Case studies: Africa

Explore case studies case studies from the Africa region, including case studies on COVID-19, Ebola, and setting up community committees for feedback and complaints.

31 May 2022

Harnessing Interagency support for RCCE in COVID-19

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC, RCCE Collective Service, Zimbabwe Red Cross

This case study explores how systems and platforms have been developed in Zimbabwe to ensure information on COVID-19 from the local level is able to inform broader, provincial, national, and regional responses to the pandemic.

31 May 2022

4Ws, feedback, innovation and coordination in COVID-19

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Collective Service RCCE, IFRC, Kenya Red Cross

This case study explores how, in Kenya, an interagency “4Ws” Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) dashboard has been set up to map RCCE COVID-19 activities, showing who is doing what, where, and when.

31 May 2022

National-level risk communication and community engagement coordination

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC

A case study on how Eswatini has adopted a ‘strategic pillar’ approach to coordinate the many actors involved in their COVID-19 response. This approach is based on engaging partners around eight critical areas of work, with Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) one of the areas granted its own pillar.

30 May 2022

Adapting an Ebola feedback mechanism for COVID-19

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Croix-rouge du Congo, IFRC, Social + behaviour change, UNICEF

A case study on how, in DRC, an interagency community feedback mechanism originally established to better understand people’s perceptions of the Ebola virus has been adapted to gather insights on COVID-19, helping to guide and shape the response at local and national levels.

7 March 2022

Breaking the silos in community-driven epidemic preparedness

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Cameroon Red Cross, Croix-rouge du Congo, IFRC, Kenya Red Cross, Uganda Red Cross, US AID

A case study on IFRC’s Community Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Program (CP3) which applies a model of community engagement and participation, engaging both national and local leaders and influencers to drive locally-led change, strengthening their ability to prevent, detect and respond to disease threats before they become outbreaks.

1 July 2021

Cameroon Red Cross: All against COVID-19, a case study

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Cameroon Red Cross

A case study on how the Cameroon Red Cross’ collected community feedback to find out more about perceptions and needs related to the COVID-19. The case study can also be viewed as a video under ‘related resources.’