Orphans and Vulnerable Children - CRIN

1 What does Behaviour ChangeMean?

In this activity, you will:

 Define what behaviour change means

Facilitator’s notes:

In this activity you will help to define, with participants, what behaviourand behaviour changeare.
In this topic, you’ll be using these definitions to underpin all discussions on behaviour in relation to
orphans and vulnerable children.

For this activity you will need:

 Flipchart and markers

To facilitate this activity:

1 Brainstorm with participants what they understand by behaviourand behaviour change.
Write up their responses, then give them the definition of behaviour change from your
facilitator’s notes. Ask them to give examples of behaviour change, describing each stage
of the process.

2 If they feel comfortable doing so, volunteers may share examples of behaviour change from their
own lives and describe the process of undergoing change to the group. It is useful to emphasise
to the group that behaviour change is a process that takes place over time; and that this process
often entails children and youth learning and practising life skills.

The following are definitions of behaviour and behaviour change:

Behaviourrefers to how one conducts oneself in one’s life; our actions and manners

towards ourselves and others.

Behaviour changeis the positive reversal of a certain conduct towards a better and

more acceptable conduct. It is the gradual process from an unacceptable lifestyle to an

acceptable lifestyle.

Activity 1

15 minutes

Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Unit 2, Module 4^269