The Communication and Community Engagement Working Group (CCEWG) is expanding on existing efforts by other humanitarians around rumor tracking and seeks to improve data quality on perceptions and rumor monitoring by systematically tracking COVID-19 perceptions and rumors.
This effort is key to understanding how South Sudanese communities perceive the virus—acting as a “check” on the humanitarian response—as well as providing a platform to capture their questions, suggestions and capacities. Building a nuanced understanding of how South Sudanese communities experience the crisis and securing the cooperation of an informed and engaged population is central to building resilience and ensuring the efficacy of any response.
This document contains rumor analysis with feedback from the community included at the end.