Case studies: Americas
Browse case studies from the Americas region, including case studies on community feedback, CEA in extreme weather responses, and COVID-19.
17 August 2022
PASSA Case Study in Honduras – Safe Homes, Resilient Communities
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IFRCThis case study shares the experience of Honduras Red Cross in implementing the Participatory Approach to Safe Housing Awareness and Home Repair Program developed as part of the ETA&IOTA hurricane…
4 August 2021
Relationships the Key to Risk Communications (A Guyana Case Study)
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Guyana Red CrossDuring the COVID-19 outbreak in Guyana, the Guyana Red Cross saw the vulnerability of remote Indigenous and migrant communities in accessing information and the supplies that could protect people and…
29 July 2021
Garden to Kitchen: Listening to communities (A Trinidad and Tobago Case Study)
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Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross SocietyThis case study looks at the research process that the Trinidad &Tobago Red Cross undertook to understand and address communities’ assistance needs, priorities and preferences of arriving migrants. Through its…
12 April 2021
St. Vincent & the Grenadines Red Cross: Stopping the spread of dengue by covering barrels
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St. Vincent & the Grenadines Red CrossIn order to help curb the worst dengue outbreak in recent history, the St. Vincent and the Grendines Red Cross launched a campaign to control mosquito populations including the covering…
26 November 2020
Community participatory appraisal with migrant population in Ecuador
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IFRCA case study on community participatory appraisals with migrant populations in Ecuador implemented by the ERC with the aim to obtain a better knowledge and understanding of the main problems…
9 November 2020
Continuing disaster risk reduction during COVID-19, Suriname
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Canadian Red Cross, IFRC, Suriname Red CrossA case study on the Community Resilience Building (CRB) programme in Suriname. The programme is designed to empower communities to monitor risks and hazards and develop community resilience plans. The…
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