Pacifico - 2* 23 Jun, 2026
09:30 am - 10:45 am
Morning Plenary: Current Challenges in Funding SBCC Programs
Sala de Banquetes América - 2 and 3 (Plenary) 23 Jun, 2026
10:00 am - 06:30 pm
Visit Our Exhibition Booths
Sala de Banquetes América - 1 23 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Coffee & Tea Break
23 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Networking Space: Designing Immunisation Information Ecosystems that Build Trust and Drive Uptake (Hosted by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance)
Immunization
Pacifico - 4 23 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Rethinking young people's services: what works?
Adolescents/Youth | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Nutrition | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 6* 23 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
SBCC for sustainability and climate - what's working?
Agriculture | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Climate/Environment | Entertainment Education | Nutrition | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Istmo - 1* 23 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Outbreaks and infectious diseases: what have we learned?
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Infectious disease/COVID | Digital/Mobile | Misinformation/Infodemic | Research | Vulnerable Groups
Istmo - 3 23 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Psychosocial Wellbeing and Mental Health
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Digital/Mobile | Inclusion | Non-Communicable Diseases | Vulnerable Groups
Caribe - 4* 23 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Thinking Beyond Credentials: How Non-Conventional “Experts” Can Transform the ECD Sector
Children | Faith-based | Research
Caribe - 7 23 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Promoting Adherence to the Use of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS): Implementation Research Learnings from Community Field Trials in Ethiopia and Nigeria
Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Maternal Health | Nutrition | Research
Caribe - 2 23 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Evidence in Action: Diverse Evaluation Approaches for Entertainment Media SBCC Interventions to Advance Gender Equity
Adolescents/Youth | Digital/Mobile | Entertainment Education | Gender | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 5* 23 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Beyond Likes and Shares: Harnessing Social Media for Behavior Change
Adolescents/Youth | Digital/Mobile | Immunization | Research
Istmo - 4 23 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
From Silence to Voice: Whole-Community Approaches to Researching the Unspeakable
Adolescents/Youth | Children | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Vulnerable Groups
Caribe - 3 23 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Exploring How We Engage, Learn, and Act
Digital/Mobile | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion | Research
Pacifico - 3 23 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Communication as a Right: Systems, Disinformation & Equitable Access
Adolescents/Youth | Digital/Mobile | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Maternal Health | Misinformation/Infodemic | Social Media
Pacifico - 2* 23 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Digital Tools, Dark Patterns, and Unintended Consequences: Tech-Mediated SBCC Failures
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Digital/Mobile | Entertainment Education | Gender | Immunization | Research | Social Media
Caribe - 5 23 Jun, 2026
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm
Lunch
23 Jun, 2026
12:30 pm - 01:30 pm
Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: Latin America and the Caribbean Networking
Pacifico - 5* 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Participatory evidence generation with a focus on young people
Adolescents/Youth | Climate/Environment | Digital/Mobile | Faith-based | Gender | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 6* 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Unsettling the Pulpit: A Fundamental Reimagining of Authority in Faith-Based SBCC
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Faith-based | Gender | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion
Pacifico - 5* 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Nutrition and Health in the Post-Truth Era: Bridging Tradition, Science, Technology, and Trust
Digital/Mobile | Misinformation/Infodemic | Nutrition
Caribe - 2 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Hacer investigación de otra manera: la investigación transdisciplinaria y basada en comunidad como práctica ética de generación participativa de evidencia en Bolivia
Gender | Inclusion | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 2* 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Community-led SBCC Interventions to Address Zero-Dose Children in High-Risk Countries
Children | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Immunization | Misinformation/Infodemic | Research
Caribe - 4* 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:45 pm
More Than Skills: A Practical Workshop on how to Strengthen Provider Confidence and Enabling Environments for Behavior Change
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science
Istmo - 3 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Media That Moves: Building the Skills to Design and Evaluate Media Strategies That Change Behaviour
Digital/Mobile
Istmo - 2 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Rapid Qualitative Assessment Masterclass: Sharpening Your Outbreak Response Skills for a Changing World
Infectious disease/COVID
Caribe - 5 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Flip The Script: Using Research to Understand and Shift Social and Gender Norms
Adolescents/Youth
Caribe - 7 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Explorando y Construyendo con la Comunidad: Un taller de Diseños Colaborativos e Innovación Social
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science
Istmo - 1* 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Changing Minds, Changing Lives: Communication Strategies for Healthier Behaviours
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Entertainment Education | Inclusion | Non-Communicable Diseases | Research | Social Media | Vulnerable Groups
