[dmwg] International Day for Disaster Reduction: 'Women and Girls: the [in]Visible Force of Resilience' - proposed meeting Thursday 13th September, 10-12, Jasmine Room UN CO
Le Van Duong
le_van_duong at wvi.org
Tue Sep 11 09:52:15 BST 2012
Dear Ian et all,
Sorry that I cannot participate in the meeting due to my current travel.
WVV (in cooperation with WU and other local partners) is planning to
organize one IDRR event in Thanh hoa province. Details will be followed
soon.
With best
Duong
.................
From: Ian Wilderspin <ian.wilderspin at undp.org>
To: "gianv at savethechildren.org.vn" <gianv at savethechildren.org.vn>,
"Suzette Mitchell" <suzette.mitchell at unwomen.org>, Vu Minh
Hai <VMHai at oxfam.org.uk>, Bui Viet Hien
<bui.viet.hien at undp.org>, "Nguyen Bao Nga
(baongavwu at gmail.com)" <baongavwu at gmail.com>, "Phuong, Duong
Hanh (DuongHanh.Phuong at savethechildren.org)"
<DuongHanh.Phuong at savethechildren.org>, Nguyen Trong Ninh
<ninh.nguyentrong at plan-international.org>, Eric Debert
<eric at care.org.vn>, "Nguyen Minh Huong (huongntm73 at gmail.com)"
<huongntm73 at gmail.com>, "Nguyen T Phuong Dung
(ntpdung at oxfam.org.uk)" <ntpdung at oxfam.org.uk>, "Vu Quoc Anh
(anvq at ohk.org.vn)" <anvq at ohk.org.vn>, "Bui Thi Cay "
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(DoanAnh.Tuan at savethechildren.org)"
<DoanAnh.Tuan at savethechildren.org>, Nguyen Viet Lan
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<trinh.anh.tuan at one.un.org>, "ariyabandu at un.org"
<ariyabandu at un.org>, Pernille Goodall
<pernille.goodall at undp.org>, Eliska Gerthnerova
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Date: 09/11/2012 03:27 PM
Subject: Re: [dmwg] International Day for Disaster Reduction: 'Women and
Girls: the [in]Visible Force of Resilience' - proposed meeting
Thursday 13th September, 10-12, Jasmine Room UN CO
Sent by: dmwg-bounces at ngocentre.org.vn
Dear all,
I would like you to attend a meeting on Thursday 13th September, from 10am
to 12 in the Jasmine Room, UN Country Office.
The meeting will continue our series of discussions around the IDRR
events from the week of the 8th to 12th October. The date is
approaching fast and although much has been happening, we need to
update one another and act on a number of issues that still need
further work/finalizing asap.
The proposed agenda will include:
· The 12th October IDRR agenda – finalizing the
speakers and their messages as well as the other activities for
the morning
· Progress on the development of the book – more than
10 stories have been received and editing is on-going but we
would like some more!
· Videos for the short film to be shown on the 12th –
2-3 videos have been/are being made but there is space for
more!
· Media coverage – making sure that we get as much
attention as possible for the events of the week (see attached
list of media people that we intend to approach)
· The events from the 8th to 11th October – in Hanoi
and in the provinces (I attach, fyi ,the JANI ToR for the IDRR
event to be held in Dong Thap)and the events list (populated so
far just by Oxfam..!)
· AoB
Let me share with you once again the final messages, as designed by our
working group. These are:
1. Recognise the strength of women and girls in reducing
disaster risks! Hãy ghi nhận sức mạnh của phụ nữ và trẻ em gái trong
giảm nhẹ rủi ro!
2. Women and girls make a safe community Phụ nữ và trẻ em gái
góp phần làm cho (xây dựng) cộng ðồng an toàn
3. Women and men: hand in hand building safer communities Phụ
nữ và nam giới chung tay xây dựng cộng ðồng an toàn hõn
4. Women and girls: voices to be heard in risk reduction Hãy
lắng nghe kinh nghiệm của phụ nữ và trẻ em gái trong giảm nhẹ rủi ro!
hoặc or Hãy lắng nghe phụ nữ và trẻ em gái nói về các biện pháp
giảm nhẹ rủi ro!
