CEA in Emergencies

CEA in Africa

Explore pages and resources related in Community Engagement and Accountability in the Africa region.

CEA Africa Strategy

This strategy helps Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners with a clear and coordinated approach to strengthening accountability to communities across Africa.

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SLL programme

The Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) is an unprecedented initiative between Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation that is accelerating COVID-19 vaccination in Africa and supporting the continent’s long-term health security.

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CEA Working Group: Africa

Documents related to the Movement-wide CEA Working Group for Africa, including National Society CEA strategies and meeting recordings.

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5 December 2023

Information preparedness and community engagement for El Niño in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region

Type:

Briefing note

Organization:

Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform

This key considerations brief describes the implications of El Niño in the East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) for Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) initiatives, based on previous comparable…

  • El Niño
  • Emergencies
  • Extreme weather
  • RCCE

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20 November 2023

Closing the Gap: A strategy to strengthen CEA in Africa 2020–2025 (Revised)

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, CDA

This 2022 review of the CEA strategy, together with an externally conducted impact research on the effects of investments in CEA support to National Societies (NS), further Force Field Analysis,…

  • Africa
  • Institutionalisation
  • Strategy

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20 November 2023

CEA Strategy for Africa 2020 – 2023, Mid-term review

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC

In 2022, that final year covered by the strategy, we have conducted a review of the CEA Strategy for Africa 2020 – 2023 to assess where we have made progress…

  • Africa
  • Institutionalisation
  • Strategy

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3 October 2023

ECHO Programmatic Alliance Case Studies: Internal Community

Type:

Video

Organization:

IFRC

In Central America, the National Societies of Panama, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are part of an initiative called ECHO PPP, whose objective is to provide a better service to…

  • Case study
  • Spanish
  • Training

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28 September 2023

Community Engagement and Accountability Impact Research: Guinea Case Study (French)

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC

This case study was conducted as part of research commissioned by the IFRC on the impact of community engagement and accountability on public health emergencies. The overall objective of the…

  • CEA and Health
  • COVID-19
  • Ebola
  • Epidemics

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25 September 2023

Eswatini Drought FbF: Validating Early Actions with Community Members

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

British Red Cross, Eswatini Baphalali Red Cross Society

This case study captures learnings from an Early Action Protocol (EAP) validation exercise which was carried out by Eswatini Baphalali Red Cross Society (BERCS) between June and July 2022 as…

  • Anticipatory action
  • Climate change
  • Community feedback
  • Early Action Protocol

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