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RedR UK launches the first UK programme in its history, training local communities to respond to Covid-19

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, communities are increasingly in need of information about disease prevention and treatment. In the UK, people have access to the right information from the right sources, but they also access other information which can be inaccurate, out-of-date, or not in the right language. This is especially true for vulnerable communities such as some migrant and ethnic minority groups.

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I’ve taken three RedR courses: Needs Assessment in Emergencies, Training of Trainers, and Proposal and Report Writing. The trainers have always been great. They have a lot of knowledge, and they know how to share it and to enhance our skills, our ability in our work. We don’t find any other training centres in Sudan that specialise in courses for NGOs and humanitarian organisations. I’ve just got back to Khartoum after a ten-day trip to the field, and I can say for sure that I’ve used what I learnt when writing up my field report.