C4D Network

Global community of professionals working in Communication for Development

COVID-19 Rumor Tracking Guidance for Field Teams

This is a short guide, with important steps and resources, on how country programs can track and address rumors around COVID-19 (as needed). The guide includes a number of great resources and links while also sharing nuggets from global, collective thinking around rumors.

The guide includes sections on:

  • Coordinating

  • Discovering the rumors

  • Verifying the information

  • Engaging the community

Read here: https://covid19communicationnetwork.org/covid19resource/technical-brief-covid-19-rumor-tracking-guidance-for-field-teams-2/

Disrupting COVID-19 Stigma

This short guide includes important considerations and resources to support country programs in recognizing and working to reduce stigma around COVID-19.

Read here: https://covid19communicationnetwork.org/covid19resource/disrupting-covid-19-stigma-technical-brief/

Integrating Gender in the COVID-19 RCCE Response

Integrating gender into the COVID-19 risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) response demands consideration of how gender norms and roles, as well as inequitable power dynamics and decision-making, influence people’s experiences and needs at all stages. This technical brief provides practical recommendations to integrate gender across the six pillars of the RCCE response.

Read more: https://covid19communicationnetwork.org/covid19resource/integrating-gender-in-the-covid-19-rcce-response-technical-brief/

Synthesized Guidance for COVID-19 Message Development

As information about COVID-19 is rapidly evolving, it can be challenging to navigate and synthesize all of the information. The purpose of this document is to provide a synthesized, indexed reference of accurate, standardized COVID-19 information from trustworthy sources. Information is presented in simple, clear language to support the development of messages and materials needed for social and behavior change interventions.

The document is available in both english and french

Read more: https://covid19communicationnetwork.org/featured-resource/guidance-document/

Community engagement from a distance

This short guide is designed to assist development and humanitarian agencies to think through how risk communication and community engagement activity related to Covid-19 can be carried out without face-to-face interaction with communities.

Read more: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ao086yqa6un3mcq/Community%20engagement%20from%20a%20distance%20-%20EN.pdf

Contact Us

Privacy Policy

Cookie Policy

Communication for Development Network
Registered address:
Finsbury House, New Street,
Chipping Norton, Oxon, OX7 5LL, UK
E-mail [email protected]
Non-profit Company Number: 7734410