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Title Building Back Better: Rebuilding Communities After Disaster and Conflict Day / Time Wednesday, June 21st / 13:30 - 15:30 Room MR10 Event Description Post conflict and post disaster recovery and reconstruction processes offer opportunities to rebuild communities and settlements in ways that can transform lives. Women usually undertake many self-help strategies to rebuild the lives of their families and communities, yet these efforts frequently go unrecognized and un-resourced. This networking event is an opportunity for women from disaster and conflict affected countries to present these strategies and explore ways in which grassroots women’s initiatives can be strengthened and scaled up. Our panel of experts and activities will be followed by a dialogue between civil society organizations and policy makers on how women’s organizations working on disaster and conflict can work together towards gaining policy support and resources which enable grassroots leaders to transfer and scale up lessons learned. Session Language English Spanish Speakers (information as provided by host organization) Ian Davis, Cranfield University; Wardah Hafidz, UPLinks Indonesia Elaine Enarson, Brandon U; Kala Peiris Da Costa, Siyath; Prema Gopalan, Swayan Shikshan Prayog Carla Morales Rojas, Arias Foundation for Peace & Human Progress   Contact Need more information about this event? Please fill the contact form Related Documents (in English and / or French) Host Organization The Huairou Commission - Disaster and Peace Building Campaigns Host Organization Description Established in 1995 at the 4th World Conference on Women, the Huairou Commission is a unique experiment in global democracy. Driven by grassroots women's organizations from around the world, this network promotes partnership with those who support the belief that it is in the best interest of local and international communities for grassroots women to be full partners in sustainable development. The Huairou Commission works thematically on campaigns in HIV/AIDS, Disaster, Governance, Land and Housing and Peace Building with six anchoring networks - Asian Women and Shelter Network (AWAS), GROOTS International, Habitat International Coalition - Women and Shelter Network (HIC-WAS), Women and Habitat (LAC), International Council of Women and Women and Cities International. Website (Organizer and partners) www.sspindia.org www.huairou.org www.cordaid.com

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