When Ebola spread in central #Uganda, our member CAFOD raised an #Anticipatory Alert focused on awareness and prevention to stop the virus from spreading further. They reached over 200,000 people through radio messaging, trained health workers, distributed hygiene materials, and led community-based #Ebola prevention activities. Key learnings: ⏰ Act early: Predicting the peak of an outbreak is difficult, but early action is critical to reduce its impact. 🚚 Train beyond the frontline: Include key workers like transport staff and teachers to ensure they can operate safely during a crisis. 🔀 Stay adaptive: Response strategies must remain flexible to respond to evolving risks and #community needs. Explore the impact of early action: https://bit.ly/4ewoQm1 (fb)

🚨 How can anticipatory action be made more effective in places affected by #conflict? In a new article published by Bond, Start Network's Kia Howson explores this question, offering 4 key recommendations to strengthen #anticipatory action in these complex contexts: 🎯 Invest in locally led, decentralised decision-making 💸 Build adaptive and flexible financing systems such as the #StartFund 🫱🏽‍🫲🏽 Strengthen collaborative risk analysis with local actors 🕊️ Improve coordination between #humanitarian, peacebuilding, and development actors Read the full piece here: (fb)