Risk Communication and Community Engagement
Ethiopia Cohort is Complete
This training took place from Jan. 31–Feb. 3, 2023. READY is not accepting new applications at this time.
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For more details about this training, eligibility, and expected commitments from participating organizations, view/download the training flyer (604KB .pdf).
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
READY welcomes any nominations of specific individuals or organizations to apply for this training. Selection criteria are below.
Priority audiences for workshop participants
- National, local, and international NGOs that are operating in Ethiopia; government and UN representatives are also encouraged to apply.
- Current or future role in planning, managing, and/or executing communication, behavior change and/or community engagement readiness and response to large-scale outbreaks.
- Actively seeking to add or strengthen RCCE technical and operational capacity.
- Experience working in humanitarian and public health response, and multiple technical sectors.
Mandatory criteria
Please note that successful applications will need to confirm:
- Ability to commit to remote and in-person training sessions
- Ability to participate in written and spoken English (Amharic speakers will be available as co-facilitators)
- At this time, READY is welcoming applications from individuals operating in Ethiopia only.
Is there a cost for this training?
While there is no training fee, selected individuals will need to commit to attending the two virtual sessions (using Zoom) and the four-day in-person training to participate. READY will support breakfast, tea breaks, and lunch for all four days of training. READY has limited funding available to support travel costs for local/national organizations and lodging for anyone traveling from outside of Addis Ababa 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.