Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) can be broadly defined as the attempt to change a population’s behavior by influencing its knowledge, attitudes, and social norms via a singular or variety of communication techniques. This article explores the history of SBCC and discusses OMPT’s implementation of proven SBCC methodology.

After decades of time and an enormous amount of money, we as a developing world have made a great deal of progress in helping the least developed countries get ahead.

The nonprofit world is one of many acronyms, but “WASH” is one you’ll hear about often at OMPT. What does it mean, and why does it matter? Today, billions of people around the world still lack access to safe water, sanitation, and handwashing facilities. 

"Are you Matthew York?" 

Just as I’m exiting the jetway, an immigration official at the Newark Airport in New Jersey approaches me.

“Yes...how did you know?”

“That’s my job,” he says, kindly. “Please follow me.”

Even though a revolution has occurred in Sudan, and their totalitarian leader has been overthrown, there is still civil unrest and the displacement of people going on throughout the country. This is especially evident when looking at the region of Darfur in western Sudan.

Rural areas are usually neglected in terms of development. Most of them here have no electricity so they do not fully benefit from the power of video or television. Video on a mobile projector will help them have access to nearly the same information that others get on television or on the internet.

Gratitude has an incredible effect on much more of our daily life that most people realize. A 2014 study published in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, for example, found that gratitude increased athletes’ self-esteem, an essential component to optimal performance.

Recently, I read a news story about someone very famous giving a large amount of money to help people who were in crisis. It’s easy to look at that situation and be in awe of large amounts of money and compare our own ability to give.

OMPT is pleased to announce the addition of our newest team member, Development Manager Andy Shoemaker.