COVID-19 Resources

Trusted, clear and effective communication and engagement approaches are critical to ensure that fear, panic and rumours do not undermine COVID-19 responses. You can use the tools and resources in this section to incorporate CEA into your COVID-19 operations. All resources can be found in list format here.

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 February 2023

From managing misconceptions to building trust in Covid-19 vaccination

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC, Nepal Red Cross

A case study capturing how Nepal Red Cross Society volunteers engaged with the communities in Nepal to tackle Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy.

  • COVID-19
  • Misinformation

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

1 December 2022

Guyana COVID-19 Perception Study 2022 (summary)

Type:

Report

Organization:

Guyana Red Cross, IFRC

This document contains a summary analysis of findings from six focus groups and an online perception survey, developed by the Guyana Red Cross Society with support from the IFRC CEA…

  • COVID-19
  • Focus group discussion
  • CEA and Health
  • Indigenous populations

1 December 2022

Guyana COVID-19 Perception Study 2022

Type:

Report

Organization:

Guyana Red Cross, IFRC

This document contains an analysis of findings from six focus groups and an online perception survey, developed by the Guyana Red Cross Society with support from the IFRC CEA Americas…

  • COVID-19
  • Focus group discussion
  • CEA and Health
  • Indigenous populations

10 October 2022

CEA in Covid-19, highlights

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC

This document highlights just some of the activities and impacts achieved by the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement supporting communities around the world during COVID-19.

  • Advocacy
  • COVID-19
  • Data analysis
  • Focus group discussion

22 August 2022

Covid-19 Toolkit

Type:

Tool

Organization:

IFRC

After two and a half years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would seem that the emergency is over, however there is still much work to be done…

  • COVID-19
  • Social media
  • Spanish

7 July 2022

Community feedback report Asia Pacific region (feb-may 2022)

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC

A community feedback report documenting community questions on COVID-19 in Asia Pacific, including questions on vaccination centres for booster shots, blood donations related to COVID-19, and other rumours on vaccines…

  • Community feedback
  • COVID-19

31 May 2022

Harnessing Interagency support for RCCE in COVID-19

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC, RCCE Collective Service, Zimbabwe Red Cross

This case study explores how systems and platforms have been developed in Zimbabwe to ensure information on COVID-19 from the local level is able to inform broader, provincial, national, and…

  • Community-led solutions
  • COVID-19
  • RCCE Strategy
  • Zimbabwe

31 May 2022

4Ws, feedback, innovation and coordination in COVID-19

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Collective Service RCCE, IFRC, Kenya Red Cross

This case study explores how, in Kenya, an interagency “4Ws” Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) dashboard has been set up to map RCCE COVID-19 activities, showing who is doing…

  • COVID-19
  • Dashboard
  • Kenya
  • RCCE Strategy

31 May 2022

National-level risk communication and community engagement coordination

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC

A case study on how Eswatini has adopted a ‘strategic pillar’ approach to coordinate the many actors involved in their COVID-19 response. This approach is based on engaging partners around…

  • COVID-19
  • Eswatini
  • RCCE Strategy

30 May 2022

Adapting an Ebola feedback mechanism for COVID-19

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Croix-rouge du Congo, IFRC, Social + behaviour change, UNICEF

A case study on how, in DRC, an interagency community feedback mechanism originally established to better understand people’s perceptions of the Ebola virus has been adapted to gather insights on…

  • Community feedback
  • COVID-19
  • DRC
  • Ebola