Pacifico - 3 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Sacred Alliances: Evidence-Based Guide to Advancing SRHR with Religious Leaders from Kenya and Nigeria
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Istmo - 4 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Innovating Research Methods: AI, Digital Tools & Participatory Inquiry
Adolescents/Youth | Infectious disease/COVID | Entertainment Education | Gender | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Non-Communicable Diseases | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Social Media
Caribe - 3 23 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Evidence in the Room, Change Out the Door: When Data Fails to Drive Decisions
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Infectious disease/COVID | Entertainment Education | Maternal Health | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 4 23 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Reimagining gender norms for SGBV reduction
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Digital/Mobile | Gender | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 2* 23 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Innovating for maternal and child health
Children | Digital/Mobile | Gender | Maternal Health
Pacifico - 5* 23 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Learnings to address fragile systems and the environment
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Climate/Environment | Digital/Mobile | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Vulnerable Groups | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Caribe - 3 23 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Reimagining evidence through collaborative media
Adolescents/Youth | Entertainment Education | Gender | Inclusion | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 4 23 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Play, practice and participation: how interactive approaches are driving change
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Infectious disease/COVID | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion | Nutrition | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Pacifico - 3 23 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Refugees, IDPs, and Displaced Populations
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Inclusion | Vulnerable Groups
Caribe - 4* 23 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Community connections:building trust - SBCC strategies for immunisation
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Immunization | Maternal Health
Caribe - 2 23 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Diagnosis to Action: Country Experiences with WHO’s SBC Bottleneck Analysis Tool for Scaling Family Planning (FP)
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Istmo - 4 23 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Designing Change: From Research to Results in Global Oral Health SBCC
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Digital/Mobile
Caribe - 6* 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
LISTENING TO FAITH LEADERS TO STRENGTHEN HEALTH POLICY AND ACTION IN NIGERIA
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Dual Burden of Tobacco Use and Depression: Insights from 2023 National Survey
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Beyond barriers: Increasing acceptance and uptake of Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in Jamaica
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Digital Environmental Engagement as Communicative Action: Difference between Bhutanese Eco-Advocates and College Youth in Translating Values to Action
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Communities as Change Makers: Multi-City Approaches to Community-Led SBC for Urban Health in India
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From Pilot to National Impact: How Digitalising Mozambique’s Community Health System Increased Referral Completion by 98% and Expanded Care to 600,000 Households
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Media-based SBCC Interventions on Improving Dietary Diversity, Healthy Food Consumption, and Hygiene Practices
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Building Partnerships for Early Detection, Referral and Treatment of Clubfoot in 11 States in Nigeria: Lessons from The Straight Child Foundation
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Health Bazaar Initiative to Improve RMNCAYH Service Utilization and Promoting Health Behaviours in Ethiopia: SBCC Innovations and Best Practices
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
El poder de la confianza: personas que usan drogas navegando juntas hacia prácticas más seguras
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
EXPLORING GIRLS’ PERSPECTIVES ON THE HPV VACCINE: A HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN STUDY IN ADAMAWA, NORTH-EAST NIGERIA.
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Scaling Climate-Friendly Eating Through Youth Leadership: The Meatless Monday Indonesia Experience.
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Harnessing Near-Peer Connection to Disrupt Adversity-Driven Health Trajectories: A Community-Engaged SBCC Approach in the THRIVE Study
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Reimagining SBCC and Demand Generation: Embedding Government Led, Sustainable Integration in DISC 2.0
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
The Power of Connection: How Relational Leadership Among Men Redefined Women’s Inheritance Rights in Nigeria
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
The Last Mile of Trust: Frontline Leaders and the Power of Connection in Driving Community-Led Change
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
When Children Become Architects of Accountability: Designing Trust-Based Feedback Systems in High-Stigma Environments
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Building Trust Through Shared Leadership: Strengthening DMPA-SC Self-Injection Systems in Mozambique
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Empathy in Action: Co-Creating Content Through Ifaa Content Advisory Group
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Mobilising Young Men for Change: A Behavioural Approach to Ending Gender-Based Violence and Transforming Harmful Norms in Nigeria
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Local Voices Driving Trust and Demand for Polio Vaccines in Bauchi and Kebbi States, Nigeria.
