Behavioural solutions
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How gender barriers hamper immunisation in India
Genesis is supporting UNICEF India to analyse how gender differentials in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Bihar are impacting the effectiveness of immunisation efforts. The initiative is part of our long-term agreement to provide behavioural sciences services to UNICEF.

A mobile solution to supporting HIV treatment adherence
MenConnect is an innovative approach to supporting HIV treatment initiation and adherence among men living with HIV in South Africa. Genesis was responsible for crafting behaviourally informed messages that are timed to the treatment journey milestones and tailored per psychographic segment.

Innovative solution to improve access and ease of chronic care
Genesis supported the Cipla Foundation in an innovative solution to expand the footprint of Centralised Chronic Medicines Dispensing Distribution (CCMDD) locations as a solution for chronic patients to pick up their medicines from decentralised locations.

Ensuring the greatest impact of Covid relief funds in SA
The Solidarity Fund was set up in March 2020 to fund a range of initiatives that addressed the Covid-19 crisis in South Africa. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) funded Genesis Analytics to provide extensive and wide-ranging technical support for the fund to ensure that the investments made by the fund had the greatest possible impact.

Our behavioural solutions team lifts school attendance by 14%
Genesis Analytics partnered with the Fun Learning for Youth (FLY) programme in Alexandra to help them improve attendance and attainment rates. The interventions resulted in a 14% increase in student attendance across all grades over the five-week period.

Behavioural campaigns lift loans response rates by 102%
A large financial institution approached the Applied Behavioural Economics (ABE) team to increase the response rates for one of its financial services campaigns. Behavioural economics principles were successfully applied to optimise various existing customer communication channels throughout the personal loan take-up/uptake journey.

Taking applied behavioural economics online for retail shopping
Genesis Analytics’ Applied Behavioural Economics (ABE) team was retained to apply behavioural economics to a retailer’s online rewards platform as it shifted from the traditional bricks-and-mortar business to its redesigned e-commerce platform.

Persuasive conversations increase HIV prevention uptake by 29%
Medical male circumcision (MMC) is a low-cost, effective HIV prevention method, reducing female-to-male transmission by about 60%. But getting men to circumcise requires more than making services available. Many men do not follow through by booking for an MMC procedure, despite clearly indicating an intention to do so.

Behaviourally informed messaging increases medication adherence
Genesis Analytics was commissioned by PPO Serve to help improve medication adherence among HIV-positive patients enrolled on the GP Care Cell (GPCC) programme. The programme offers free HIV treatment through a network of private GPs.

Improving SA's largest HIV prevention programme with behavioural economics
Genesis Analytics and the Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) have been commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to provide technical assistance to the South African Department of Health (DOH) to support the delivery of a key HIV prevention programme - the national Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) Programme.

Scaling up male circumcision in SA to prevent HIV infections
Genesis was awarded three-year contract from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide technical assistance to the South African national medical male circumcision (MMC) programme to build resilient local systems that successfully plan, effectively manage and efficiently execute the programme at scale, and transition MMC toward sustainability in South Africa.

Sexual and reproductive services will improve health of SA's youth
Genesis Analytics supported the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to investigate the understanding, accessibility and acceptability of providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services to boys and girls attending school in South Africa.

Behavioural economics boosts annual premiums by 60%
The Applied Behavioural Economics team was commissioned to improve the conversion rates and the premiums collected for an asset manager’s retirement-product campaigns. The campaigns sought to migrate customers from old-generation products to new ones, while also increasing monthly premium contributions.

Developing an HIV and TB communication strategy for SA government
Genesis, in partnership with the Centre for Communication Impact, was commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the South African National Department of Health in developing a communications strategy to address HIV, TB and the associated risk factors and comorbidities.

Behavioural experiment validates new financial product
Genesis Analytics was commissioned to determine whether a pivotal new product would function by using a robust behavioural experiment. The experimental approach was key because focus groups and surveys could not adequately capture the experience of using the client’s product.

Raising the drinking age to 21: Pros and cons
The National Economic and Development Labour Council (Nedlac) commissioned Genesis Analytics to conduct an urgent independent study on the likely economic, health and social impacts of some of the amendments proposed in the Liquor Amendment Bill, 2017.

Campaign does improve men's perceptions on HIV testing
South Africans (18-34 years) who are exposed to the Testa Boy campaign are 50% more likely to agree that men who test for HIV are strong and responsible, according to a study done by Genesis Analytics for the Centre for Communication Impact.

Real-time system to update customer information for major FSP
Genesis Analytics assisted in the development and assessment of a new, face-to-face, system-driven, financial advice process that involved real-time information updating on customers. This involved a rigorous behavioural approach to testing and analysing the impact on market perceptions.