Understanding Behavior Change to Ensure Success

Development engineering focuses on the design, delivery and adoption of technology-based solutions. Often behavior change is an essential element of new products or services being successful. Neglecting to consider behavior change early in the design process has led to the failure of many social innovations. However, changing behavior is difficult and many traditional approaches have been found to be ineffective.

In this webinar we will introduce evidence-based behaviour change methods and explore how this technique can help ensure success. Join to learn about:

• What constitutes successful behaviour change based on real examples from field research on sanitation, handwashing and household water treatment projects around the world
• How to apply evidence-based behaviour change methods in solutions design
• What resources are available for practitioners

The webinar will also briefly describe the work of the Water for Food Institute and its mission to have a lasting and significant impact on achieving food security with less pressure on scarce water resources through scientific and policy research, education and communication.

Guest Speakers: 

Valérie Cavin, Senior Advisor at HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation; As part of the Water and Infrastructure Team, she is in charge of the thematic of household water treatment, water quality, marketing sanitation, hygiene education and behaviour change. She has experience of working on WASH in more than 10 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Hans Mosler is an environmental and social scientist who has spent extensive years studying human behavior as it relates to health issues in developing countries. A senior research and group leader at Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dr. Mosler’s studies focus on how these behaviors factor into the successful implementation of water and sanitation projects in order to reach better hygiene and health standards. 

Registration: register here | Find out more: http://www.engineeringforchange.org/webinar/understanding-behavior-change-to-ensure-success/

Time: 11:00 am EST | 17:00 Brussels time (convert to your time here)