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Where Are the Missing TB Cases? Multi-Level SBC in Nigeria Turns the Question into Action”
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Reaching the Reluctant: Using Commercial Radio to Convert Late Adopters to Medical Male Circumcision in South Africa
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Localization in Action: Empowering Women Enterprises to Produce and Promote Enriched Complementary Foods in Amhara, Ethiopia
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Building Bridges through digital innovation: Deepening Trust and Connection in Vaccine Communication
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Youth and Health: Leveraging the Influence of the Youth in Control and Elimination of Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis and Schistosomiasis in Kenya
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
The AMAZE Initiative: Leveraging Digital Sexuality Education Resources for Very Young Adolescents through Partnerships, Content Adaptation, and Dissemination Strategies
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Building Trust Through Collaboration: Strengthening Community Relationships to Increase Immunization Coverage in Northern Nigeria
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Transformando relaciones de poder: el Observatorio Ciudadano como herramienta de confianza y acción colectiva
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From Beneficiaries to Leaders: Girls Collective Actions Driving Social Change in Rural India
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
The Power of Connection and Collaboration: Say NO to Ivory Campaign in China
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
How Micro-Behaviors Build Youth Civic Identity and Strengthen Pathways to Participation
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Digital Nudges, Community Roots: A Resilient Model for Immunization Demand Creation
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Bridging Traditions and Transformations: Strengthening Community Connections to Advance Self-Care and Family Planning in Patriarchal Northern Nigeria
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Reimagining public services: How Human-Centred Design is helping create inclusive and adaptive services in Ukraine
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From Crisis to Collective Resilience: Co-Creating Locally Rooted SBCC for Menstrual Health and Economic Empowerment in Plateau State, Northern Nigeria
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Strengthening Gender-Based Violence Prevention through Participatory Co-Creation with Religious and Traditional Leaders
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From Mandates to Movements: How Story-Driven Leadership Mobilized 400 Volunteers Without Institutional Authority
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Women Leading Change in Crisis: Advancing Voice and Leadership through the Women Lead in Emergencies Model in Ukraine and Sudan
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From Awareness to Ownership: How Community-Led Behaviour Change Expanded Demand for DMPA-SC Self-Care in Oyo State, Nigeria
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Strengthening Menstrual Health Outcomes through Community-Led Dialogue and School Peer Networks: A Collaborative Approach to Trust and Norms Change
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Creative Resistance and Community Power: Advancing Abortion Access in Francophone Africa
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Shifting power and increasing agency: Co-creating a gender-transformative adaptation of Husbands Schools in Zinder, Niger
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Integrating Communication and Care: Strengthening Postpartum Family Planning Through Data-Driven Counselling Across ANC, Delivery, and Immunization Platforms in Nigeria
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
“Engaging those who know” community influencers’ involvement in d SBCC immunization promotion in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From Block Rejections to Stock-Outs: Leveraging Social and Behavior Change for HPV Vaccine Uptake in Lagos State
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
RENFORCER LE LEADERSHIP DES JEUNES ET DES FEMMES : MOTEURS DE MOBILISATION ENDOGÈNE DURABLE POUR LES DSSR
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Poster Session with Coffee & Tea Break
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Parlons Franc : Elargir l'accès aux soins de santé sexuelle et reproductive pour les jeunes en République démocratique du Congo
23 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Direct-to-Client approach empowering “Individuals” to make informed health decisions
Foyer Americas 23 Jun, 2026
05:30 pm - 07:30 pm
Welcome Reception
23 Jun, 2026
07:00 am - 09:00 am
Auxiliary Event - De la caméra aux données : comment l'edutainment transforme les récits en changements mesurables /From Camera to Data: How Edutainment Turns Stories into Measurable Change
Istmo - 4 24 Jun, 2026
07:00 am - 09:00 am
Auxiliary Event - Voices that Move People: The Messenger Effect
Istmo - 2 24 Jun, 2026
09:00 am - 10:15 am
Morning Plenary: Challenges in the International Context for Human Rights and Social Justice
Sala de Banquetes América - 2 and 3 (Plenary) 24 Jun, 2026
10:00 am - 06:00 pm
Visit Our Exhibition Booths
Sala de Banquetes América - 1 24 Jun, 2026
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee & Tea Break
24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Participatory evidence generation for nutrition programming
Adolescents/Youth | Children | Entertainment Education | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Nutrition | Research
Istmo - 1* 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Evidence for preventing violence and improving well-being for children and caregivers
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Digital/Mobile | Entertainment Education | Gender | Maternal Health | Research
Istmo - 3 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Evidence for inclusive and gender-sensitive programming
