Türkiye–Syria earthquake: resource portal for responders
Damage caused by the 6 February earthquake in Sarmada town, north-west Syria. Photo: OCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman.
Six months since two devastating earthquakes and numerous aftershocks struck southern Türkiye and northwest Syria on 6 February 2023, the humanitarian situation remains dire. CDAC Network members are on the frontline responding to the critical needs, including creating tools and resources for those working on the response. This portal is continually updated: if you have resources to share, please send them to info@cdacnetwork.org.
Key CCEA resources
An analysis of the communication and engagement ecosystem in earthquake-affected northwest Syria (English, Arabic) – CDAC Network
An analysis of the communication and engagement ecosystem in earthquake-affected Türkiye (English, Turkish) – CDAC Network
The Türkiye–Syria earthquake response six months on: lessons on communication, community engagement and accountability – CDAC Network
How-to guide on collective communication and community engagement in humanitarian action – CDAC Network
Capacity decision framework for CCE/AAP – CDAC Network
Information management guidance for CCE/AAP – CDAC Network
IFRC Feedback Kit – Community Engagement Hub
Information & messaging provision
Local media and community engagement in humanitarian settings – Internews
Topic-by-topic communication guides for local media reporting on critical post-earthquake topics such as shelter, protection, psychosocial support, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) – BBC Media Action
Lifeline production manual for journalists (English, Arabic) – BBC Media Action
Guide for humanitarians on working with media (English, Arabic) – BBC Media Action
Engaging with people affected by armed conflicts and other situations of violence – International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
CCEA needs assessment
Syria Türkiye earthquake response: rapid needs assessment – north-west Syria, 8–9 February – World Vision
Communication needs assessments – CDAC Network
Information ecosystem assessments – Internews
Community engagement and accountability (CEA) toolkit: Questions to integrate into assessments (tool 13) – International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Menu of AAP-related questions for multi-sector needs assessments – Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) AAP and Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Task Team and REACH
Language-related questions for new and ongoing surveys – CLEAR Global
Telecommunications
Türkiye & Syria: earthquake, February 2023. Daily highlights, 07/02/2023 – Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC)
Syria ICT profile – Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC)
The Importance of mobile for refugees: a landscape of new services and approaches – GSMA
Rumour tracking
Rumour has it: A practice guide to working with rumours (English, Arabic) – CDAC Network
Managing misinformation in a humanitarian context – Internews
Language & translation
Türkiye–Syria earthquake emergency language support (Arabic, Kurmanji and Turkish available as downloads) – CLEAR Global
Türkiye–Syria multilingual toolkit (Arabic, Kurmanji and Turkish available as downloads) – CLEAR Global
Türkiye-Syria earthquakes rapid overview of language issues – CLEAR Global
20+ language tips for effective humanitarian data collection in Arabic (Arabic) – CLEAR Global
Kurdish factsheet – CLEAR Global
Safeguarding resource and support hub (Arabic) – CLEAR Global
Field guide for humanitarian interpreting (Arabic) – CLEAR Global
Five easy steps to integrate language data into humanitarian and development programmes – CLEAR Global
Cash & CCEA
Prevention of sexual exploitation & abuse (PSEA)
Inter-agency PSEA messages (Arabic, Turkish) – IASC
PSEA key principles (Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish and 100+ other languages) – CLEAR Global
PSEA glossary (Arabic, three Kurdish dialects and other languages) – CLEAR Global
PSEA introduction film for new volunteers/staff on the humanitarian rules around sexual abuse and exploitation (English, Arabic, Kurdish Kurmanji, Turkish) – InterAction
Rules on sexual conduct for humanitarian workers – CLEAR Global
No excuse for abuse: PSEA training (Kurdish Kurmanji, Turkish, Arabic) – InterAction
Other resources
Learnings from Peer-2-Peer project in Gaziantep – Peer-2-Peer/IASC
Accountability to affected people: assessing NGO engagement with the Collective AAP Framework: case study on Gaziantep and north-west Syria – LSE/ International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)
Are you listening now? Community perspectives on communication with communities during the Nepal earthquake – CDAC Network
Ann kite yo pale (let them speak): best practice and lessons learned in communication with disaster affected communities, Haiti 2010 – CDAC Network
Nepal earthquake – BBC Media Action