Gender and Disaster Network Africa Region

18/10/2024

We know many people will not be in a position to attend the Women and Gender Group Pre Consultation Meeting in preparation for the 9th Annual Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Namibia October 21-24, 2024.

This does not mean that your voice will go unheard!

Please save the photo below to access a brief survey that seeks your opinions and feedback.

Can we ask for your feedback before October 21 2024 at 5pm please?

Thank you,

Wambui Muchaba
Kylah Forbes-Biggs

12/08/2024

World Risk Poll Resilience Index webinar. Watch a recording of a webinar that marked the launch of the World Risk Poll Resilience Index

01/08/2023

Building women's resilience through ensuring paid maternity leave.

This , we are highlighting some important research by Purnima Menon, Ellen Piwoz, and colleagues, who discuss the increasing challenges to breastfeeding in an market-driven world.

"In the workplace, evidence reinforces the importance of fully paid maternity leave in facilitating breastfeeding prevalence and duration, although disparities in access and utilization persist and birth parents in the informal sector have little, if any, protection. Furthermore, to achieve equitable working conditions for breastfeeding mothers, organizational and social changes need to occur. Workplaces could facilitate breastfeeding, especially when part of a broader set of parental support policies and practices."

Link: doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01932-8

01/08/2023

Pradeepa Jeeva (she/her/hers) is the VP, Brand & Culture at Global Fund for Women. Pradeepa Jeeva is an accomplished media executive with a strong commitment to creating impactful content and driving…

01/08/2023

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⭐Resilient
⭐Determined
⭐Confident
⭐Independent

👩‍🍳Marina works at the Access Kitchen, an inclusive and safe space for 60 women living with disabilities who prepare hot meals for underserved families, led by UN Women Lebanon and the Lebanese Union for People with Physical Disabilities.

👉Read Marina's inspiring story: http://unwo.men/MUPS50P7XNW

Via UN Women Arabic

01/08/2023

Over the weekend, the highly anticipated Barbie movie had its premiere, and, echoing the sentiments of Margot Robbie, Women for Women International emphasizes the strength that lies in sisterhood.

For 30 years, we have witnessed the power and impact of our global sisterhood, as we stand together in solidarity with women survivors of war and conflict, as they harness their power to rebuild their lives.

Comment a 💪 if you are a part of the
sisterhood!

02/08/2022

This Women's Month we are celebrating women who have contributed to disaster risk management in different ways!

This week we are highlighting Dr Kylah Forbes-Biggs!

Dr Forbes-Biggs’ passion is in the field of gender and disasters. She is internationally recognised for shedding light on the influence that gender inequality plays in undermining community resilience in Southern Africa and the urgency with which it needs to be addressed. One of her main aims is to help realise the potential of girls and women in communities and to help them recognise their individual and collective agency.

Dr Kylah Forbes-Biggs graduated from the North-West University (NWU) with a PhD in Development and Management (Disaster Studies). After successfully implementing the Girls in Risk Reduction Leadership (GIRRL) model as the basis for a flagship programme at the African Centre for Disaster Studies (ACDS) (NWU) in several Southern African countries, she eventually transitioned to the Gender Responsive Resilience and Intersectionality in Policy and Practice (GRRIPP) Project as the Africa Regional M & E Coordinator.

12/03/2021

Disaster Risk Reduction Webinar 2021: 17 to 18 March 2021
Impact and influence: Enhancing strategy and ex*****on in disaster, risk and resilience management.

The Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa (DMISA) Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Webinar 2021 replaces the annual DMISA Conference that was planned for 2020 and which had to be postponed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. DMISA hopes to enable participation by a wider audience through the DMISA DRR Webinar 2021, providing opportunity for a diverse range of stakeholders in disaster management from across Africa and the world to gather and share skills, knowledge and experience in order to promote disaster risk reduction in Southern Africa and beyond. The webinar will be held on the Zoom Webinar platform from 17 to 18 March 2021, with online registration here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVOcgVof3225VzYgpaz2GXDzDF-CJtM19XtjtfjFYXJ8Rw2w/viewform

Registration fees: Registration and participation is free of charge for members and non-members.
Closing date for registrations: 15 March 2021

Marketing opportunities: A Gold Partner and Supporting Partner package is available, please contact [email protected].

