Community-led Responses

Communities are playing many critical roles in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. From individuals providing support to affected or quarantined households; to formal community health workers and other informal cadres promoting and enabling hygiene and protection behaviors; to community-based organizations monitoring the effectiveness of the response and the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on society; to civil society organizations contributing to the development of local, national and global responses through participation in policy development, operational planning, and resource mobilization, and the list continues.

As biomedical tools such as diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines for COVID-19 are developed and come to be delivered, community entities will continue to play a vital role: helping to ensure people-centered design for context-appropriateness and equity, to prepare communities for the roll-out of the tools, and to monitor and course-correct the response. All ACT-A lead organizations acknowledge the critical role of communities, with each having mechanisms for ensuring community engagement in governance and oversight, and in supporting community responses in their operational work. Support from the ACT-A to catalyze and facilitate community action is vital to maximize the types of community-led contributions described above. This workstream will provide support designed to have this effect.

LIST OF RESOURCES:

•  Africa Region: COVID-19 (IFRC)

•  Call for applicants for 2nd WHO training in infodemic management

•  CCM Support and Engagement (The Global Fund)

•  Collective Service's joint resources

•  Community Engagement & Accountability in the COVID-19 Response (IFRC)

•  COVID-19 Behavioral Indicators (RCCE)

•  Data Portal: RCCE FOR COVID-19

•  GAVI: Civil society organization support

•  Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) COVID-19 response

•  The Collective Service website

•  Toolkit: Personal Protection (RCCE)

•  Transmission package: protect yourself and others from COVID-19