PRISMA 2: Integrated Management of Maternal and Child Health in Artibonite

At both institutional and community levels, the project has deployed Social Art for Behaviour Change (SABC) activities to foster sustainable behaviour change in relation to WASH.

As an iterative and continuous approach, SABC successfully adapted to the priority groups as well as to the social context, in particular the socio-political insecurity and Covid-19 pandemic experienced throughout the project’s implementation.

With the active participation of artists, healthcare providers, youth groups, women's groups and other community members, a range of artworks was created, including a song album, music videos, and fresco (mural) paintings. Awareness-raising campaigns were also carried out in the eight communes supported by the project.

Implemented in 8 of the 15 Artibonite communes, PRISMA 2 has strengthened the Artibonite department’s health governance, improved institutional emergency obstetric and neonatal care, and promoted community health initiatives to increase coverage for sexual and reproductive health services, and quality of care for mothers, newborns, and children.