Adolescents/Youth | Gender | Inclusion | Non-Communicable Diseases | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Vulnerable Groups
Pacifico - 1 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Using technology and complexity in evidence generation
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Digital/Mobile | Immunization | Inclusion | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Caribe - 4* 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Provider empathy and person-based care
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Digital/Mobile | Gender | Maternal Health | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 7 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Innovative Digital Tools for SRHR Access: AI, Chatbots & Empowerment Messaging
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Digital/Mobile | Gender | Immunization | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Istmo - 2 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Adolescent Girls: Body Autonomy, Agency & SRHR
Adolescents/Youth | Digital/Mobile | Entertainment Education | Gender | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Istmo - 4 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Enhancing Maternal and Newborn Care for Better Outcomes
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Gender | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Maternal Health | Nutrition | Vulnerable Groups
Caribe - 6* 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Community-Based SBC Interventions to Enhance Health and Nutrition Outcomes
Children | Gender | Inclusion | Nutrition
Pacifico - 2* 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Sexual and Reproductive Health —Enhancing Health Outcomes and Access to Information Among Youth
Adolescents/Youth | Digital/Mobile | Entertainment Education | Faith-based | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 5* 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
WASH Behavior Change
Climate/Environment | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Inclusion | Vulnerable Groups | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Caribe - 3 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Empowering SBC practitioners in emergencies: Lessons and challenges from applying Rapid Qualitative Assessments for community-centred response
Infectious disease/COVID | Research | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Caribe - 2 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Research to Practice: How Social Norms in Fragile Settings Shape Social and Behavior Change Platforms
Gender | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 3 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Networking Space: Cultivating and Measuring Trust to Drive Social Impact (Hosted by Gates Foundation)
Faith-based
Pacifico - 4 24 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Shifting Gender Norms: Young Women's Lives at Home, Work & Online
Adolescents/Youth | Gender | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Social Media
Caribe - 5 24 Jun, 2026
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
Lunch
24 Jun, 2026
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: Asia and Middle East Networking
Pacifico - 5* 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 02:15 pm
Whose knowledge counts? Participatory approaches
Adolescents/Youth | Children | Digital/Mobile | Gender | Maternal Health | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 4* 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 02:15 pm
Outbreak and Crisis Response – Social Listening and Real-Time SBC
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Infectious disease/COVID | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Misinformation/Infodemic | Research | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Caribe - 3 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 02:15 pm
Governance, Systems Strengthening, and Accountability
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Climate/Environment | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Gender | Immunization | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 2* 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 02:15 pm
Community Voices - Women and Girls Voice for Inclusive Governance
Adolescents/Youth | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Entertainment Education | Gender | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 5* 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 02:15 pm
From Vaccines to Vaccination: Building Resilient Coverage through a New Paradigm for Demand
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Immunization | Research
Pacifico - 4 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Más allá del proyecto: la verdad incómoda sobre la sostenibilidad del cambio
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science
Istmo - 1* 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 03:00 pm
FunDoo Equipping Young People in Uganda with 21st Century and Employability Skills
Adolescents/Youth
Istmo - 4 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Reimagining capacity building: Leveraging peer-to-peer learning and creative tools to broaden the understanding and implementation of Social and Behaviour Change
Inclusion
Istmo - 2 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Making the Case: Advocacy Skills for Scaling SBC in Family Planning
Maternal Health | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Vulnerable Groups
Istmo - 3 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Designing With, Not At, Your Audience: Applying a Behavioral Determinants Framework to Strengthen SBC Strategy Development
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science
Caribe - 6* 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Mini Films, Big Ideas: A Workshop in Collaborative Filmmaking
Entertainment Education | Research
Pacifico - 1 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Women Lead in Emergencies Model: Strengthening Women’s Voice and Leadership in Humanitarian Action
Democracy, Conflict, and Governance
Caribe - 5 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Shifting Social and Gender Norms in Conflict-affected Settings: Practical Skills for Effective Social and Behavior Change
