Republic of Zambia Ministry of Gender Movers and Models for Change on Ending Child Marriage in Zambia National Advocacy and Communication Strategy on Ending Child Marriage in Zambia 2018-2021 Photo @UNICEF Zambia/2013 ACRONYMS. ... v FOREWORD . .. vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . .. viii SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ......... 1 Ending child marriage in Zambia: Background and raonale . 1 Determinants of child marriage and teen pregnancy . 3 The communicaon landscape in Zambia . 4 Past and ongoing iniaves on ending child marriage . 4 Theorecal Frameworks . 4 Theory of Change for the Advocacy and Communicaon Strategy . 5 SECTION 2 – ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY FOR BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIAL CHANGE: “MODELS ON ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE IN ZAMBIA” .. ..... ..... .........7 Guiding principles of this strategy . 8 General objecve of advocacy and communicaon. 9 The advocacy strategy. 9 Advocacy objecves/outcomes . 10 Advocacy acvies and outputs from this strategy . 10 The communicaon strategy for behaviour and social change . 11 Specific communicaon objecves: expected behaviour and social change outcomes . 11 Seven themac areas for behaviour and social change . 12 Parcipant audience groups: stakeholders for ending child marriage . 18 Key messages . 19 Features of “Models for ECM” . 19 Branding . 19 Celebrang role models on ending child marriage . 20 Recognizing champions and role models for ECM . 20 Creang and sustaining a media blitz on ECM . 20 Edutainment (E-E) . 21 Community theatre and the arts. 21 District ECM Youth Council . 22 Community Informaon Boards (CIB) in every community centre and district office . 22 Foster ownership: Use local voices, language, and channels . 23 i Advocacy and Communication Strategy on Ending Child Marriage in Zambia Strategic implementaon approaches for “ECM Models”............................................................25 Coordinaon and management of advocacy and communicaon...............................................26 Capacity strengthening.................................................................................................................26 Advocacy.......................................................................................................................................28 Media engagement.......................................................................................................................28 Social mobilizaon........................................................................................................................29 Community engagement ..............................................................................................................29 SECTION 3 – PROPOSED COSTED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ....................................................32 SECTION 4 – MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK.................................................45 Objecve three ............................................................................................................................45 Communicaon Targets................................................................................................................45 Capacity Strengthening and Advocacy Targets ............................................................................45 Communicaon objecves and associated indicators..................................................................46 Advocacy and capacity strengthening objecves/outcomes and associated indicators .............47 Monitoring and evaluaon in pracce for ECM: 2018-2019...................................................48 Monitoring in the pilot districts of Senanga and Katete ..............................................................48 Evaluang the effecveness of the ECM Models programme in the pilot districts .....................50 The Most Significant Change (MSC) Technique ...........................................................................51 Monitoring and evaluaon of the ECM programme aer 2019 .............................................53 Required Baseline Data................................................................................................................54 Monitoring and evaluaon design aer 2019 .............................................................................57 Monitoring and Evaluaon Tools ................................................................................................59 Long-Term Evaluaon (2021 – 2030) ..........................................................................................69 References ...........................................................................................................................69 ANNEXES...............................................................................................................................72 ANNEX I: The Communicaon Landscape in Zambia...................................................................72 Literacy .......................................................................................................................................72 Mass media access and use........................................................................................................72 Internet penetraon and social media use................................................................................74 Mass media profile ....................................................................................................................74 Edutainment programmes.........................................................................................................75 ANNEX II:Past and ongoing iniaves on advocacy and communicaon for ECM ...................76 Advocacy by the President - UN Resoluon to End Child Marriage..........................................76 Advocacy by Vice President and former Minister of Gender....................................................76 ii Advocacy and Communication Strategy on Ending Child Marriage in Zambia Advocacy by First Ladies...............................................................................................................76 Naonal campaign by consorum of ministries and CSO coalion........................................... 76 Engagement of chiefs in prevenng child marriage in their chiefdoms.......................................76 Co-hosng the First African Girls’ Summit on Ending Child Marriage......................................... 76 Advocacy by Girls Clubs of Zambia...............................................................................................77 Radio programme on girls’ educaon and child marriage...........................................................77 Edutainment programmes...........................................................................................................78 Girls’ Clubs: Creang safe spaces for girls....................................................................................78 An-Gender Based Violence Act.................................................................................................. 78 Internaonal and regional days................................................................................................. 79 ANNEX III: Theorecal Framework for “ECM Models” Programme.............................................80 ANNEX IV: Stakeholders for ending child marriage in Zambia.....................................................85 ANNEX V: Key Messages...............................................................................................................88 Key messages on children’s rights................................................................................................88 Key messages on child marriage..................................................................................................89 Key messages on educaon.........................................................................................................91 Key messages on adolescent sexual and reproducve health and teen pregnancy....................92 Key messages on birth registraon............................................................................................. 94 Key messages on child protecon................................................................................................94 Key messages on poverty reducon and social protecon..........................................................97 iii Advocacy and Communication Strategy on Ending Child Marriage in Zambia LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Theory of change for the advocacy and communicaon strategy on ECM in Zambia....6 Figure 2. The foundaon of the advocacy and communicaon strategy to ECM..........................8 Figure 3. Seven themac areas of the advocacy and communicaon strategy on ECM..............13 Figure 4. Five levels of stakeholders or parcipant audience groups in the advocacy and communicaon strategy from a socio-ecological perspecve.....................................18 Figure 5. Strategic implementaon approaches to “Models for ECM” in Zambia......................25 Figure 6: Contribuon of the Advocacy & Communicaon Strategy to the Naonal Strategy....46 Figure 7. Provincial access to radio and TV across 9 provinces arranged by UN HDI...................73 Figure 8. Access to radio and television by rural and urban locaon and income level..............74 Figure 9. The Socio - Ecological Model in C4D.............................................................................80 Figure 10. Changing Intenons in the Theory of Planned