Social Science for CEA

Using social science is critical to design and deliver effective community engagement and accountability strategies as it provides valuable insights into the social context where people live, as well as culture, behaviours and experiences of communities affected by crisis. Find out a range of standardized and customizable tools, resources, and guidance designed to build capacities and apply social science approaches and methods in public health and humanitarian settings.

New

9 April 2025

How to use social science evidence to respond to emergencies

Type:

Guide

Organization:

Collective Service RCCE, Eastern and Southern Africa RCCE Technical Working Group

This regional guide is designed to take responders through the steps needed to produce and use social science evidence which can inform humanitarian and public health emergency responses.

  • CEA and Health
  • Emergencies
  • Social science

1 April 2025

Ukraine Red Cross: Enquiry and Feedback Analysis 2022-2024

Type:

Report

Organization:

Ukrainian Red Cross Society

Provides detailed analysis of data collected through the Information Center and Feedback Sector since 2022, disaggregated by type, location, sector, age and gender. The report also proposes 12 key recommendations…

  • Accountability
  • Adaptive management
  • Advocacy
  • Data analysis
New

25 March 2025

Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers Question Bank

Type:

Tool

Organization:

Collective Service RCCE, SSHAP

This question bank provides guidance on undertaking social science research in the context of an outbreak of a viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF).

  • CEA and Health
  • Epidemics
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Diseases

13 November 2024

All About Data: Introduction to Canva

Type:

Webinar

Organization:

IFRC

This webinar series demystifies the process of working with data using Excel, PowerBI, and Canva and provides participants with the foundational skills needed to effectively understand and utilise community feedback.…

  • Canva
  • Community feedback
  • Data

3 November 2024

All About Data: Power BI

Type:

Webinar

Organization:

IFRC

This second webinar in the All About Data series demystifying the process of working with data, focusses on Power BI and provides participants with an introduction to using the application,…

  • Accountability
  • Coding
  • Complaints
  • Data

15 October 2024

All About Data: Understanding Community Data Using Excel

Type:

Webinar

Organization:

IFRC

This webinar series demystifies the process of working with data using Excel, PowerBI, and Canva and provides participants with the foundational skills needed to effectively understand and utilise community feedback.…

  • Accountability
  • Coding
  • Complaints
  • Data