Democracy, Conflict, and Governance
Caribe - 7 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 02:15 pm
Building Resilient Futures: Integrated Communication for Climate, Nutrition, and Community Action
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Climate/Environment | Digital/Mobile | Entertainment Education | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion | Nutrition
Pacifico - 3 24 Jun, 2026
01:00 pm - 02:15 pm
Systems-Level SBC: Behavioral Levers Across Health, Finance & Workforce
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Immunization
Caribe - 2 24 Jun, 2026
02:15 pm - 03:30 pm
Scaling access to services: what works in SBCC
Adolescents/Youth | Infectious disease/COVID | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Digital/Mobile | Gender | Inclusion | Research
Caribe - 3 24 Jun, 2026
02:15 pm - 03:30 pm
Environmental Action and the Impacts of Climate Change
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Climate/Environment | Digital/Mobile | Maternal Health | Nutrition
Pacifico - 4 24 Jun, 2026
02:15 pm - 03:30 pm
Innovation to Expanding Access to Health Information and Rights
Adolescents/Youth | Children | Digital/Mobile | Immunization | Maternal Health | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 3 24 Jun, 2026
02:15 pm - 03:30 pm
Beyond the Screen: Youth Media Driving Dialogue, Voice, and Behaviour Change
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Digital/Mobile | Entertainment Education | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Social Media
Caribe - 4* 24 Jun, 2026
02:15 pm - 03:30 pm
Planetary Health in Action: Mobilizing Systems for Collective Resilience
Adolescents/Youth | Climate/Environment | Inclusion
Pacifico - 5* 24 Jun, 2026
02:15 pm - 03:30 pm
Designing for the System, Not the Ideal: Structural and Barrier-Related Failures
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Climate/Environment | Gender | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Vulnerable Groups
Pacifico - 2* 24 Jun, 2026
02:30 pm - 03:45 pm
Adaptive SBC: Reaching People in Complex & Changing Contexts
Infectious disease/COVID | Digital/Mobile | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Vulnerable Groups
Caribe - 2 24 Jun, 2026
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Coffee & Tea Break
24 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Afternoon Plenary: Culture and Social Change with Rubén Blades
Sala de Banquetes América - 2 and 3 (Plenary) 24 Jun, 2026
05:30 pm - 07:30 pm
Auxiliary Event - Why Trust Comes First: Unlocking Behavior Change Through Faith and Local Leadership
Pacifico - 4 24 Jun, 2026
05:30 pm - 07:30 pm
Auxiliary Event - Engaging men in personal, public storytelling to advance positive masculinities and social justice: Insights from the Men’s Story Project
Istmo - 1* 24 Jun, 2026
05:30 pm - 07:30 pm
Auxiliary Event - From Evidence to Action: Designing Locally Responsive Interventions to Transform Health and Socio-economic Outcomes of Adolescents
Istmo - 4 24 Jun, 2026
05:30 pm - 07:30 pm
Auxiliary Event - Multisectoral Meet, Map, Match: Diving into SBC Connections
Istmo - 2 24 Jun, 2026
05:30 pm - 07:30 pm
Auxiliary Event - Creating effective behaviour change actions: Learn the science-practice the skills
Istmo - 3 24 Jun, 2026
07:00 am - 09:00 am
Auxiliary Event - Designing Trust: SBC, Knowledge Sharing, and Collective Action Against SRHR Misinformation and Disinformation
Adolescents/Youth | Immunization | Misinformation/Infodemic | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 5 25 Jun, 2026
07:00 am - 09:00 am
Auxiliary Event - Meatless Monday Global. Small Shifts, Big Impact
Caribe - 7 25 Jun, 2026
09:30 am - 10:45 am
Morning Plenary: Opportunities and Challenges of AI for the Field of SBCC
Digital/Mobile
Sala de Banquetes América - 2 and 3 (Plenary) 25 Jun, 2026
10:00 am - 06:00 pm
Visit Our Exhibition Booths
Sala de Banquetes América - 1 25 Jun, 2026
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Coffee & Tea Break
25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Networking Space: Testing and Learning at Scale - Social Media interventions for Vaccine Confidence (Hosted by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance)
Immunization
Pacifico - 4 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Community collaboration for improved nutrition: what works
Gender | Maternal Health | Nutrition
Caribe - 2 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Communication as a Right: Digital Access & Inclusion
Digital/Mobile | Gender | Inclusion | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 2* 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Youth-Led SRHR: Digital Advocacy, Social Media & Peer Mobilisation
Adolescents/Youth | Digital/Mobile | Misinformation/Infodemic | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Social Media
Caribe - 4* 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Strengthing Health: HCD & Community-Led Equity
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Infectious disease/COVID | Digital/Mobile | Gender | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion | Maternal Health
Caribe - 5 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Immunization Equity: Trust, Inclusion & Community Voice
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Immunization | Research | Vulnerable Groups
Istmo - 4 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Gender Norms, Advocacy & Rights-Based Communication
Adolescents/Youth | Children | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Gender | Inclusion | Research
Caribe - 6* 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Voces ciudadanas al centro del buen gobierno, la transparencia y la rendición de cuentas.
Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Inclusion | Research
Istmo - 1* 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Beyond Epistemicide: Preserving Knowledge Systems through Language, Culture, and AI
Adolescents/Youth | Digital/Mobile | Immunization | Misinformation/Infodemic | Research
Caribe - 7 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Comunicación como derecho en prime time: Educación-Entretenimiento para inclusión y equidad en TV abierta latinoamericana.
