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The RANAS approach to systematic behaviour change

The RANAS approach to systematic behaviour change presents a unique methodology to apply the RANAS theoretical model in behaviour change projects.
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The RANAS model of behaviour change

The RANAS model of behaviour change presents a holistic theoretical model of human behaviour change, developed based on scientific evidence. RANAS stands for Risks, Attitudes, Norms, Abilities and Self regulation.
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The RANAS behavioural factors

The RANAS behavioural factors, grouped into five behavioural factor blocks, are the core element of the RANAS model of behaviour change. They have been extracted from numerous scientific theories and studies.
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The RANAS Behaviour Change Techniques (BCTs)

Behaviour change techniques (BCTs) are evidence-based intervention techniques that induce behaviour change. They are the ‘active ingredients’ of a behaviour change campaign. The RANAS approach includes a catalogue of 40 BCTs. Each BCT specifically targets one of the RANAS behavioural factors.
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El enfoque RANAS para el cambio sistemático de comportamiento

El enfoque RANAS presenta una metodología única para aplicar el modelo teórico de RANAS en proyectos de cambio de comportamiento.
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El modelo RANAS de cambio de comportamiento

El modelo RANAS de cambio de comportamiento es un enfoque teórico integral, desarrollado a partir de evidencia científica. Su nombre proviene de las siglas en inglés RANAS, que corresponden a Risks, Attitudes, Norms, Abilities y Self-regulation (riesgos, actitudes, normas, habilidades y autorregulación).
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Factores conductuales RANAS

Los factores conductuales del modelo RANAS, organizados en cinco bloques, constituyen su núcleo central. Estos se derivan de diversas teorías y de la evidencia científica disponible.
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Las Técnicas de Cambio de Comportamiento (TCC) de RANAS

Las Técnicas de Cambio de Comportamiento (TCC) son intervenciones basadas en la evidencia que promueven la modificación de conductas. Se consideran los “ingredientes activos” de una campaña de cambio de comportamiento. El enfoque RANAS incluye un catálogo de 40 TCC, cada una dirigida específicamente a uno de los factores conductuales del modelo.
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Deutsch

Der RANAS-Ansatz zur systematischen Verhaltensänderung

Der RANAS-Ansatz zur systematischen Verhaltensänderung stellt eine einzigartige Methodik dar, um das theoretische RANAS-Modell in Projekten zur Verhaltensänderung anzuwenden.
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Das RANAS-Modell der Verhaltensänderung

Das RANAS-Modell der Verhaltensänderung stellt ein ganzheitliches theoretisches Modell der menschlichen Verhaltensänderung dar, das auf der Grundlage wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse entwickelt wurde. RANAS steht für Risikobewertungen (Risks), Einstellungen (Attitudes), Normen, Fähigkeiten (Abilities) und Selbst-Regulation (Self-regulation).
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Die RANAS Verhaltensfaktoren

Die RANAS-Verhaltensfaktoren, gruppiert in fünf Blöcke, sind das Kernelement des RANAS-Modells der Verhaltensänderung. Sie wurden aus zahlreichen wissenschaftlichen Theorien und Studien extrahiert.
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Die RANAS Behaviour Change Techniques (BCTs)

Verhaltensänderungstechniken, Englisch ‘Behaviour Change Techniques (BCTs)’, sind evidenzbasierte Interventionstechniken, die eine Verhaltens änderung herbeiführen. Sie sind die Wirkmechanismen einer Verhaltens änderungskampagne. Der RANAS-Ansatz umfasst einen Katalog von 40 BCTs. Jedes BCT zielt spezifisch auf einen der RANAS-Verhaltensfaktoren ab.
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Project fact Sheets

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The ABBAT project: Adressing Behavioural Barriers Associated with Tree conservation

Northern Ghana’s savannah woodlands face severe degradation, threatening biodiversity and livelihoods of communities around Mole National Park. Despite efforts, tree planting and their survival rates remain low, which is why this project used the RANAS approach to systematic behaviour change to promote tree planting, seedling nurturing, and tree protection among 1544 farmers
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Improving nutrition: RANAS campaign increases Moringa consumption

This project evaluation shows how a RANAS campaign substantially increased the consumption of Moringa leaves and Moringa powder in two provinces in Mozambique. It demonstrates that the RANAS approach can be successfully used to target nutrition behaviours.
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Adapting the RANAS approach for humanitarian response: Ranas4Emergencies and Ranas4EarlyRecovery