Kind regards,
Ian
PS Eric – please forward to JANI members, thank you!
From: Ian Wilderspin
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 2:30 PM
To: Eliska Gerthnerova; Gia, Nguyen Van; Suzette Mitchell; Vu Minh
Hai; miguel.coulier at ccfsc.gov.vn; Bui Viet Hien; Nguyen Bao Nga;
Phuong, Duong Hanh; Nguyen Trong Ninh; Eric Debert; Nguyen Minh
Huong; Nguyen T Phuong Dung; Vu Quoc Anh; Nguyen Viet Lan; Nguyen
Thuy Hang; Cay, Bui Thi; Phuong, Duong Hanh; Tuan, Doan Anh; Trinh
Anh Tuan; miguel.coulier at ccfsc.gov.vn; Nguyen Viet Lan; Mai Dung;
Nguyen Thi Duc Hao; Jane Stabb; Nguyen Thuy Hang; Nguyen Thi Thu Ha;
Pernille Goodall
Cc: Hang Thi Thanh Pham; ariyabandu at un.org
Subject: RE: International Day for Disaster Reduction: 'Women and
Girls: the [in]Visible Force of Resilience' - brainstorming session
on 17th July
Hi Gia,
I agree with Ella, please could we stick with the agreed time/place
as it seems convenient to most I have spoken with? We can keep it
fairly short!
Main issues are:
· The main messages (please see Hai’s email from
yesterday pm)
· Agenda for Friday 12th (attached again for your
convenience)
· Events for the week (see attached .doc)
· ToR for video editor (sent previously and attached
here)
· The book (see stories attached)
· Discuss budgets..
· AoB
Thanks and kind regards,
Ian
From: Ian Wilderspin [mailto:ian.wilderspin at undp.org]
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 11:12 AM
To: Gia, Nguyen Van; Suzette Mitchell; Vu Minh Hai;
miguel.coulier at ccfsc.gov.vn; Bui Viet Hien; Eliska Gerthnerova;
Nguyen Bao Nga; Phuong, Duong Hanh; Nguyen Trong Ninh; Eric Debert;
Nguyen Minh Huong; Nguyen T Phuong Dung; Vu Quoc Anh; Nguyen Viet
Lan; Nguyen Thuy Hang; Cay, Bui Thi; Phuong, Duong Hanh; Tuan, Doan
Anh; Trinh Anh Tuan; miguel.coulier at ccfsc.gov.vn; Nguyen Viet Lan;
Mai Dung; Nguyen Thi Duc Hao; Jane Stabb; Nguyen Thuy Hang; Nguyen
Thi Thu Ha; Pernille Goodall
Cc: Hang Thi Thanh Pham; ariyabandu at un.org
Subject: RE: International Day for Disaster Reduction: 'Women and
Girls: the [in]Visible Force of Resilience' - brainstorming session
on 17th July
Dear all,
Please find attached the brief minutes from the IDRR meeting that we
held on the 15th August at the NGO Resource Centre. Thanks very much
to Ella for writing these up.
Please also find attached:
· The ToR for the video editor from UN Comms – please
take a look at this and at the next meeting we will finalize
this for advertising
· The UN/Oxfam Policy Brief on Gender Equality in CCA
and DRR in Viet Nam - English and Vietnamese hardcopies are
available and I will bring some to the next meeting
· The tentative agenda for the Friday 12th event
(thanks to Miguel for putting these ideas together) - again to
be discussed.
A few of us will meet tomorrow to brainstorm on the main messages and
will send these out prior to the next meeting.
The next meeting, as agreed, is this Friday 24th from 4-5pm at the
NGO Resource Centre and will follow the regular monthly meeting of
the DMWG. We hope to see you all there.
Kind regards,
Ian
PS Eric, please forward to JANi membership and Gia to DMWG, thank
you.
Please note that we need to try to ensure that more members of the
CCWG are also engaged!
