The Faith and Positive Change for Children, Families, and Communities initiative, comprising UNICEF, the Joint Learning Initiative on Local Communities, Religions for Peace and other faith-based partners, conducted a multi-country mobile phone survey with nearly 20,000 respondents across 10 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America & Caribbean regions.
Among other findings, the survey revealed that support for vaccination increases significantly when respondents believe religious leaders are in favor of it.
To delve deeper into these findings, further qualitative research was conducted in Brazil, Kenya, and Pakistan, focusing on the drivers and barriers to routine immunization for children under five and COVID-19 vaccination among religious communities.
Religions for Peace and partners are pleased to invite you to a virtual webinar that will discuss the findings and results of the Faith and Positive Change for Children, Families and Communities (FPCC) Initiative’s multi-country survey, conducted across 10 countries and receiving nearly 20,000 respondents. The aim of this research was to provide in-depth insights on the drivers and barriers to routine immunization for children under five-years-old and COVID-19 vaccination among religious communities in Brazil, Kenya, and Pakistan. “Drivers and Barriers to Routine Immunization for Children Under Five and COVID-19 Vaccination Among Religious Communities” will take place on Friday, 23 August 2024 between 9:00 am – 10:30 am EST (click here for local time).
Join us for this discussion as we share our findings.
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The Faith and Positive Change for Children, Families, and Communities model has three major components:
- Faith-centered research and mapping to ensure evidence-based and contextually appropriate approaches.
- Promoting community/congregational feedback, engagement, and action using the Mind and Heart Dialogue approach to experiential learning, training, and equipping of religious leaders, faith actors, and other stakeholders to ensure interactive and reflective approaches that build on faith teachings and values in addressing children’s issues from a social behavior perspective.
- The establishment of long-term intra/inter/multi/faith coordination and partnership mechanisms for ongoing planning, implementation, and oversight. The partnership includes faith groups, FBOs, UNICEF country offices and teams, and other partners linked to existing country-level multi-faith coordination mechanisms and structures.
