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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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19 June 2024

Community Engagement and Accountability in Humanitarian Diplomacy: The Success of the Comorian Red Crescent in Cholera Response in Anjouan

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Comoros Red Crescent, IFRC

In February 2024, a cholera epidemic struck the Comoros, prompting the Comorian Red Crescent (CRCO) to deploy emergency health, WASH, protection, gender, inclusion, and community engagement programs. Despite initial challenges…

  • Advocacy
  • Africa
  • Capacity building
  • Case study

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19 June 2024

Bridging hope and resilience: How CEA is transforming drought-affected communities in Jigawa State

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC, Nigerian Red Cross

The Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) team conducted research in drought-affected Jigawa State, involving focus groups and interviews to understand local perspectives on climate change. Through collaborative workshops and Enhanced…

  • Africa
  • Behaviour change
  • Capacity building
  • Climate change

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5 March 2024

Conducting Cash Distribution Activities in Mali

Type:

Case Study

A short case study capturing the impact of Malian Red Cross cash distribution activities as part of the ECHO PPP program and the Zero Hunger Initiative. Available in English and…

  • CEA and Cash
  • CVA
  • ECHO PPP
  • French

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20 February 2024

Case Study on CEA for People on the Move in The Gambia

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC, Netherlands Red Cross

A case study on Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) in migration and Humanitarian Service Points (HSP) in The Gambia. This case study is shaped as an interactive storytelling piece in…

  • CEA and Migration
  • HSP
  • Humanitarian Service Points
  • Interactive

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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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