Entertainment Education | Inclusion
Pacifico - 5* 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Strengthening approaches to reproductive and maternal health
Adolescents/Youth | Inclusion | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Istmo - 2 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Disability Inclusive Social and Behaviour Change
Adolescents/Youth | Children | Climate/Environment | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 3 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Mass Media, Big Impact: Storytelling That Scales Awareness and Action
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Entertainment Education | Inclusion
Pacifico - 3 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Communication as a Right: Challenging Power and Amplifying Voices for Justice
Children | Digital/Mobile | Inclusion | Misinformation/Infodemic | Nutrition
Pacifico - 1 25 Jun, 2026
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Beyond the Knowledge Gap: Reframing What Evidence Tells Us
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Gender | Inclusion | Research
Istmo - 3 25 Jun, 2026
12:15 pm - 01:30 pm
Lunch
25 Jun, 2026
12:30 pm - 01:30 pm
Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: Africa Networking
Pacifico - 5* 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Food for Thought: Decolonising How Social and Behaviour Change Does Nutrition
Inclusion | Nutrition | Research
Pacifico - 1 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Digital SBC & The Gender Digital Divide
Adolescents/Youth
Caribe - 5 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Measuring What Counts: Practical Approaches to Social Norms Monitoring and Measurement
Gender
Pacifico - 4 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Addressing stigma and discrimination toward children and youth with disabilities through SBC
Children
Istmo - 2 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Disrupting the Algorithm: Reclaiming Power in SBCC through AI, Nutrition, and Community Agency
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science
Istmo - 3 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Crear para transformar: taller de personajes de Educación-Entretenimiento con enfoque de derechos, inclusión y “no daño".
Entertainment Education
Istmo - 1* 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Concept Lab: Is your chatbot design really meeting the user's needs?
Digital/Mobile
Istmo - 4 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Bridging SBC Evidence to Action through Data Storytelling
Caribe - 4* 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:45 pm
Decolonising Behavioural Science: Reimagining the field for Inclusive Change
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science
Caribe - 7 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Global Pathways to Self-Regulation: Integrating Science, Community Practice, and EdTech Innovation to Advance Global Learning
Children | Inclusion | Nutrition
Caribe - 3 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Community focused and evidence informed disease outbreak response: Sharing experiences from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America
Infectious disease/COVID | Misinformation/Infodemic | Research
Caribe - 6* 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Whose Story Counts and What Drives Action? Equity, Evidence, and Climate Storytelling
Entertainment Education | Inclusion
Caribe - 2 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Reaching the Unreached: Digital and Voice Solutions for Inclusive Health Engagement
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Infectious disease/COVID | Digital/Mobile | Inclusion | Maternal Health
Pacifico - 3 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Oops to Impact: How Failed Plans Became Better Programs
Pacifico - 2* 25 Jun, 2026
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm
Making the Invisible Visible: Equity for Stigmatized Communities
Children | Infectious disease/COVID | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Digital/Mobile | Entertainment Education | Inclusion | Vulnerable Groups
Pacifico - 5* 25 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Shifting gender norms for a fairer world
Children | Digital/Mobile | Entertainment Education | Gender | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 3 25 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Strengthening maternal and child nutrition - what's working?
Children | Gender | Immunization | Maternal Health | Nutrition | Research
Caribe - 2 25 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Engaging Men, Boys & Couples in Gender-Transformative SRHR
Adolescents/Youth | Digital/Mobile | Gender | Inclusion | Maternal Health | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 5* 25 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Children's Rights: Storytelling, Entertainment Education & Resilience
Children | Entertainment Education | Gender | Inclusion | Vulnerable Groups
Pacifico - 2* 25 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
How can we combat disinformation through digital content? Research learnings from testing three digital interventions aimed at increasing resilience
Adolescents/Youth | Climate/Environment | Digital/Mobile | Misinformation/Infodemic | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 3 25 Jun, 2026
03:00 pm - 04:15 pm
Storytelling as a Path to Inclusion and Equity
Adolescents/Youth | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion | Vulnerable Groups
Caribe - 6* 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Engaging Communities through Religious Leaders: Strengthening Immunization Uptake in Ethiopia
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
The Cash+SBC formula works: the case of CARES 1 & II Projects in Lao PDR.
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Fired up: using behavioral insights and a multi-platform digital program to motivate young Indonesians to participate in the Si Paling Megang healthy lifestyle community
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Turning Evidence into Impact: Health Educators Driving Integrated Outreach for Family Planning/Child Birth Spacing in Nigeria
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Media Excursions as Catalysts for Dialogue and Storytelling: Elevating Community Voices in Uganda’s Health Programs
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Faith Leaders and Sexual and Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review of Interventions Addressing Family Planning, Early Marriage, and HPV Vaccination
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Amplifying Girls’ Voices: Localized Human-Centered Design Approaches to HPV Vaccination in Nigeria and Indonesia
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From Literature to Lived Experiences: Participatory Pathways to Strengthen Child HIV Outcomes in South Sudan
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Leveraging Radio Phone-in Discussions to Strengthen HPV Vaccine Messaging and Programming: Insights from Abia and Katsina States, Nigeria (2025).
