June 2019 to September 2020
Recent experiences in Haiti, the Philippines, Nepal, Iraq and the Ebola crisis in West Africa have contributed to a growing moment to establish a more systematic and collective approach to communication and community engagement. Such an approach could strengthen the quality, accountability and effectiveness of humanitarian and emergency responses.
This project examines past and current experiences of collective approaches and services for communication and community engagement in emergency responses. It will identify lessons to inform future practices and improve communications and community engagement during emergencies. Specifically, the project aims to:
- Identify concrete options for addressing current bottlenecks around coordination, leadership and funding of collective approaches.
- Develop qualitative evidence of both the added value and the limitations of collective approaches.
- Highlight future implications for collective community engagement and accountability approaches, given the rapidly changing nature of the humanitarian environment.
Outputs
Implementing collective accountability to affected populations: ways forward in large-scale humanitarian crises
Briefing papers | October 2020 | Kerrie Holloway and Oliver Lough
Recommendations for translating current commitments on collective accountability to affected populations into more effective practice.
DownloadsCollective approaches to communication and community engagement: models, challenges and ways forward
Research reports and studies | October 2020 | Kerrie Holloway, Veronique Barbelet, Amanda Gray Meral, Oliver Lough and Alexandra Spencer
Principles and recommendations for collective approaches to communication and community engagement in humanitarian crises.
DownloadsFunding collective approaches to communication and community engagement in humanitarian action
Research reports and studies | October 2020 | Oliver Lough and Alexandra Spencer
Identifying ways to strengthen collective communication and community engagement through better resourcing.
DownloadsCollective approaches to communication and community engagement in the Mozambique Cyclone Idai response
Research reports and studies | October 2020 | Oliver Lough, Santos Alfredo Nassivila and Amanda Gray Meral
Lessons learned from efforts to establish a collective approach to communication and community engagement following a natural hazard-related disaster.
DownloadsCollective approaches to risk communication and community engagement in the Ebola response in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Research reports and studies | October 2020 | Anne-Lise Dewulf, Antoine Mushagalusa Ciza, Léon Irenge, Emmanuel Kandate and Veronique Barbelet
Lessons from the 10th Ebola outbreak to support more systematic and collective approaches to risk communication and community engagement.
DownloadsAccountability dilemmas and collective approaches to communication and community engagement in Yemen
Research reports and studies | July 2020 | Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy, Yazeed Al Jeddawy and Kerrie Holloway
This study explores how and to what extent collective approaches to communication and community engagement have – or have not – been implemented in Yemen.
DownloadsCollective approaches to communication and community engagement in the Central Sulawesi response
Research reports and studies | June 2020 | Kerrie Holloway and Lilianne Fan
How collective approaches to communication and community engagement can be used in humanitarian responses led by a strong, functioning government.
DownloadsCollective approaches to communication and community engagement in the Central African Republic
Research reports and studies | April 2020 | Veronique Barbelet
Exploring the design and implementation of collective approaches to communication and community engagement in the Central African Republic.
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