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Zimbabwe: CHOLERA Situation Overview and Collective Service Operations Brief
Per the request of the Ministry of Health (MoH), Collective Service (CS) partners conducted focus group discussions in communities and rapid qualitative assessments (RQAs) to gather and share insights from Kuwadzana, Glenview, Mutare Rural, and Gutu districts. The UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST), an innovative partnership between the UK Health Security Agency and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, provided critical staff support in RCCE coordination with an RCCE Specialist seconded to UNICEF, to undertake this work.
Consultant of Risk Communication & Community Engagement (RCCE) | IOM Indonesia
The consultant will support the IOM Indonesia team with the development and testing of a comprehensive Risk Communication & Community Engagement package targeting Rohingya refugees arriving in Indonesia. The RCCE package will be tailored to the target audience in terms of language, gender and age-appropriateness, and cultural sensitivity, as well as media and activities used for the delivery. The materials will take into account mental health, psycho-social well-being, and protection considerations to avoid creating any harm when delivering the information to Rohingya refugees and the host communities in Indonesia.
[NEW DEADLINE] Call for applications: Technical assistance for RCCE Monitoring and Evaluation
The Collective Service is providing a limited period offer for FREE in-depth RCCE monitoring and evaluation technical assistance for Collective Service partners.
Welcome to DIANE LE CORVEC, NEW COORDINATOR OF THE COLLECTIVE SERVICE
We are pleased to announce that Diane Le Corvec joined the Collective Service as our new Global Coordinator, replacing Silvia Magnoni.
The READY Initiative’s RCCE Outbreak Readiness Training in Ethiopia
The READY initiative has an open application for an exciting RCCE training in Ethiopia. With support from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, the READY initiative is now offering a Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Outbreak Readiness Training on January 31 – February 3, 2023, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. There is no fee to attend this training and a certificate is provided upon completion. Please read below and see the attached information on this exciting training opportunity.
Unicef Evaluation office opportunities: Evaluation of the risk communication and community engagement (rcce) collective service
The UNICEF Evaluation Office is looking for 2-3 home-based consultants to conduct an Evaluation of the Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Collective Service.
The Collective Helpdesk’s first Community of Practice – October 2022
The one-hour session on 20 October began with introductions for thematic leads and contributing organizations of the Collective Helpdesk to get to know one another. Following that, an overview of questions, testimonies and quarter 3 numbers were provided. The second half of the session was spent listening to and discussing the challenges faced by media practitioners in getting access to technical support at the country level.
Monkeypox: What have we learned from recent socio-behavioural surveys?
October 2022 – This data snapshot on Monkeypox presents findings from the most recent socio-behavioural surveys and studies publicly available.
A new guidance for RCCE Coordination in public Health Emergencies
The Collective Service releases today a new Risk Communications and Community Engagement (RCCE) in Public Health Emergencies coordination interim guidance. This is drawn from global best practice of RCCE coordination, developed over the two years since this pillar was established during the COVID-19 response, and from other public health emergency responses.
Global Vaccine Demand Event Report on vaccine confidence and uptake through RCCE among high-risk and vulnerable groups
The final reports of the Global Vaccine Demand Event which took place on 22-23 June 2022 are now out and available in both English and French language. The event was co-convened by UNICEF with the Government of Canada and the Ministry of Health Ethiopia, with support from the Collective Service