progressing the awareness of gender violence, and discrimination during disasters --- During Cyclone Pam - Vanuatu - gender violence was known to be high within communities, participation of women in relief / recovery decision making low , and there was no history of collecting or analyzing disaggregated data . Raising the awareness of Govt and local partners, about these issues, opportunities to achieve outcomes for women in recovery -and how collecting disaggregated data could benefit all recovery partners. Training then provided to NS , and all partners, then for monitoring relief and recovery assessment - disaggregated data achieved, resulting in specific locally led livelihoods recovery projects for women.

Source author: Sally Mckay sallyjmckay@gmail.com