1 hour
Community Engagement in Emergencies Preparedness and Response
Cross-sectoral
English
Delivery Modality
Offline
Theme
Community-based DRR/DRM
Cross-cutting Themes
Leadership & Management Skills
Monitoring and Evaluation/Accountability Mechanisms
Accountability Processes
Operational Capacity for Response
Emergency Communications
Risk Information
Public Education and Awareness
Audience
Civil Society & Community-Based Organizations
Government
Private Sector
UN Staff
Agencies
UNICEF
Certification
Yes
This course explains the standards for communicating and engaging communities who are responding to nutrition in emergencies. The Community Engagement course has two modules.
Module 1 focuses on the importance of community engagement for nutrition in emergencies.
Module 2 focuses on communication and behavioural change for community engagement during emergencies.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of Module 1, you should be able to:
- Discuss the core standards applicable to communication, community engagement, and behaviour change during emergencies
- List the minimum actions for communication and community engagement during emergencies
By the end of Module 2, you should be able to:
- List preparedness actions for communication, community engagement and behaviour change during emergencies
- Identify communication channels in a local context
- Discuss accountability and feedback mechanisms
- Explain the role of behaviour change communication in the adoption and coverage of services