Assessments and surveys

Community engagement and accountability is an important component of any assessment, as it helps to capture vital information that may not be available from other sources. Use these tools and resources to make sure that your assessment is transparent and captures the views and opinions of communities you work with.

Key resources

2 April 2020

EVCA Guide

The Enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (EVCA) is a participatory process developed for communities to become more resilient…

2 July 2019

Communication needs assessment toolkit

A suite of tools, developed by CDAC Network and ACAPS, that provide guidance for humanitarian responders to assess…

2 April 2020

Information and communication needs assessment: toolkit

These assessment tools were used for the Information and Communication Needs Assessment report to understand the information and…

25 July 2024

IFRC Community Trust Index Cross-Country Analysis in Asia-Pacific

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Papua New Guinea Red Cross, Philippine Red Cross, Soloman Islands Red Cross Society, Tuvalu Red Cross Society

This study, conducted across Mongolia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu, highlights the importance of trust in humanitarian action, which is crucial for acceptance of support,…

  • Asia Pacific
  • Assessments and surveys
  • Community feedback
  • Perception Survey

19 July 2024

Feedback Coding Guide Asia Pacific

Type:

Guide

Organization:

IFRC

A step-by-step introduction to coding and analysis of community insights using a coding framework.

  • Asia Pacific
  • Assessments and surveys
  • Community feedback
  • Data analysis

19 July 2024

Feedback Form Training Slides Asia Pacific

Type:

Training Material

Organization:

IFRC

This slide deck explains in detail the feedback form questions, and the instruction on how to download the form to mobile devices and start recording community insights.

  • Asia Pacific
  • Best practice
  • Community feedback
  • Data collection

19 July 2024

Community Feedback Report Template (Asia Pacific)

Type:

Template

Organization:

IFRC

A template including example text and comments to share key findings of community feedback analysis. Ensure to adapt with your own findings, logos and remove all comments before publishing your…

  • Asia Pacific
  • Community feedback
  • Data analysis
  • Feedback

18 July 2024

How to Engage Older Volunteers

Type:

Video

Organization:

IFRC, Kyrgyzstan Red Crescent Society, Mongolian Red Cross Society

This video outlines some of the ways older Red Cross/Red Crescent volunteers engage with communities using digital tools and some of the benefits that stem from it. This video was…

  • Community feedback
  • Digital
  • Elderly
  • Volunteers

17 July 2024

Feedback Kobo Form Template

Type:

Template

Organization:

IFRC

Template for the questions and format of the Kobo form for collecting community data. This template is part of the Asia Pacific feedback kit.

  • Asia Pacific
  • Assessments and surveys
  • Community feedback
  • Data collection

17 July 2024

Feedback Coding Framework Template

Type:

Coding framework

Organization:

IFRC

An excel template for coding community feedback. This template is part of the Asia Pacific feedback kit.

  • Asia Pacific
  • Assessments and surveys
  • Community feedback
  • Data analysis

17 July 2024

How to set up KOBO on Android Devices

Type:

Guide

Organization:

IFRC

A guide on how to set up kobo on android mobile devices. This presentation is part of the Asia Pacific feedback kit.

  • Asia Pacific
  • Community feedback
  • Data collection
  • Guide

5 February 2024

Community Listening (Women): Herat Earthquake, Afghanistan

Type:

Report

Organization:

Afghan Red Crescent Society, IFRC

This report captures the results of a CEA rapid assessment that was carried out by Afghan Red Crescent Society with IFRC following a series of earthquakes that hit Afghanistan’s Herat…

  • Assessments
  • Earthquakes
  • Emergencies
  • PGI

26 October 2023

Establishing a Feedback Mechanism, Azerbaijan Red Crescent

Type:

Report

Organization:

Azerbaijan Red Crescent

Planning to establish a central feedback mechanism, Azerbaijan Red Crescent carried out preliminary assessments and context analysis to ensure community needs and preferences drove design of the system. This package…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Azerbaijani
  • Community feedback
  • Survey

29 August 2023

Executive Report: COVID-19 Community Perception Survey, Guatemala – July 2023

Type:

Report

Organization:

Guatemalan Red Cross, IFRC

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the key findings of a COVID-19 Perception Survey that was carried out in the departments of Chiquimula and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. If you are…

  • CEA and Health
  • COVID-19
  • Epidemics
  • Perception Survey

29 August 2023

Findings Report: COVID-19 Perception Survey, Guatemala – July 2023

Type:

Report

Organization:

Guatemalan Red Cross, IFRC

In May 2023, Guatemalan Red Cross (GRC) collected 1.244 COVID-19 perception surveys in the departments of Chiquimula and Quetzaltenango. These results reflect the perceptions of the participants after the end…

  • COVID-19
  • Epidemics
  • Perception Survey