Welcome to the C-Change Capacity Strengthening Online Resource Center (CSORC)

CSORC is dedicated to providing the resources and opportunities needed to strengthen capacity in the important area of social and behaviour change communication (SBCC).

The CSORC offers:

• Resources, practical tools, and dialogue opportunities to strengthen capacity in the field of health and development communication focusing on SBCC.
• Supplemental training resources, exchange, and mentoring opportunities that support the C-Change learning package.
• Select listings of opportunities for SBCC support and dialogue.
• A bi-monthly newsletter that keeps you updated on new resources and training opportunities.

For more information about the goals of CSORC, please visit the About section.

To subscribe to the ORC Newsletter please contact cchangeorc@comminit.com

Core Resources reflect the central competencies in C-Change's approach to capacity strengthening. Each section focuses on the following core areas:

• Formative Research and Analysis
• Strategy Development and Design
• Materials and Message Development
• Program Implementation
• Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation
• Effectiveness of SBCC

All of the resources in this center are reviewed and vetted by communication professionals with more than 35 years of experience to ensure high quality and relevancy. The resources listed can be used for individual research, skill development, and training.

Worth Reading in the box on the top right lets you know what's new and recommended.

The SBCC Curricula section provides summaries of curricula developed by C-Change Training Centers of Excellence. It describes and links to face-to-face training modules, online courses, and graduate degrees and certificates related to SBCC.

Down the right side in the orange boxes you'll find:

• Related Resources with links to all the face-to-face modules.
• Essential Tools listing a number of core resources deemed fundamental to SBCC learning.

The Regions section separates all the content geographically. Simply click on any region for a listing of all resources related to that geographic area.

The Links Center provides quick links to AED and C-Change and training partners Ohio University, Internews, Soul City/the University of Witwatersrand, and the University of Washington I-Tech.

Down the right side in the orange boxes you'll find:

• Training providing a regularly updated listing of Capacity Strengthening training opportunities offered by C-Change, C-Change partners, and others.
• Work Sharing with opportunities and useful links to connect to other organizations through internships, exchanges, fellowships, or mentoring.
• Networks offering listings and links to SBCC communities and dialogue.

Each of these has an easy-to-use filter tool (just click 'more' at the bottom of each box to go to the filter page).

The CSORC is coordinated by C-Change partner Ohio University in cooperation with The Communication Initiative.