The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) will lead the online evaluation of four digital health campaigns developed by a non-governmental organization (NGO), Réseau Africain de l'Éducation pour la Santé (RAES), or African Network for Health Education in English, from West Africa and delivered via social media. The full evaluation study will begin enrolling participants in Fall 2023 and will conclude in Winter 2026. Approximately 3,000 participants will be recruited for each of the four campaigns (n=12,000), and each campaign will last approximately 2 months. The four campaigns are scheduled to take place in Fall 2023, Winter 2025, Fall 2025, and Winter 2026, corresponding to evaluation activities including baseline and follow-up data collection.
The scope of work for UCLA will center around evaluation activities related to program activities developed and implemented by the non-governmental organization. The digital and online programming will be developed and implemented by the non-governmental organization with the goal of strengthening sexual and reproductive health among young people in Senegal, Burkina Faso, and Cote d'Ivoire. UCLA will lead the evaluation, examining if health education programming contributes to this goal by developing and implementing an evaluation design for digital and online programming.