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Mobilizing Health Systems and Behavioral Communication to Address Zero-Dose Vaccination Among Under-Five Children in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria, 2024
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Elevating underrepresented voices for authenticity and impact
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Lived realities beyond surveys: Participatory Evidence Generation with Communities in Bodoland, North East India
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Rethinking Evidence – Beyond Knowledge Scores in HPV Vaccine Uptake
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From the Margins to the Mainstream: Using Storytelling and Sports to Drive Intersex Inclusion in Nigeria’s Slum Communities”
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Generating Evidence for Social and Behavior Change: A Success Story from Bangladesh
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Strengthening Women’s Empowerment Platforms and Social Initiatives through Intersectional SBCC: Experiences, Outcomes and lessons from the Nigeria for Women Project.
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From Compliance to Connection: Embedding Ethical Storytelling in SBCC
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Citizen Co-creation as a Communication Strategy for Advancing Transparency and Combating Misinformation
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Co-creating evidence with young people through a participatory diary study in Tanzania’s 2024 local elections
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
On Air Dialogues: Harnessing Radio, Digital Voice, and Local Knowledge for Equity
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Co-Design in Practice: Lessons from Developing Community-Centered Health Communication for Neurodevelopmental Disorders in South Asia
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Understanding Malaria Vaccine Hesitancy in Cameroon: A Mixed-Methods Study of Healthcare Worker Insights and Community Perceptions
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Bridging the Gap Between Knowing and Doing: A Behavioural Model for Designing Disaster Communication Interventions in the Caribbean
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Behaviour Change Communication as a Strategy for Basic Education Financing in Nigeria
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Transformando las narrativas sobre salud y derechos sexuales y reproductivos (SDSR) en Guatemala: evaluación de necesidades y análisis del panorama mediático con periodistas y OSC
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Connecting Evidence to Strategy: India’s First State-Led SBC Strategy for NCDs and Mental Health in Tamil Nadu
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
The Aanchal Birthing Kit: Driving Behaviour Change for Last Mile Birth Preparedness Through Inclusive Communication
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Behavioral Approaches to Food Systems: Integrating Social and Behavior Change Communication for Safer, Healthier, and More Sustainable Practices
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Preventing Dropout Through Belonging: A Behavioral Approach to Drug Rehabilitation
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
La faible valorisation de l'éducation : Une analyse des perceptions communautaires et des normes sociales comme obstacle majeur à la scolarisation des filles dans les communes rurales de Mirriah, région de Zinder.
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Reimagining Sexual and Reproductive Health service Demand Generation through Digital Pathways: The Case of Sema na Me, Kenya
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
#ReadyOrNot: Reclaiming Accurate, Rights-Based Narratives on Pregnancy Termination Through Community-Led, Digital Communication in Kenya
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
The burden of proof: The impact of social influence on vaccine decisions in India
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Unraveling the Behavioral Web: Insights from a KAP Study on Reproductive Cancer Prevention in Zanzibar
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Reviving Local Governance for Protection: How SBCC Strategies Empowered Child Vigilance Committee (locally Kavalu Samiti) Members to Champion Women and Children’s Rights in Rural Karnataka, India
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Digital Storytelling for Change: Using Audiovisual Tools to Transform Menstrual Health Awareness and Behaviour in Nigeria
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Minha Kamba – co-creating a movement to approach sexual and reproductive health and rights for/with adolescent girls in Angola
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Digital gender-based violence in Mexico: Preparing for action to protect women from new forms of harm.
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Destigmatizing action by repurposing evidence through a human-centered design approach
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Whose Framework Counts? Using Family Narratives to Rebuild Global Models of Care-Seeking
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Communication responsable et promotion de comportements sexuels sains chez les jeunes Abidjanais
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Mapping the Foster Parenting Journey in India: A Behavioural Insights and Human-Centred Design Approach to Understanding Caregiver Needs and Developing a Responsive Parenting Package
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From Clicks to Clinics: A Follow-up Study on Barriers and Enablers to Child Vaccination in a Hybrid SBCC Model
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Poster Session with Coffee & Tea Break
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
Fixing Bottlenecks and Driving Uptake: Digital SBC Intervention for improving adherence to Routine Immunization in Uttar Pradesh
Foyer Americas 25 Jun, 2026
04:00 pm - 05:15 pm
From Awareness to Acceptance: Strengthening Nutrition Through Fortified Rice in Crisis Settings
25 Jun, 2026
05:30 pm - 06:00 pm
Cultural Workshop: Hagamos una mola en papel (Let’s Make a Paper Mola)
Caribe - 2 25 Jun, 2026
05:30 pm - 07:30 pm
Auxiliary Event - Culture, Community, and Trust: Strengthening Quality Health Information for All
Istmo - 4 25 Jun, 2026
06:00 pm - 06:30 pm
Cultural Workshop: Hagamos una mola en papel (Let’s Make a Paper Mola)
Caribe - 2 25 Jun, 2026
08:30 am - 09:15 am
Morning Plenary: Insights and Outputs from the 2026 SBCC Summit
Sala de Banquetes América - 2 and 3 (Plenary) 26 Jun, 2026
09:15 am - 09:45 am
Coffee & Tea Break
26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:00 am
Faith, norms and community: exploring pathways to better health.
Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Faith-based | Gender | Maternal Health | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Vulnerable Groups
Caribe - 4* 26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:00 am
Serious entertainment: popular culture for real world change
Adolescents/Youth | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Entertainment Education | Gender | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 2 26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:00 am
Our lives, our voices - leveraging human centered design for stronger SBCC
Gender | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Maternal Health | Non-Communicable Diseases | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 3 26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:00 am
New insights on commmunity-led communication
Adolescents/Youth | Agriculture | Children | Faith-based | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Immunization | Inclusion | Maternal Health | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 6* 26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:00 am
New narratives: stories moving hearts and minds
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Infectious disease/COVID | Entertainment Education | Gender | Non-Communicable Diseases | Research
Istmo - 1* 26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:00 am
Insights from implemation and evaluation of progams focusing on young people
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Digital/Mobile | Entertainment Education | Immunization | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 1 26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:00 am
Strengthening evidence for social and behavior change
Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Digital/Mobile | Gender | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Maternal Health | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 3 26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:45 am
Seeing Change, Speaking Truth: Using Photovoice to Elevate Community Voices in SBC
Inclusion
Caribe - 5 26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:45 am
Using behavioural science to develop targeted interventions: A toolkit to build localised immunisation demand strategies
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science
Istmo - 4 26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:45 am
The Art of Prototyping: Centering Community Participation in Rapid Intervention Design
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science
Istmo - 3 26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:45 am
Don’t Stop at Scientific Publication: A Mapping Exercise to Tailor Your Research for Popular Dissemination
Pacifico - 2* 26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:00 am
Stories That Shift Systems: Advancing Inclusion, Equity, and Voice through Storytelling
Entertainment Education | Inclusion | Social Media
Pacifico - 4 26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:00 am
Nothing About Us Without Us: Youth Leading the Future of Social and Behavior Change
Adolescents/Youth | Inclusion
Pacifico - 5* 26 Jun, 2026
09:45 am - 11:45 am
The Power of Connection in SRHR: Leveraging Community Voices, Stories, and Shifting Power for Impact
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 7 26 Jun, 2026
10:00 am - 04:00 pm
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Sala de Banquetes América - 1 26 Jun, 2026
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Building connections, building movements - inspiration from current practice
Adolescents/Youth | Agriculture | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Gender | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 6* 26 Jun, 2026
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Community leaders, champions for health
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Children | Infectious disease/COVID | Gender | Inclusion | Nutrition | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Pacifico - 5* 26 Jun, 2026
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Shifting social and gender norms - what is the evidence?
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Gender | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 1 26 Jun, 2026
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Evidence for women's sexual and reproductive health and rights
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Infectious disease/COVID | Gender | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Pacifico - 3 26 Jun, 2026
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Behavioral economics - generating evidence for programming
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Digital/Mobile | Maternal Health | Research | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Caribe - 2 26 Jun, 2026
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Innovation for culturally relevant health care
Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Infectious disease/COVID | Gender | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion | Misinformation/Infodemic | Research | Vulnerable Groups
Pacifico - 4 26 Jun, 2026
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Connection as the Practice of Equity: Lessons from Baltimore City on SBC, Healing, and Shared Power
Gender | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Vulnerable Groups
Caribe - 3 26 Jun, 2026
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Countering Harmful Narratives: Media as a Tool for Truth, Equity, and Change
Adolescents/Youth | Gender | Misinformation/Infodemic | Social Media
Istmo - 1* 26 Jun, 2026
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Stories That Shift Systems: From Trust to Norm Change Through Narrative
Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE)/Behavioral Science | Entertainment Education | Human-Centered Design (HCD) | Inclusion | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Caribe - 4* 26 Jun, 2026
12:15 pm - 01:30 pm
Closing Ceremony
Sala de Banquetes América - 2 and 3 (Plenary) 26 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 03:00 pm
Lunch
26 Jun, 2026
01:30 pm - 02:30 pm
Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: Youth Networking
Pacifico - 5* 26 Jun, 2026
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