Tag: community engagement

Communities are the real heroes – Doing social mobilisation differently: lessons and recommendations from the Ebola outbreak

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has reinvigorated the debate about the role of ‘social mobilisation’ and ‘community engagement’, not only in response to devastating disease but a range of other intractable issues affecting Africa and the rest of the developing world. But what do we mean by ‘social mobilisation’? And why are we only learning now that community leadership is important? Sierra Leone’s communities are the true heroes of the Ebola response. Over the course of 18 months, a huge proportion of the population Continue reading →