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
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IFRC, RCCE Collective Service, Zimbabwe Red CrossThis 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
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Collective Service RCCE, IFRC, Kenya Red CrossThis 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
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IFRCA 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
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Croix-rouge du Congo, IFRC, Social + behaviour change, UNICEFA 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
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Cameroon Red Cross, Croix-rouge du Congo, IFRC, Kenya Red Cross, Uganda Red Cross, US AIDA 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
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Cameroon Red CrossA 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.’
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31 May 2022
Harnessing Interagency support for RCCE in COVID-19
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…

31 May 2022
Harnessing Interagency support for RCCE in COVID-19
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…

31 May 2022
4Ws, feedback, innovation and coordination in COVID-19
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…

31 May 2022
National-level risk communication and community engagement coordination
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…

30 May 2022
Adapting an Ebola feedback mechanism for COVID-19
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…

7 March 2022
Breaking the silos in community-driven epidemic preparedness
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…

1 July 2021
Cameroon Red Cross: All against COVID-19, a case study
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…