Risk Communication and Community Engagement Outbreak Readiness Training in Pakistan

Risk Communication and Community Engagement Outbreak Readiness Training for Major Disease Outbreak Response in Pakistan

RCCE Outbreak Readiness Training for Major Disease Outbreak Response in Pakistan
Applications will be accepted until January 15th, 2025. All applicants will be informed if they have been chosen for the training before February 5th, 2025.
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Overview

The READY initiative is welcoming applications from individuals operating in Pakistan for an upcoming Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Readiness Training for Major Disease Outbreak Response. This five-day training aims to strengthen technical and operational leadership to plan and execute RCCE readiness and response in large-scale outbreaks with considerations for humanitarian contexts.

Training Goal

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 will include 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 will include:

Social and behavior change in outbreaks
Data collection and analysis
Community-led community engagement
Managing uncertainty and rumors
Multi-source listening
Readiness actions
Simulation exercises to test outbreak response knowledge and skills, and more

When and Where

The training will take place February 17th – 21st, 2025 in Karachi, Pakistan. In addition, participants will be required to complete two 90-minute online courses focused on the fundamentals of infectious disease outbreaks and RCCE in humanitarian settings.

Learn More

For more details about the training, eligibility, and expected commitments from participating individuals, view/download the training flyer.

Applications will be accepted until January 15th, 2025 (deadline extended).

All applicants will be informed if they have been chosen for the training by February 5th.

Expressions of Interest

If you, your staff member, or your organization meet the above selection criteria, please complete the application using this online form by January 15th, 2025. If you would prefer to apply via email, please contact READY at ready@savechildren.org for an offline form.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

This workshop is designed for national, local, and international NGOs that are operating in Pakistan; 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, and international NGO in Pakistan.
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.

Mandatory

Please note that successful applications will need to confirm:

Ability to commit to completing two online (eLearning) courses and attending five days of in-person sessions
Ability to participate in written and spoken English

Is there a cost for this training program?

READY will provide 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 Karachi who needs it. Funding will be considered on an as-needed basis based on requests. Please indicate support requests on the application form or send an email to ready@savechildren.org. READY will discuss expected commitments with individuals during the selection process.

At this time, READY is welcoming expressions of interest from individuals operating in Pakistan only.

This website is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of READY and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Led by Save the Children, the READY initiative is implemented in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, UK-Med, and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy. READY is augmenting global capacity for non-governmental organizations to respond to large-scale infectious disease outbreaks.