This material is to guide understanding of: – How to support the community in safe home based care messages – How to minimize the spread to other family and community members through key messages – How to protect one’s self, one’s family, and one’s community
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These documents offer guidance on how to understand prevention methods, the importance of good community engagement, why misinformation and fear can drive people away from living healthy, the key function of hand-washing in minimizing the spread of the virus, and communication and behavior change. Sneezing and spitting etiquette tools are also offered below.
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This guide is developed for National Society teams to: • develop basic understanding of the virus • identify transmission route of the virus and the chain of infection • develop understanding of key health messages and preventative measures • define the National Society role in protecting the community • develop an understanding of: o home
This folder gives basic information on volunteering with the world’s largest humanitarian organization as well as a brief introduction to the tasks and responsibilities of volunteers. Guidance is available in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian.
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These guidelines are designed to support Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies to develop child-friendly protection messages and tools in response to COVID-19 for children (people under the age of 18 years)
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Child safeguarding refers to the actions that a humanitarian agency takes in order to ensure all the children it serves, or comes into contact with, are safe from harm, including violence, abuse and exploitation. Child safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility including in emergencies. Like all humanitarian agencies, Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies are expected
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A simple overview of risks and actions that can be taken to protect children during COVID-19
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COVID-19: Protection, gender and inclusion considerations Key messages: Ensure Dignity, Access, Participation and Safety (17/3/2020)
“Protection, gender and inclusion” (PGI) refers to all Red Cross Red Crescent actions which address violence, discrimination or exclusion, in all contexts where National Societies work. This guidance note outlines issues that may threaten people’s dignity, access, participation and safety and suggests actions to address these threats.
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Educational disruptions, even temporary, have serious repercussions on the lives and well-being of young people and their families, especially those already left behind or left out of society. This IFRC guidance includes information on: Key facts and figures about the global impact of COVID-19 on formal education systems What can the IFRC and National Societies
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