From: Ian Wilderspin
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 11:22 AM
To: Suzette Mitchell; Vu Minh Hai; Miguel Coulier (
miguel.coulier at ccfsc.gov.vn); Bui Viet Hien; Eliska Gerthnerova;
'Nguyen Bao Nga'; 'Duong Hanh Phuong'; 'Nguyen Trong Ninh'; 'Eric
Debert'; 'Nguyen Minh Huong'; 'Nguyen T Phuong Dung'; 'Vu Quoc Anh';
Nguyen Viet Lan; 'Nguyen Thuy Hang'; Gia, Nguyen Van; Cay, Bui Thi;
Phuong, Duong Hanh; Tuan, Doan Anh
Cc: Hang Thi Thanh Pham; Pernille Goodall
Subject: RE: International Day for Disaster Reduction: 'Women and
Girls: the [in]Visible Force of Resilience' - brainstorming session
on 17th July
Dear all,
Sincere apologies in the delay in writing up these brief notes from
our meeting on the 2nd August. Minute writing is definitely not one
of my limited strengths..
Essentially, we went through the 18th July action points below:
The main event will be the morning of the 12th October, to be
organized by UN WOMEN, VWU, UNDP and Oxfam, probably at the
Hanoi Club Hotel (tbc) – this will include:
a keynote address by Ms Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu from
UNISDR (Asia Pacific Regional Centre, Bangkok – confirmed
already) and speeches by the UN Resident Coordinator,
Head of UNWOMEN, a senior GoV official..
showing of a ~10min film of a collation of short clips
showing women and girls involvement in DRR activities.
The film would be put together by a video consultant
hired by UN Comms to work alongside NGO/UN/other staff
who would be responsible for making the short clips in
different provinces around the country. A guidance note
for POs of INGOs/VNGOs to film interviews with men and
women in their project areas would need to be developed
(by Ms Viet Lan of UN Comms). The issues that should be
captured should be in keeping with the agreed main
messages (see below). All clips from different
organizations will then be sent to UNDP for collation
into a short documentary. The guidance notes should be
sent to the DMWG members soon for them to film at the
local level.
possibly try to get some women/girls or a married couple
along to speak on their involvement in DRR (from INGO
project sites)
· Invitations for this event should come from the
CCFSC/DMC – to better ensure that the event is attended by GoV
· Monday 8th to Thursday 11th different organizations
are to lead different events in Hanoi and around the country
where they have on-going project activities to increase
visibility/coverage of the issues. Expressions of interest for
these came from:
Save the Children
Live and Learn – young people’s game/competition
Oxfam – webinar (this is part set of 6 webinar sessions
on gender and DRR/CCA. The first will be at the end of
October or beginning of November. Oxfam will discuss with
the WB if we can use their facility for participants from
Hanoi to join.)
VWU/UNWOMEN – public service announcement; Phu Yen/Dinh
Binh experiences shared on TV in Hanoi
· Initial brainstorming ideas for the main messages
were discussed and included:
Women are doing a lot in DRR but are not seen publically
- women need to be consulted, to participate in local
government policy/strategy and planning
VWU needs to be officially recognized as part of the
Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control
Women are proven leaders in DRR – protecting and caring
for the family/others; providing safety and security
before, during and after disasters – but are not
recognized
Boys and girls should have the right to know about
different potential risks in their communities and to
know about DRR
Men should change their attitudes towards women in terms
of women’s’ involvement in DRR – which could help to
reduce deaths and injuries
Women are the drivers of change in their communities for
DRR
Should develop a book that show cases success stories of women
and girls in terms of involvement/contribution and distribute
this to the media/other stakeholders (collate from various
sources – some already available others would need to be
developed); UNDP offer to help to collate these stories
Ninh of PLAN kindly shared some stories (see .doc attachment)
and also PLANS suggested ideas for main messages (see below).
A TV chat show with Madhavi and others on the 12th (either VoV
or VTV1) – could also have a 2min slot for a speech on the
issues (VTV1) or on VTC10 or VTV4 which are broadcast outside
Viet Nam
Cinamatheque has been approached and offered several options –
either a screening each day on different aspects of women’s
lives OR we book a whole evening for a special film event
($250) – the them being on ‘heroines’
Please note that the Concept Note from ISDR (attached) came in after
the meeting, the main aims for International Disaster Reduction Day
2012 are to:
1. Celebrate the contribution that women and girls are making
before, during and after disasters.