Programme Day 1, 17 March 2021: Resilience in operation 11h00 to 16h30
Disaster management policy development
- Panel discussion and consultative session: Review of the SA National Disaster Management Framework
Developing incident management skills
- The history, development and implementation of incident management systems

Programme Day 2: 18 March 2021: Strategy and ex*****on 09h00 to 15h30
Impact and influence
Presentations by:
- Dr Mmaphaka Tau, Head: National Disaster Management Centre
- Mr Mnikeli Ndabambi, Acting CEO, South African Weather Service (SAWS)
- Panel of selected speakers (see detailed webinar programme).

The DMISA DRR Webinar 2021 is dedicated to enhancing strategy and ex*****on in disaster reduction, bringing about real impact in the battle to reduce disaster risk and build resilience and exercising real influence towards disaster risk reduction across sectors and disciplines. The webinar will focus on past and future manifestations of disaster risk in Southern Africa and internationally and building enlightened consensus towards active disaster risk reduction, resilience and risk governance in both urban and rural settings. DMISA would like to encourage innovate and forward-looking discourse that activates and encourages on a practical level.

DMISA is the voluntary non-profit professional association for Disaster Management in Southern Africa and the SAQA approved professional body for Disaster Management in South Africa.
Website: www.disaster.co.za
Email: [email protected]

Source: Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa (DMISA)

24/02/2021

Sharing an Funding Opportunity

Please see link below for details:
https://www.idrc.ca/en/funding/call-proposals-closing-justice-gap-legal-empowerment-research-and-learning-agenda?utm_source=Funding+Alerts&utm_campaign=b538758ff9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_7_31_2020_9_57_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_02f2dae0ce-b538758ff9-94083975

From the IDRC :

Call for proposals: Closing the justice gap - A Legal Empowerment Research and Learning Agenda

Eligibility
This call for proposals is open to applicants from non-governmental organizations, academia, and private and public-sector organizations with a strong research focus.

We encourage applications from multi-disciplinary consortia of organizations within a country, or across countries, bringing together capacity in terms of community-level or grassroots support, applied research, and national-level advocacy. Given the focus on action research, strong preference will be given to consortia that include organizations engaged in community-based justice work.

Applicants from the United Nations system may not apply to this call as leads or co-applicants. UN organizations may participate as collaborating organizations.

Scope
IDRC seeks proposals for action research projects to generate evidence on innovative legal empowerment approaches and experimentation from the field. Lasting three years, the research projects can be either single country studies led by local organizations or multi-country studies led by local organizations across countries.

Projects should support the generation of knowledge, evidence, and learning on what works, and under what conditions legal empowerment approaches can contribute to achieving systems change, especially for women and vulnerable groups.

The research will contribute to building a comparative evidence base on how legal empowerment approaches draw on the grassroots and community-level experiences of addressing specific violations and the leadership of those who are directly affected. In particular, we will focus on how legal empowerment approaches can help address the root causes of inequality and exclusion and promote public accountability.

More details
Online information sessions will be held for interested applicants.

Register for the Southeast Asia session on March 2, 2021, 10 am, Singapore time.

Register for the bilingual sub-Saharan Africa session on March 2, 2021, 4 pm, Eastern Africa time.

For more information, please read the detailed call for proposal.

Please also consult our frequently asked questions.

HomeFunding Call for proposals: Closing the justice gap - A Legal Empowerment Research and Learning Agenda Call forProposals Program(s)Inclusive Economies DeadlineMarch 22, 2021 by 23:45 (EDT) Topic(s)Development, Social Policy, Governance Duration36 months Funded byIDRC Region(s)Indonesia, Laos, Ca...