CEA in Emergencies

Resource Library

Learn more about how to incorporate Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) into your work by visiting our extensive resource library. You can explore CEA resources via sectors, CEA activities, or emergency contexts. Alternatively, you can discover our whole resources library by using the search function at the bottom of the page.

CEA by Sectors

Explore resources related to community engagement and accountability by sectors, for example, CEA and WASH, CEA and Cash, and CEA and Migration.

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CEA Activities

Explore resources related to community engagement and accountability activities, for example, mobile cinema, radio programming, and setting up a complaints and feedback mechanism.

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CEA in Emergencies

Explore resources related to community engagement and accountability in emergency contexts, for example conflicts, extreme weather conditions, and heath emergencies.

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CEA by Region

Explore resources and tools related to community engagement and accountability by region.

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24 March 2025

Using social and behavioural science to inform the use of vaccines during health emergencies

Type:

Report

Organization:

SSHAP

This brief synthesises social and behavioural science (SBS) research on the use of vaccines during health emergencies in sub-Saharan Africa, including vaccines undergoing clinical trials (‘experimental vaccines’).

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24 March 2025

Engaged, Informed and Empowered: The Impact of Community Engagement on Public Health Outcomes

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Plan Eval

This report presents findings from research on how community engagement and accountability (CEA) strategies enhance health and humanitarian programmes. Conducted by Plan Eval and commissioned by IFRC, the study took…

  • CEA and Health
  • Cholera
  • COVID-19
  • Ebola

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19 March 2025

Essential Themes Guidelines – CEA, PGI & SAF (Uganda Red Cross Society)

Type:

Guide

Organization:

Uganda Red Cross

The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) developed these guidelines to offer a structured, practical, and dependable approach to engaging with communities and ensuring accountability through Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA),…

  • Institutionalisation
  • PGI

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18 March 2025

CEA Surge Review Report

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC

The CEA Surge Review was conducted in 2024 to guide future investments in CEA surge. Through secondary data review, key informant interviews, and a survey of CEA surge roster members,…

  • Training
  • CEA surge

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17 March 2025

Nepal Red Cross: Cash Assistance for Anticipatory Action and Resilience

Type:

Video

Organization:

Nepal Red Cross

In this video, the Nepal Red Cross Society showcases its shift from traditional cash and voucher assistance (CVA) in emergency response to an Anticipatory Action approach, where CVA plays a…

  • Anticipatory action
  • CEA and Cash
  • Earthquakes

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17 March 2025

CEA in Asia Pacific 2024 Achievements

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC

This brief report summarises key highlights from the IFRC CEA team in the Asia Pacific region during 2024. A major focus was generating community-based evidence through studies and feedback mechanisms.…

  • Asia Pacific

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