COVID-19

COVID-19 has seen an unprecedented Growth in Community Support and Mutual Aid Groups Around the World.​

COVID-19

COVID-19

Community-led Responses to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic saw the rapid appearance and expansion of community support and mutual aid groups around the world as people stepped in to share hygiene and social distancing guidelines and support vulnerable members of society, often when governments and humanitarian organisations were slower to react.

L2GP has been working actively with our colleagues and network since the beginning of the pandemic to explore how community groups are responding to the crisis. Building on our shared experience supporting and implementing sclr, we have been able to share examples of best practice to inspire and guide one another as many local, national and international groups have struggled to respond adequately to the initial and ongoing challenges posed by COVID-19.

Global Responses

‘Let communities do their work’: the
role of mutual aid and self-help groups
in the Covid-19 pandemic response

Summary of ongoing research

Dec2021March – August2020

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Community Responses to COVID-19

Community Responses to COVID-19

May2020April2020

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‘Let communities do their work’: the
role of mutual aid and self-help groups
in the Covid-19 pandemic response

Dec 2021

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Summary of ongoing research

March – August, 2020

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Community Responses to COVID-19

May, 2020

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Community Responses to COVID-19

April, 2020

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COVID-19 Action Research Database

These examples of mutual aid in response to the COVID-19 pandemic during the first 6 months of the crisis were gathered for action-research being conducted by L2GP. They are by no means exhaustive, but are a worthy illustration of the efforts of those affected by the virus to collectively respond and provide mutual aid. Neither the references nor links are owned by L2GP; they are open-source. Any categorisation was for the benefit of the action research, but may be useful to the reader.

Country-specific studies

Marsabit County, Kenya

Sahel region

Myanmar

June – October2020

A series of videos produced by Mamo Guyo and Darare Gonche, IREMO

July – August2020

Experiences with COVID-19 from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger compiled wtih International Media Support (IMS)

June – July2020

Community and citizen-led responses to COVID-19


COVID-19 Family Interventions


People living with disabilities


Flattening the curve in Marsabit County


COVID-19, handwashing and cholera


The impact of COVID-19 on immunisation


The Final Drop – Marsabit’s Water Crisis


COVID-19, Community Radio and Education


Organisation Interventions


Life during COVID-19


Keeping the wheels turning: living with the threat of COVID-19, Part II


Community responses to COVID-19, July 2020


July 2020


June 2020

Marsabit County, Kenya

June – October, 2020A series of videos produced by Mamo Guyo and Darare Gonche, IREMO

COVID-19 Family Interventions


People living with disabilities


Flattening the curve in Marsabit County


COVID-19, handwashing and cholera


The impact of COVID-19 on immunisation


The Final Drop – Marsabit’s Water Crisis

COVID-19, Community Radio and Education


Organisation Interventions

Sahel region

July – August, 2020

Experiences with COVID-19 from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger compiled wtih International Media Support (IMS)


Life during COVID-19


Keeping the wheels turning: living with the threat of COVID-19, Part II


Community responses to COVID-19, July 2020

Myanmar

June – July2020Community and citizen-led responses to COVID-19

July 2020


June 2020