"This practice brief outlines the essential ‘Communicating with Communities’ (CwC) elements’ required during the first six weeks of a humanitarian response. Many of the core elements are not ‘new’ to humanitarian response; however, while practitioners will be familiar with many of them, evidence from recent crises indicates that CwC approaches are yet to be adopted as a predictable, consistent and resourced element of disaster resilience, response and recovery. The core elements aim to place CwC at the heart of a response to ensure that in a response, communities are better able to access life-saving information, voice their needs, ideas and feedback, and make informed decisions about their immediate recovery." (Page 1)