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…

22 August 2023

COVID-19 Perception Survey and Community Trust Index Presentation, Philippines

Type:

Presentation slides

Organization:

IFRC, Philippine Red Cross, US AID

A presentation showcasing results from a COVID-19 perception survey that was carried out in the Philippines between February- March 2023.

  • CEA and Health
  • COVID-19
  • Perception Survey

12 July 2023

Ramadan Celebration Survey

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Hellenic Red Cross

A case study documenting how Hellenic Red Cross (HRC) Accommodation Centres organised a survey to help understand how the centres could best cater to young people’s needs and priorities during…

  • Asylum seekers
  • CEA and Migration
  • Migrants
  • Survey

5 July 2023

Cholera Perception Survey, Nippes department – Haiti: June 2023

Type:

Report

Organization:

Haitian Red Cross Society, IFRC

During February 2023, 130 Cholera Perception Surveys were collected in Nippes department by Haitian Red Cross volunteers and staff. This report provides inputs for guiding strategies aimed at building trust…

  • CEA and Health
  • Cholera
  • Perception Survey
  • Trust

15 March 2023

COVID-19 Perception Survey, Ecuador: March 2023

Type:

Survey

Organization:

Ecuadorian Red Cross, IFRC

This survey was applied by Ecuadorian Red Cross (ERC) volunteers in 22 of the 24 provinces of the country and captures part of the participants’ perceptions towards the COVID-19 vaccine,…

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

15 March 2023

Cholera Perception Survey, Haiti: Jan 2023

Type:

Survey

Organization:

Haitian Red Cross Society, IFRC

During December 2022, Cholera Perception Survey was implemented by Haitian Red Cross volunteers. The findings in this document, as well as the CEA recommendations, aim to facilitate regional decision-making to…

  • CEA and Health
  • Cholera
  • Perception Survey

15 March 2023

COVID-19 Regional Perception Survey, March 2023

Type:

Survey

Organization:

IFRC

This survey was implemented online by IFRC, and provides regional quantitative data on participants’ perceptions, fears and interests towards COVID-19 and its vaccination, 3 years into the pandemic.

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

9 January 2023

Context analysis report, Papua New Guinea

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Papua New Guinea Red Cross

This report presents the context analysis and needs assessment of the vulnerable population that the seven branches of the Papua New Guinea Red Cross reach. The findings cover the safety…

  • Asia Pacific
  • CEA and Health
  • Context analysis
  • COVID-19

27 June 2022

Summary of results and lessons: the 3FM pneumonia programme’s BCC process

Type:

Report

Organization:

Netherlands Red Cross

This short presentation outlines key results and a summary of lessons from a large pneumonia prevention and control programme in Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Sudan and Zambia (the 3FM programme),…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Behaviour change
  • Localisation
  • Pneumonia

9 June 2022

The behaviour change communication (BCC) process

Type:

Video

Organization:

BEE Environmental Communication, Netherlands Red Cross

This video takes you through the steps used as part of a large pneumonia prevention and control programme in Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Sudan and Zambia, to facilitate behaviour change.…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Children
  • Community-led solutions
  • Localisation

12 April 2022

Trust must be earned: Perceptions of aid in Haiti

Type:

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

1 April 2022

Using surveys to hear community views in the COVID-19 response – Experience from Kazakhstan, South Caucasus, and Turkey

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC

These case studies seek to illustrate some of the approaches National Societies have adopted to implementing surveys during COVID-19, paying attention to their various contexts, the benefits and limitations they…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Central Asia
  • COVID-19
  • KAP

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