Additional resources for volunteers
Community and emergency health
- IFRC community-based health and first aid: https://ecbhfa.ifrc.org/
- IFRC immunization activities https://www.ifrc.org/immunization
- IFRC emergency health activities: https://www.ifrc.org/emergency-health
- IFRC water, sanitation and hygiene activities https://www.ifrc.org/water-sanitation-and-hygiene-wash
- IFRC water, sanitation and hygiene resources for practitioners: https://watsanmissionassistant.org/
- IFRC community engagement and accountability resource hub: https://www.communityengagementhub.org/
- IFRC mental health and psychosocial support resources: https://pscentre.org/resource-category/health/?wpv_search=true
- IFRC resource compendium for COVID-19: https://covid.ifrc.org/
Training resources
- IFRC learning platform: http://elearning.ifrc.org/
- National Society Preparedness for Effective Response online course: https://ifrc.csod.com/ui/lms-learning-details/app/curriculum/008741a1-2892-486f-9fb8-2a70cd403520
- IFRC Data Readiness Toolkit: https://preparecenter.org/toolkit/data-readiness-toolkit/
- IFRC Data Playbook Toolkit: https://preparecenter.org/toolkit/data-playbook-toolkit/
Videos
- National Society preparedness: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf2g_NkFyyv6FYkh5QX_ao50BREcAw35q (NS preparedness)
- Epidemic preparedness and response https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf2g_NkFyyv4seYbKyrJxY--rGAx7-q36
Epidemic preparedness and response case studies
- Building community trust: How Kenya controlled a deadly anthrax outbreak. Epidemics That Didn’t Happen, Resolve To Save Lives : https://preventepidemics.org/epidemics-that-didnt-happen/anthrax/
- Community-based surveillance in Indonesia: CaseStudy_Indonesia_CommunityBasedSurveillance_IFRC-PMI04-2021.pdf
- One Health in Kenya: Case Study: One Health in action, Kenya Red Cross | IFRC
- Cholera community preparedness in Cameroon and DRC: CaseStudy_Cholera_DRC_Cameroon_extended_EN.pdf (reliefweb.int)
Newsletters
- Epidemic preparedness and response: https://mailchi.mp/ec0fc7ea88ae/epidemic-preparedness-and-response
- National Society multi-hazard preparedness https://ifrc.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=695a3c121858dc1c6820969c0&id=c66ee979f7
- Immunization: https://us13.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=c13c5ca24a167178b0a47bea5&id=…
Volunteers well-being
- IFRC Psychosocial Centre (2022) The Well-being guide. Reduce stress, recharge and build inner resilience. Available at: The well-being guide – Psychosocial Support IFRC (pscentre.org)
- Flyer: guideline for proper sleep during times of distress: IFRC (2020) Sleep helps you cope in difficult times. Available at: Sleep helps you cope in difficult times – Psychosocial Support IFRC (pscentre.org)
- Leaflet for new spontaneous RCRC volunteers: IFRC (2020) Volunteering in response to COVID-19: spontaneous volunteers. Available at: Volunteering in response to COVID-19: spontaneous volunteers – Psychosocial Support IFRC (pscentre.org)
- Guideline: IFRC (2012) Volunteers, Stay Safe! - A security guide for volunteers. Available at: Volunteers, Stay Safe! - A security guide for volunteers [EN/AR] - World | ReliefWeb
- Checklist: IFRC (2020) Checklist: Mobilization of Personnel for novel coronavirus response. Available at: EN_NS_personnel_checklist_27-03-2020.pdf (preparecenter.org)
MHPSS
- Guidance on mental health and psychosocial programming: The Lutheran World Federation and Islamic Relief Worldwide (2018) A faith-sensitive approach in humanitarian response: Guidance on mental health and psychosocial programming. LWF and IRW: Geneva and Birmingham. Available at: faith-sensitive_humanitarian_response_2018.pdf (interagencystandingcommittee.org)
- One pager: IFRC (2021)Setting up psychosocial support after a crisis event. Available at: 9-Steps-Psychological-support-after-a-crisis-3.pdf (pscentre.org)
- One pager: IFRC (2021) Common reactions to distressing situations and extreme stress in adults and children. Available at: common_reactions_to_stress.pdf (pscentre.org)
- Resolution passed at the 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in 2019 addressing the mental health and psychosocial needs of people affected by armed conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies. Available at: Resolution 2: Addressing mental health and psychosocial needs of people affected by armed conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies – Psychosocial Support IFRC (pscentre.org)
- 1-Pager containing summarized information from this resolution. Available at: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support | Epidemic Control Toolkit (ifrc.org)