Participation In Emergencies In Slovakia

Resource type: Case Study

Organisation: IFRC, Slovak Red Cross

Region: Europe and Central Asia

Category: Case study, Emergencies, Ukraine crisis, Meaningful Participation

Tags: Conflict, Emergencies, Meaningful participation, Shelter, Ukraine and impacted countries

Publication year: 2026

Language: English

This case study shows how the Slovak Red Cross demonstrated that meaningful community participation is possible even in the earliest phase of an emergency response. By using rapid focus group discussions and key informant interviews with displaced Ukrainians and host families, SRC co‑designed a shelter programme that better reflected real housing arrangements, hosting dynamics, and safeguarding risks.