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Guidance Note 4: How Can VAW Prevention Programs Adapt? : Series on Preventing VAW During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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COVID-19 poses many safety risks for staff, organizational partners, and community members working to prevent violence against women. For many settings, it is likely that community mobilization activities will need to be suspended or substantially adapted during this time. Before continuing with any programming, it is essential to comprehensively assess potential risks in order to determine safety and feasibility.

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    Message Toolkit (Version 2) – Risk Communication for COVID-19

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    This is the second version of the Message Toolkit developed by the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) together with USAID’s Breakthrough ACTION project, UNICEF and WHO. It contains additional messages about recent developments in the COVID-19 response.

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      Message Toolkit Version 1 – Risk Communication for COVID-19

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      This Message Toolkit was developed by the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) together with USAID’s Breakthrough ACTION project, UNICEF and WHO. It was designed to help the DOH staff, local government stakeholders, non-government organizations, international organizations and others to communicate consistently and effectively about COVID-19.

      It is a one-stop-shop for all messages about COVID-19. The messages here have been reviewed and approved by the Department of Health (DOH). You are welcome to put your “spin” on them and get creative, but please do not deviate from the facts.

      This is a living document that will be added to as needed.

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        Community-Based Health and First Aid COVID-19 Manuals

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        Community-Based Health and First Aid (eCBHFA) volunteers are a community’s first line of defense in the midst of the global COVID-19 epidemic.  This guidance is for active eCBHFA volunteers working with vulnerable groups at the community level to help keep people safe, informed and at ease as the pandemic progresses.

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          All You Need to Know about COVID-19

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          This primer contains all basic information on COVID-19 intended for the general public and printed in broadsheets. It has short sections on transmission, common symptoms, ways to protect yourself, steps to take if you catch the virus, and Q&A.

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            COVID-19: How to Protect Yourself and Stop the Spread of the Virus Video

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            Using plain language and informative images, this short, animated video about COVID-19 is intended for non-English-speaking audiences with limited or no literacy and highlights the main symptoms of the disease, prevention tips, and steps to take if the viewer feels sick. It is available in 15 languages (Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Kinyarwanda, Nepali, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, and Ukrainian).

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              Developing Key Messages for Communities on GBV and COVID-19

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              This document is meant as a starting point for the field colleagues to support them in ensuring communication to communities around COVID-19 includes gender-based violence (GBV).

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                Toolkit to Spread Awareness and Take Action on COVID-19

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                Inspired by the actions of young people across the world UNICEF has compiled a set of actions that anyone can take to join the fight against misinformation and stigma, and to promote community support and spirit, divided by the time it will take one to get involved, so anyone can decide how he or she can best contribute.

                Source: Toolkit to Spread Awareness and Take Action on COVID-19

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