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WOMEN BUILD RESILIENCE

Disasters devastate. They hit communities and break their socio-political and economic fabric. They test the resilience of people, especially women, by erasing years of hard-earned lives. Though women are the worst affected and the first to respond to disasters, they are often the last ones consulted in post disaster initiatives.

Yet experiences in India, Turkey Honduras and Jamaica show that disasters present an opportunity to rebuild the lives of women and community.

An Initiative of Huairou Commission

 





"Community practitioner-policy makers dialogue, New Delhi, November 5, 2009

"Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. UNISDR, 2009

"Grassroots Initiatives in CDRF Pilot: A Dialogue Workshop & Learning Exchange, Bhubaneshwar, India, June 3-5, 2009

"Rebuilding lives". Women's Resource Centre, Matara, Sri Lanka. March 2009


 


 


 







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National Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction (NADRR), India

   

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Disaster Brief, Vol.6
(2) June 2009.

"Grassroots women
& DRR"

   

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Grassroots women's collectives learn to
evaluate and manage disasters


 

 

Disaster Watch is an initiative by the
Huairou Commission and GROOTS International
to support grassroots women to build community resilience.


Co-ordinated by Swayam Shikshan Prayog, India
Contact: disasterwatch@gmail.com

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