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Working with women at risk. Practical guidelines for assessing local disaster risk

Working with women at risk. Practical guidelines for assessing local disaster risk

E. Enarson et al., 2003. Working with women at risk. Practical guidelines for assessing local disaster risk, International Hurricane Center Florida International University
The authors define this manual as a step by step guide to assess the resources and vulnerabilities of communities through women’s eyes. They designed this manual as a resource for others interested in [...]

Promoting Gender Equity and Empowering Young Women

Promoting Gender Equity and Empowering Young Women

Sakhi Saheli, 2008, Promoting Gender Equity and Empowering Young Women. A Training Manual, Population Council
This manual builds on the understanding that addressing cultural and gender norms is essential to target the spread of HIV among women, who tend to be more vulnerable to infection than men not only because of biological reasons, but also because [...]

Working with Young Women: Empowerment, Rights and Health

Working with Young Women: Empowerment, Rights and Health

Working with Young Women: Empowerment, Rights and Health, Instituto Promundo, Salud y Género, ECOS, Instituto PAPAI and World Education.
The manual aims to promote young women’s awareness about gender inequities, rights and health and to develop skills so they can feel more capable of acting in empowered ways in different spheres of their lives. Although there [...]