Community Engagement Operational Tools for COVID-19

• Community-led Action for COVID-19: A Resource Guide for Country Offices (Companion Field Manual is below) (GOAL)
• RCCE during Shifting Public Health and Social Measures: With Safety Tips for Conducting Community Meetings (Planning Guide) (IFRC, JHU CCP, Save the Children)
• Protecting Community Facing Staff and Volunteers (Oxfam)

Community Engagement Technical Guidelines for COVID-19

• ለማህበረሰብ ዝግጁነት 10 ደረጃዎች (WHO)
• Step-by-Step Engaging Communities during COVID-19 (READY Initiative)
• Finding Community-led Solutions: An interagency guidance note on working with communities in high density settings to plan local approaches to preventing and managing COVID-19 (RCCE technical groups in ESA and WCA regions)
• Tips for Engaging Communities during COVID-19 in Low-Resource Settings, Remotely and In-Person – “Live” version (GOARN RCCE Working Group)  PDF version
• Community-led Action for COVID-19: A Field Manual for Community Mobilizers (GOAL)
• Safe and Remote RCCE During COVID-10 – Guidance for National Societies (IFRC)
• Community Engagement During COVID-19: A Guide for Community Facing Staff – Guidance and Checklists (Oxfam)
• Infographics in Multiple Languages (Slum and Rural Health Initiative)

Radio and Digital Engagement Tools

• Community Radio Toolkit
• Coronavirus Radio Show Guide and Running Order (IFRC)
• ETC Guidance on the Provision of Digital Communication Technologies in COVID-19 Operations (Emergency Telecommunications Cluster)
• Tips for Using Social Media (IFRC)

Engage Religious Leaders

• Practical considerations and recommendations for religious leaders and faith-based communities in the context of COVID-19 (WHO)

Address Death, Bereavement, and Funerals

• Guidance: Burials for COVID-19 Pandemic (IFRC)
• Key Considerations: Dying, Bereavement and Mortuary and Funerary Practices in the Context of COVID-19 (April 2020) (SSHAP)
• COVID-19 Strategies to Support Those Affected by Deaths During the Outbreak – Psychosocial Impacts of Changing Practices (SSHAP)

Staying Alert During Transitions

• RCCE during Shifting Public Health and Social Measures: With Safety Tips for Conducting Community Meetings (Planning Guide) (IFRC, JHU CCP, Save the Children)
• Ten considerations for effectively managing the COVID-19 transition (Nature)
• Guidance on Easing Lockdowns (Africa CDC)
• Staying Alert: Navigating COVID-19 Risk Toward a New Normal (with RCCE recommendations) (Resolve)
• Overview of Public Health and Social Measures (WHO)