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Globally there is a growing acknowledgment of the critical importance of effective two-way communication with communities in disaster management. came together to create a working group for Communication with Communities in Emergencies (CwCiE) in Bangladesh in 2013 to focus and contribute in building effective two-way communication mechanisms. Based on the experience of CwCiE working group, a formal multi-stakeholder platform called Shongjog was formed in 2015. To set the strategic priorities of Shongjog, a gap analysis study was launched later in 2015.