Community Insights

On this page you’ll find a collection of assessment reports and community feedback data illustrating perspectives, knowledge, context, experiences, vulnerabilities, capacities, and challenges of communities we work with.

Key Resources

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24 March 2025

Using social and behavioural science to inform the use of vaccines during health emergencies

This brief synthesises social and behavioural science (SBS) research on the use of vaccines during health emergencies in…

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26 March 2025

What Crisis Affected Communities Need from a Humanitarian Reset

This report captures data from more than 34,000 conversations held over two years and across 12 countries with…

2 April 2024

Humanitarian Impacts of Climate Change in Bangladesh

This study assesses the humanitarian impacts of climate change by identifying vulnerabilities and challenges faced by local communities….

12 April 2022

Trust must be earned: Perceptions of aid in Haiti

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Report

Organization:

Ground Truth

A report capturing findings from a survey carried out by Ground Truth with people affected by the 2021 earthquake in Haiti to compare their expectations of humanitarian workers and programmes…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Creole
  • Earthquakes
  • French

4 April 2022

Ukraine emergency: Key informant interviews

Type:

Report

Organization:

Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC)

A summary of findings from Key Informant Interviews (KII) conduced by the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) between 3-5 March 2022 in order to better understand key information and communication needs…

  • Assessments
  • Conflict
  • Emergencies
  • Information needs assessment

23 March 2022

COVID-19: Community perceptions in Malaysia

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Malaysian Red Crescent, WHO

This report analyses community perceptions of COVID-19 in Malaysia to understand the communities’ knowledge, questions and communication preferences around COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines. The report is split in to different…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • COVID-19
  • Malay
  • Misinformation/ rumours

16 March 2022

COVID 19 Perception survey: Charles Town Maroons, Portland

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Report

Organization:

Jamaica Red Cross

The Jamaica Red Cross implemented a survey with community members to learn about their experiences and perceptions about COVID-19 and vaccines. This report summarises its findings and offers practical recommendations.…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • COVID-19
  • Elderly
  • Indigenous populations

15 March 2022

Summary of COVID-19 in the Americas: Listening to the most vulnerable

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC

This is the short version of the COVID-19 in the Americas research. This summary contains the essential key findings and offers hands-on recommendations around four main areas: the impact of…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • COVID-19
  • Indigenous populations
  • Migrants

15 March 2022

COVID-19 in the Americas: Listening to the most vulnerable

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC

This research from the IFRC brings the voices and experiences of vulnerable people and communities from nine countries, including migrants, refugees, indigenous populations and host communities, in in Latin America…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Indigenous populations
  • Migrants
  • Perception Survey