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

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…

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….

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8 April 2025

Psychological and Behavioural impact of Mpox Outbreaks on Red Cross Staff and Volunteers in Gabon

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Gabonese Red Cross Society

This report captures data on the psychological impact of the Mpox outbreak on Red Cross staff and volunteers in Gabon. It highlights increased stress and anxiety due to misinformation, stigma,…

  • CEA and Health
  • French
  • MHPSS
  • Mpox
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8 April 2025

Strengthening the Community Response to Mpox: Lessons Learned from Feedback in Cameroon

Type:

Report

Organization:

Cameroon Red Cross, IFRC

This report captures data from community feedback collected by the Cameroon Red Cross in October 2024, in response to the Mpox outbreak. The feedback helped adapt interventions to local needs…

  • CEA and Health
  • Community feedback
  • French
  • Mpox

26 March 2025

What Crisis Affected Communities Need from a Humanitarian Reset

Type:

Report

Organization:

Ground Truth

This report captures data from more than 34,000 conversations held over two years and across 12 countries with people experiencing crisis to find out what they want and need humanitarian…

  • Community-led solutions
  • Data
  • Data analysis

24 March 2025

Cross-border dynamics between Burundi and Tanzania in the context of viral haemorrhagic fever outbreaks, 2025

Type:

Report

Organization:

SSHAP

This brief summarises key considerations regarding cross-border dynamics between the Republic of Burundi and the United Republic of Tanzania in the context of viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) outbreaks in Tanzania…

  • CEA and Health
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Diseases

24 March 2025

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

Type:

Report

Organization:

SSHAP

This brief synthesises social and behavioural science (SBS) research on the use of vaccines during health emergencies in sub-Saharan Africa, including vaccines undergoing clinical trials (‘experimental vaccines’).

24 March 2025

Engaged, Informed and Empowered: The Impact of Community Engagement on Public Health Outcomes

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Plan Eval

This report presents findings from research on how community engagement and accountability (CEA) strategies enhance health and humanitarian programmes. Conducted by Plan Eval and commissioned by IFRC, the study took…

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