NOMINATE a Change Maker - Start Network's 10 year anniversary Dear Nils & All, Just an idea, but maybe we want to nominate some people from our community of practice for this Start Network activity (d

This might be interesting to some of you to follow; it's a case from Indonesia, but relevant to discussions around how (if?) we apply the Sphere and other humanitarian standards in community-led respo

Dear - all just sharing this one - note the time: it's today! Greetings nils

Digest of local Covid-19 responses from Myanmar media Yangon, June 9, 2020, by Kyaw Lin Htoon 1. Volunteering in Myanmar’s quarantine centres During COVID-19 period, Myanmar rely heavily on the help o

Hi all - sorry if the link I forwarded di not work. Try this instead: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YaIUyp0HBmQDWsB8bj74oVDE3JXkB-Aa/view Greetings nils nils carstensen Local to Global Protection E

Dear all, Please find below the link to the second video shared by Darare Gonche at Iremo, a local NGO working in Marsabit, north-western Kenya. The video is a strong example of local agency and the c

Dear all, Pleased to be able share the link to a short film produced by Mamo Ali an Darare Gonche for IREMO in Marsabit, Kenya. The film vividly illustrates how Covid-19 adds to the many other challen

Dear sclr practitioners, I am looking for experiences on applying sclr to support 'early action'. sclr can be applied across all settings so it can equally be applied to 'early warning - early action'

Dear colleagues, Thanks to all of you who have sent updates and resources relevant to community-responses to the Covid-19 crisis – in its many manifestations. From the Palestinian West Bank, colleague

Hi all, Thanks to Chris who just shared this WHO resource on covid-19 called"Tips for Engaging Communities during COVID-19 in Low-Resource Settings Remotely and i-person". Chris send it with this comm

D Dear all, With short notice please find details below of an OCHA moderated online regional discussion based on among other the attached NRC report on community-level perceptions and understanding of

… and from Somalia, Africa’s Voices (see link below) has a story on a recent survey in Somalia on what the listeners of Radio Imaqal saw as most important for Covid-19 responses: ‘Dear Imaqal Listener

Dear all, Below please find an interesting example of cooperation between Karen villagers, the Thai military and urban citizens in Chiang Mai – all shared by good colleagues in Thailand. Villagers sup

Covid-19 and community action – a challenge and some tough questions to us all… As the Covid-19 crisis spreads, examples of autonomous community action continuous to surface – but equally do reports o

Sorry for any cross-mailing but found this useful to share with all. Greetings nils

Hi all, Below two links to the “Frontier Myanmar” shared by good collegues on this group. Both illustrate the particular challenges for Myanmar migrant workers - and the important role of community vo

Many thanks Nils. Looks very good, and reads well. All the best, Ashley www.AshleySouth.co.uk

Hi all, Sunra (at DCA) has just shared this guidance on Covid-19 conflict sensitive considerations. Feel free to contact Sunra directly if you need further information. nils The current COVID-19 globa

Dear Community Crisis Response DG, As a member of the Advisory Board of RAWA Fund, I am pleased to share with you below 'stories of community resilience' for your kind information. Two of Christian Ai

Hi all, Below just a few updates and links with inspirations shared with colleagues over the last days. Please do keep your updates coming - and preferably share them directly via this e-mail group! B