2. Highlight that the ability of women and girls to contribute
is hindered by exclusion from participation and decision-making in
disaster risk reduction and management processes as well as
programmes and by poor understanding of gender inequality.
3. Move beyond the perception of women and girls as victims.
4. Present evidence of actions and initiatives by women and
girls.
From this Concept Note the Key Messages for IDDR 2012 are suggested
as:
EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR A SAFER TOMORROW
Women and girls are empowered to fully contribute to
sustainable development through disaster risk reduction,
particularly in the areas of environmental and natural resource
management; governance; and urban and land use planning and
social and economic planning – the key drivers of disaster
risk.
WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE POWERFUL AGENTS OF CHANGE
“In their vital but unsung roles, women rewove the fabric of
their communities while men rebuilt the structure” – Helen Cox,
“Women in Bushfire Territory,” in Enarson and Morrow (eds.),
The Gendered Terrain of Disaster, p. 142.
Women and girls are invaluable in disaster risk reduction and
climate change adaptation processes if real community
resilience and significant reduction of disaster impacts are to
be achieved. Women must always be part of policy, planning and
implementation processes.
Women and girls are 52% of the world’s population and are among
the most affected by disasters. Their experience, knowledge and
expertise are critical to climate change adaptation and
disaster risk reduction strategies and processes.
Household adaptation measures are more likely to take root if
women are included in processes from beginning to end. “If you
educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a
woman you educate a family (nation). – African Proverb.
Women and girls are powerful agents of change as they are
activists, law makers, social workers, role models, community
leaders, teachers, and mothers.
A RESILIENT COMMUNITY IS A GENDER SENSITIVE COMMUNITY
"If we are going to see real development in the world then our
best investment is women." - Desmond Tutu, 1984 Nobel Peace
Prize.
Gender inequality puts women, children and entire communities
in danger when natural hazards strike. The weakest link can
mean the destruction of the entire chain. Gender inequality is
a weak link - strengthening that link strengthens resilience.
Gender equality begins with education. Women and girls must be
included in public life. This begins with the education of boys
and girls through to adulthood. This is how men and boys will
become involved in removing the barriers that prevent women and
girls from participating in the disaster risk reduction cycle.
Women and girls are effective purveyors of information.
Information mechanisms must be two-way and accessible for equal
inclusion of women’s and men’s voices.
Action points
Viet Lan - to work with INGO comms officers, develop some short
guidelines, re. messaging and video clips to be made
Viet Lan - to develop a short ToR for the video consultant
Ian - to confirm arrangements for Madhavi
Hien - to follow-up with BBC re. possible coverage by them of
main/other events
All INGO staff present - requested to start to act within their
respective organizations to come up with ideas for events; the
film clips - of whom and where; possible people who could come
to the main event from the provinces
NOTE from Ninh (PLAN)
Dear all,
Many thanks for your kind recommendation to involve Plan in the loop
for the DRR Day. As following up with the meeting today, could you
pls find below the suggested messages (a lot, but just for sharing
and we will select later on). The ones in RED are preferred by me.
Also, pls find attached the stories from the ground we have. Some of
them might be good for the topic this year as case studies/
· Listening to girls on the frontline of disaster risks
reduction
· Giving a voice to girls and women on DRR
· Women and girls are effective communicators of information.
Information exchange must be two-way and accessible for equal
inclusion of women's and girls’ voices.
· Women & girls must be recognized and supported as powerful
agents of change
· Greater formalization and recognition of women and girls’
roles in communities in relation to DRR and CCA is needed.
· A resilient community is a gender-sensitive community.
· Women and girls are invaluable partners in DRR and CCA.
· Women and girls are a significant percentage of the
population and are among the most affected by disasters.
· Gender equality begins with education. This begins with the
education of boys and girls through to adulthood to remove the
barriers that prevent women and girls from participating in the DRR
processes.
