Descripción general
The READY initiative is now reviewing applications received by the January 19th deadline from individuals operating in Nigeria for an upcoming Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Readiness Training for Major Disease Outbreak Response. This entrenamiento de cinco días tiene como objetivo fortalecer el liderazgo técnico y operativo para planificar y ejecutar la preparación y respuesta de RCCE en brotes a gran escala con consideraciones para contextos humanitarios.
Objetivo de entrenamiento
The goal of this training is to strengthen RCCE leadership to drive a more participatory, community-led response in large-scale outbreaks, and facilitate behavior change with data-driven communication. The training includes interactive exercises that link to an evolving outbreak scenario in a humanitarian setting, allowing learners to apply what they have learned and reflect on operational considerations.
Thematic content includes:
- Cambio social y de comportamiento en los brotes.
- Recogida y análisis de datos
- Participación comunitaria liderada por la comunidad
- Gestionar la incertidumbre y los rumores
- Escucha de múltiples fuentes
- Acciones de preparación
- Ejercicios de simulación para probar conocimientos y habilidades de respuesta a brotes, y más
Cuando y donde
The training will take place February 19th–23rd, 2024, in Kano, Nigeria. In addition, there will be two 90-minute online pre-training sessions (based on participant availability) focused on an introduction to infectious disease outbreaks in humanitarian settings and the basic concepts of RCCE.
Criterios de elegibilidad y selección
This workshop is designed for national, local, and international NGOs that are operating in Nigeria; government and UN representatives are also encouraged to apply. Selection criteria are below. READY welcomes any nominations of specific individuals or organizations to apply for this training.
Priority audiences for workshop participants (Note: expertise in any of these areas is not required)
- Current or future role in planning, managing, and/or executing communication, behavior change, and/or community engagement readiness and response to large-scale outbreaks for a national, local, or international NGO operating in Nigeria
- Government and UN representatives
- Organizations that work in humanitarian contexts are ideal candidates
- Actively seeking to add or strengthen RCCE technical and operational capacity
- Experience working in humanitarian and public health response and multiple technical sectors.
¿Tiene algún costo este programa de capacitación?
READY will support breakfast, tea breaks, and lunch for all five days of training. READY has limited funding available to support travel costs for local/national organizations and lodging for anyone traveling from outside of Kano who needs it. READY will discuss expected commitments with individuals during the selection process.
At this time, READY is welcoming Expressions of Interest from individuals operating in Nigeria only.
Obligatorio
Please note that successful applications will need to confirm:
- Ability to commit to online and in-person training sessions
- Capacidad para participar en inglés hablado y escrito.
Aprende más
Para obtener más detalles sobre la capacitación, la elegibilidad y los compromisos esperados de las personas participantes, ver/descargar el folleto de formación.
No longer accepting Expressions of Interest
The application window for this round of training closed on January 19th, 2024.
Todos los solicitantes serán informados si han sido elegidos para la formación por February 14th, 2024.