Guide to Community Engagement at 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.

By using remote methods, agencies will be able to safeguard the health of their own and their partners’ staff and volunteers, while still ensuring that communities receive accurate, up-to-date information as well as having access to communication channels which allow them to provide feedback and share their concerns and worries.

Last modified: July 21, 2020

Language: Bangla, English

Translators without Borders Glossary for COVID-19

Translators without Borders (TWB)is identifying key terminology that people use to talk about COVID-19 as well as commonly-used technical terms to develop a multilingual, plain-language glossary.

The glossary is designed to assist field workers and interpreters engaging with communities to raise awareness about COVID-19. It aims to improve communication between responders and affected communities by providing accurate translations of useful terminology related to the disease outbreak. In the coming weeks, we will keep adding new terms and additional languages to make this glossary far more widely relevant.

Last modified: July 21, 2020

Language: Arabic, Bangla, Bura-Pabir, Burmese, Chinese, English, French, Fulfulde, Hausa, Kibaku, Kurdish, Mandara, Marghi, Rohingya, Vietnamese, Waha

COVID-19 Videos, Bangladesh

This set of videos was produced to educate the community about COVID-19 prevention, including quarantine, staying at home, handwashing, and coughing/sneezing.

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: June 14, 2020

BCC Working Group Website

The Bangladesh Behavior Change Communication (BCC) Working Group is a common platform for harmonizing and coordinating BCC activities in the Health, Population and Nutrition (HPN) sector in Bangladesh. It is a forum where BCC experts from different organizations share their knowledge, experience, and activities. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of Bangladesh, has officially recognized the BCC Working Group and has assigned Additional Secretary (PH & WHO), MoHFW, to oversee and coordinate its activities.

For coordinating and harmonizing BCC programs and activities, the BCC Working Group developed a National Framework for Effective HPN Social and Behavior Change Communication

The BCC Working Group was formed in 2011 and consists of members from different organizations including public, development, NGO and private-sector partners. The membership is open for all who have an interest in the HPN communication sector. The BCC Working Group meets every 2-3 months.

Source: Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Program

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019