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Women and Human Settlements -WAHS- Online Information Portal Final Report
By Huairou Commission and UN-Habitat
This report encompasses the final phase of the WAHS portal project, during which the emphasis was on two projects. This report specifically focus on those.
Community Assessment in Relief, Rehabilitation and Rebuilding
By Covenant Centre for Development (CCD)
This slide show discusses the important tools in tsunami affected regions, such as community assessment, distribution of relief aid, materials and services that may be provided, rehabilitation, and rebuilding.
Manual on Disaster Preparedness for Children
By Sanghamitra Service Society (SSS), Andra Pradesh, India
Children enjoy learning the practical drills of First Aid and Emergency Rescue, skills that will not only help their villages in a disaster, but will enable these children to cope with disasters better. Sanghamitra Service Society created this manual to be a teaching resource.
The Safe Roof Retrofit Booklet
By The Construction Resource & Development Centre
This booklet was created to assist builders and homeowners build and strengthen roofs to survive hurricane damage. The booklet describes and illustrates techniques that will help create roof that are able to withstand hurricanes in the future.
Manual on Community Action in Housing Reconstruction after Disaster (English)
By Garifuna-Comite, Honduras
The Garífuna Emergency Committee of Honduras with the support of GROOTS International and AJWS Present created a manual that focuses on the forming of construction committees, safe sites, the beneficiaries of transparent processes, community participation in house design, housing support, principles and the empowerment of women.
Community Assessment Tools
By Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP), India
After disasters, the communities who are affected are rarely involved in assessing the damages and loss that has affected them. One of the greatest community tools could be the women from poor communities, as they would be able to collect information that feeds into damage assessments. If these women were involved in these processes, then […]
Understanding Community Resilience
By GROOTS International
Working with grassroots women in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia, GROOTS International facilitated conversations that enabled women to reflect on their development and disaster experiences, in order to help women create a common understanding of resilience.
SEEDS Pamphlet No. 22 Women’s Participation in Disaster Relief and Recovery
By Huairou Commission and GROOTS International
Seeds pamphlets are designed to meet global requests for information about the innovative and practical program ideas advanced to address the roles and needs of low-income women. This edition focuses on practical examples of how low-income women can participate in post disaster relief and recovery.
Building Better Futures: Empowering Grassroots Women to Build Resilient Communities
By GROOTS International
Disaster response programs are opportunities for women to become active participants in shaping the futures of their communities through innovation solutions that address practical problems such as shelter, credit, livelihood and basic services, all of which allows women to build a better future.
Community Practitioners Platform Flyer (Bilingual)
By Huairou Commission
The Community Practitioners’ Platform (CPP) is an organizing and networking mechanism connecting grassroots community based groups working to reduce their vulnerability to disaster and climate risks in rural and urban areas.
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