Ranas4Emergencies and Ranas4EarlyRecovery are off-the-shelf toolkits that enable trained personal to implement evidence-based behaviour change interventions in humanitarian settings. The toolkits are behaviour specific and promote safe collection, treatment, storage and handling of drinking water consumption and proper use of toilets. Ranas4Emergencies and Ranas4EarlyRecovery provide a highly structured approach for contextualizing behaviour change interventions based on data within short time and limited resources
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RANAS campaign combined with bin provision increases organic waste separation in Tongogara refugee camp, Zimbabwe

The aim of this evaluation was to quantify the effectiveness of a combined RANAS and infrastructure intervention on waste separation at household level in Tongogara refugee camp, Zimbabwe.
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RANAS surveys in Madagascar and Mozambique reveal the need for distinct strategies to promote payment for water services

Combining installation of improved water points with a payment scheme allows to retrieve fees from users and cover operating and maintenance costs over the long run. Helvetas has been using this approach in the provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula in Mozambique and in the Diana Region in Madagascar.
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Antenatal care visits during pregnancy in Sekong, Laos

The project took place in Sekong province, located in the southern part of Laos. In collaboration with SFE Laos and SME Suisse, Ranas realized a pilot project to investigate how behaviour change interventions can contribute to increase regular attendance of women to antenatal care visits.
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Antenatal care visits during pregnancy in Sekong, Laos

The project took place in Sekong province, located in the southern part of Laos. In collaboration with SFE Laos and SME Suisse, Ranas realized a pilot project to investigate how behaviour change interventions can contribute to increase regular attendance of women to antenatal care visits.
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Swiss Water & Sanitation Consortium

Ranas4HCFs and Ranas4Schools are off-the-shelf toolkits that enable trained personal to implement evidence-based and data-driven behaviour change interventions in health care facilities (HCFs) and schools within short time. Being highly contextualized already Ranas4HCFs and Ranas4Schools toolkits enable users to implement evidence-based and data-driven behaviour change interventions without much additional effort. They are currently available for promoting handwashing with soap in HCFs in Burkina Faso and Mali, separation of waste in HCFs in Mali and handwashing with soap in schools in Nigeria and Palestine.
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Towards zero leprosy by 2030 in Bangladesh

Two hard to access and underdeveloped districts, Rangamati and Bandarban, in the south-eastern corner of Bangladesh were targeted with this project. In collaboration with the Leprosy Mission International Bangladesh (TLMI-B), Learning-360 Team, Ranas realized a pilot project to investigate how behaviour change interventions can contribute to leprosy related practices.
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Promoting safe migration practices in Bangladesh

The districts of Chattogram, Narsingdi and Cumilla are located in the southeastern plainlands of Bangladesh. In collaboration with Helvetas Bangladesh and their partner organisations, we realized a pilot study to investigate how behaviour change interventions can contribute to promoting safe migration practices.
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Understanding behavioural determinants for cholera prevention to design more effective health and WASH packages – Ghana case studies

Between September 2019 and March 2022, we realized a formative research project in the greater Accra Area, Ghana. In collaboration with the Ghana Red Cross, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Federation, funded by the Wellcome Trust foundation, aimed at furthering the understanding about Cholera prevention.
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How to foster vaccine acceptance in Chandrapur, India?

The Indian state of Maharashtra has been among the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In collaboration with the NGO Janseva Pratishtan, we realized a pilot project to develop and test evidence-based and population-tailored inter ventions to promote five COVID-19 protection behaviours.
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COVID-19 Response in Tongogara Refugee Camp

Tongogara refugee camp, located in the south-east of Zimbabwe, hosts approximately 14.000 refugees predominantly from the Democratic Republic of Congo. In collaboration with UNHCR and World Vision with funding from SDC, RANAS Ltd. realized a pilot project to improve COVID-19 prevention behaviours in the camp. The project was implemented from March 2020 until March 2021.
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8 country rapid assessment of Covid-19 behaviour change

In the beginning of 2021, WaterAid collected data about context and behavioural factors and behaviours from 8 countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Nepal, Tanzania, Pakistan, Zambia, Nigeria and Rwanda. In collaboration with the Covid-19 Hygiene Hub and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), this data was analysed and recommendations developed. In April 2021, analysis was finalized and workshops implemented.
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Behaviour change interventions for WASH & environmental improvements in the Rohingya refugee response, Bangladesh

In the context of the Rohingya refugee communities located in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, RANAS Ltd. realized a pilot project led by UNICEF, and partially funded by SDC, to improve hygiene promotion activities of nine different WASH sector partners. The partners selected a broad set of 11 different health and environmental protective behaviours.
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Behaviour Change Interventions on Baby WASH related behaviours in Lao PDR

Lao Social Research, the local collaboration partner, realized data collection for the project at hand between April and October 2019 in four target provinces of Lao PDR – Xiengkhouang, Houaphan, Phongsaly and Oudomxay.
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