Community Engagement

Engagement with communities in the immediate aftermath of a disaster is essential to ensure that affected people have the information they need to organize their own responses, take life-saving actions at household level and access humanitarian assistance, as well as to provide important feedback on challenges and gaps. Emergency responders can play a critical role in setting up an ‘accountable response’ and, in particular, ensuring information needs are met immediately.

Key Reading

UNDAC Field Handbook 2018 Chapter L.3.6; UNDAC Field Handbook 2018 (Spanish) Capítulo L.3.6

Online Presentations

Resources

• Collective Communication and Community Engagement in Humanitarian Action; Collective Communication (Spanish)
• Accountability and Inclusion
• Protection and Accountability to Affected Populations

PowerPoints

Presentation on Accountability

Websites

• CDAC Network
• IASC Accountability and Inclusion

E-Learning Modules

Communication is Aid