· Gender inequality puts girls, women, children and entire
communities in danger when natural hazards strike. The weakest link
can mean the destruction of the entire chain. Gender inequality is a
weak link - strengthening that link strengthens resilience.
· Effective partnerships are needed between community based
women/youth groups and local authorities to strengthen the capacity
and influence of women and girls
Suggested time/date
For next meeting 14th August at 1.30, same location (bigger meeting
room..)
I hope that covers most things and please add if I have forgotten
anything!
Ian
Ian Wilderspin
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From: Ian Wilderspin
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:01 AM
To: Suzette Mitchell; Vu Minh Hai; Miguel Coulier (
miguel.coulier at ccfsc.gov.vn); Bui Viet Hien; Eliska Gerthnerova
Cc: Hang Thi Thanh Pham; Pernille Goodall
Subject: International Day for Disaster Reduction: 'Women and Girls:
the [in]Visible Force of Resilience' - brainstorming session on 17th
July
Dear all,
As promised, a few notes on yesterday afternoon’s brainstorming
meeting.
Present: Ella & Suzette, UNWOMEN; Miguel, Ian, Hien (UNDP); Nga
(VWU); Hai (Oxfam).
· Suggested main event should be on the morning of
Friday 12th* – would include speeches by senior 1-2 UN
officials – RC and Head of UNWOMEN, possible keynote speaker,
senior GoV officials; in addition, possibly showing of short
film clips of women & girls involvement in DRR activities from
around the country (developed and collated by UN Comms from
footage provided by NGOs/RC, etc.); consider a panel discussion
· Main event co-organized by UNWOMEN, VWU, UNDP and
Oxfam
· Requires close work with UN Comms; press release and
conference and main lobbying tool to be promoted - the existing
UN/Oxfam Policy Brief on Gender, DRR and CCA
· From Monday 8th to Thursday 11th the idea is to ask
different organizations to lead event in Hanoi, on the theme of
"Women and Girls: the [in]Visible Force of Resilience". This
could include: UN WOMEN/VWU (possibly around the play that was
developed in Phu Yen/Binh Dinh); Oxfam; Save; PLAN
· Other ideas:
o Ask Cinamatheque, re. screening of appropriate films
on women/girls, etc. in DRR/more general
o to involve young people - L&L; idea of a quiz at
L’space Hanoi; artists show
o TV chat show (VTV or VoV) with women and men,
‘inspirational speaker’ Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu
(UNISDR BKK); speak with BBC
o Dinner with Madhavi/RC/Head of UNWOMEN and senior
GoV officials/NA CSTE representatives (NB. the NA will be
in session at this time so we should make the most of
this opportunity to influence NA them/get them involved)
o Blogs, YouTube..
o Publications - the VWU Magazine and the Hanoi City
WU magazine could run articles/interviews with ‘women DRR
champions’..
Action points
· Ian to write to Hang at UNISDR, Bangkok, re.
availability of Madhavi and also event documentation
· Ian to check with DMC, re. any proposed dates for
National Forum on DRR/CCA; also ask, re. SO of CCFSC and view
on VWU inclusion..
· Ian to let UN Comms know, re. initial ideas, etc. and
get them involved in subsequent meetings (cc)
· Ella to clarify UNWOMEN finances available for event
(s)
· Miguel to check with Save and PLAN, re. any initial
ideas they have/JANI funding available
· Miguel to check with Cinamatheque, re. possibility of
having a week of films on the subject of women in DRR/more
general
· Hai to check with Oxfam, re. Oxfam global plans, etc.
· Hai (or UN Comms?) to check with VTV/VoV, re.
possibility of TV chat show
· Hien to check with L&L, re. their interest in event
for young people
· HIen to contact Yen Oxfam, re. BBC (?)
Suggested time/date
For next meeting 2nd August at 1.30 - although later request was to
push this back to 4pm that day.
I hope that covers most things and please add if I have forgotten
anything!
Ian
PS Ella/HIen please forward this to VWU as I haven’t got her email,
apologies!
*The 13th is National Entrepreneurial Day and the 20th, National
Women’s Day
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