Practices by Stakeholder 6

The practices identified for international organizations are also relevant to civil society.

Grassroots efforts to reach out to migrant communities and communicate crisis-related information

Civil society can be well placed to conduct grassroots communication efforts, targeting more isolated and marginalized migrant communities. They can support other stakeholders to reach migrant populations by providing information on gaps in assistance, inconsistent messaging, or gaps in communication strategies. The initiatives they can implement include:

• Door-to-door visits to engage with isolated communities with language, mobility, or other limitations;
• Free and easy-to-access hotlines, with linguistically and culturally competent and trained staff for communicating with crisis-affected migrants and their families;
• Information dissemination and awareness events in schools, restaurants, churches, and other venues frequented by migrants;
• Social networks and mobile applications to communicate with migrants;
• Using migrant ‘agents of influence’ for outreach and communication;
• Recruiting migrants as volunteers or staff for communication campaigns.