What other resources are there on community engagement or risk communication?

Tips for engaging populations in low resource settings – A co-created and dynamic document sharing general principles and case studies from a range of settings.

Oxfam’s guide for frontline staff – Full of simple ideas for hygiene promoters and other community-facing staff to use during their day to day activities at this time.

GOAL’s guide on facilitating Community-led Action - This is an adapted guide for COVD-19 response explaining a step-by-step process for community mobilisers.

Community Engagement at a Distance – A guidance note from BBC Media action explaining how programmes can be adapted to continue to engage people during COVID-19 response.

RCCE Action Plan Guidance – Developed by IFRC, WHO and UNICEF this document provides general guidance for developing a risk communication and community engagement strategy with a simple template to follow.

Collective Communication and Community Engagement in Humanitarian Action – General guidance on engaging communities during crises (not COVID-19 specific)

Community Engagement Hub – A collection of resources from IFRC covering effective use of different delivery channels, accountability to populations and ways of assessing perceptions.

RCCE Toolkit – includes links to a range of resources for developing and implementing RCCE work.

UNICEF’s RCCE Guidance – Provides an overview of key principles with links to other useful resources.

Guidance on accountability to populations – Guidance from UNICEF about suggested ways of establishing accountability mechanisms to allow communities to provide feedback on COVID-19 response programmes.

What is community engagement and how can it affect the work of organisations and governments during an outbreak?

How is community engagement normally done?

In what ways does community engagement need to be adapted for the COVID-19 response?

Practical ideas for engaging communities at a safe distance