Gender Responsive Resilience and Intersectionality in Policy and Practice (GRRIPP) - Networking Plus Partnering for Resilience
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Institute for Risk and Disaster Reductio
Abstract
The GRRIPP Network+ will build an international, network of scholars, policy makers and practitioners to promote gender and intersectionality. This requires networks of disciplines, sectors and interests and a range of partners who are willing to think and work together in new ways. We seek to establish a radical vision which begins and centres upon gender and intersectionality rather than adding it, post hoc, to domains and sectors. The primary challenge we identify is to embed gender and intersectionality in resilience thinking, policy making and practice through better understanding the drivers of gender inequality of risk and resilience in order to build gender responsive resilience (GRR).
We will focus on Resilience to Environmental Shocks and Change and ask: what difference would it make to re-envision the many global challenges facing ODA countries through a gender lens? We will also focus on sustainable infrastructure, which allows us to apply a gender and intersectionality lens to the planning, design, construction and governance of cities and communities; both in the everyday and in the context of disaster risk reduction and resilience.
Initially we propose working directly across three regions Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; and South Asia. We plan to ensure diversity within regions and countries to reach rural and smaller urban locations and stakeholders and not just capital cities/ large urban centres.
We plan an ambitious Commissioning programme for cutting edge research and capacity building activities which will encompass major nationally identified and significant challenges. We aim to mentor and support to leave no-one behind by actively involving very local and informal groups and networks through our various partners.
We aim to leave our mark in the academic, policy and practice spheres through the diverse and wide-ranging outputs we seek to support and produce. For example: We plan to have a major influence on theoretical debates; we will engage policy makers and policy implementers to ensure theoretical and practical insights can be presented in policy-friendly ways that speak directly to their agendas; Through global & regional workshops, we will collectively deliver expert discussions and research trainings, plan collaboratively written, presentational and advocacy activities. Our "research mentor" scheme will partner more experienced researchers with junior ones to focus on confidence-building for the next generation of thinkers and policy-influencers.
The legacy of GRRIPP will be connected, knowledgeable and empowered researchers, practitioners, communities and policymakers; theoretical innovations on gender, intersectionality and resilience; gender- and intersectionality-responsive disaster and conflict management policies; and a context-relevant information and evidence base for embedding gender and intersectionality into policy and policy into action.
We hope that the actions and outputs of the GRRIPP Network+ will support positive change in the everyday lives of people living in ODA countries while building socially-responsible and socially-productive capacity in the academic, policy and practice communities of the UK.
We will focus on Resilience to Environmental Shocks and Change and ask: what difference would it make to re-envision the many global challenges facing ODA countries through a gender lens? We will also focus on sustainable infrastructure, which allows us to apply a gender and intersectionality lens to the planning, design, construction and governance of cities and communities; both in the everyday and in the context of disaster risk reduction and resilience.
Initially we propose working directly across three regions Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; and South Asia. We plan to ensure diversity within regions and countries to reach rural and smaller urban locations and stakeholders and not just capital cities/ large urban centres.
We plan an ambitious Commissioning programme for cutting edge research and capacity building activities which will encompass major nationally identified and significant challenges. We aim to mentor and support to leave no-one behind by actively involving very local and informal groups and networks through our various partners.
We aim to leave our mark in the academic, policy and practice spheres through the diverse and wide-ranging outputs we seek to support and produce. For example: We plan to have a major influence on theoretical debates; we will engage policy makers and policy implementers to ensure theoretical and practical insights can be presented in policy-friendly ways that speak directly to their agendas; Through global & regional workshops, we will collectively deliver expert discussions and research trainings, plan collaboratively written, presentational and advocacy activities. Our "research mentor" scheme will partner more experienced researchers with junior ones to focus on confidence-building for the next generation of thinkers and policy-influencers.
The legacy of GRRIPP will be connected, knowledgeable and empowered researchers, practitioners, communities and policymakers; theoretical innovations on gender, intersectionality and resilience; gender- and intersectionality-responsive disaster and conflict management policies; and a context-relevant information and evidence base for embedding gender and intersectionality into policy and policy into action.
We hope that the actions and outputs of the GRRIPP Network+ will support positive change in the everyday lives of people living in ODA countries while building socially-responsible and socially-productive capacity in the academic, policy and practice communities of the UK.
Planned Impact
There will be multiple layers of beneficiaries from GRRIP and multi-layered pathways to impact.
GRRIP is a horizontal network of networks organised across regional and sectoral lines, fundamentally shaped around multiple learning trajectories: South-South, South-North, North-South, North-North. Through global & regional workshops, we will collectively deliver workshops and trainings, plan collaborative written, presentational and advocacy activities, and create a space for horizontal engagement and reflection.
Our horizontally-structured "ideas space" allows for critical and situated perspectives and indigenous and de-colonial knowledges to emerge based on, inter alia, non-Anglophone sources and lived experiences. Through collective identification of major problems facing regions, we will critically engage with their significance in relation to established theory; and offer new ideas for tackling global challenges based on these emerging ideas.
At our international meetings, GRRIP will identify direct opportunities for impact e.g. advocate that the biennial regional platforms of the UNISDR Sendai Framework move beyond 'mainstreaming gender' in 2019 to 'intersectional responsiveness' for 2021. We will advocate for working sessions on 'intersectionality and resilience' at this and other global platforms.
We will target regional, national & district level plans on disaster and conflict response and resilience. We will engage policy makers and policy implementers by speaking directly to their agendas, engaging them to identify evidence gaps on gender, intersectionality and resilience, advise on GRRIP-identified evidence and create opportunities for policy-maker ownership over GRRIP research through co-design and co-production of outputs, such as blog posts, policy briefs and working papers.
An important aim of GRRIP is to disrupt conventional hierarchies of learning and building confidence of the next generation of thinkers and policy-influencers. Direct pathways to impact include involvement of policy makers, practitioners and activists as partners in the activities of GRRIP, taking the co-produced knowledge and skills back to their organisations and operationalising this. It includes lobbying and advocacy activities by members of GRRIP in policy spaces in which they already familiar and have a track record of impact, as well as new local and global policy spaces.
More indirect pathways include enhanced research skills of those in GRRIP which will allow the co-construction of an evidence base for innovations in policy and practice, and theoretical advances which will not only influence policy thinking but also curriculum development for the next generation of thinkers.
Those whom we envisage will benefit from GRRIP include policy makers across a range of disciplines - including DRR, urban planning, gender equality. Beneficiaries will also include local practitioners and activists, those working in NGOs and with social movements, and also educators from grass roots to university levels. They will benefit through direct involvement in GRRIP, through the knowledge generated through commissioned research and disseminated via workshops and briefings, and operationalised through manuals and toolkits. Forming partnerships with policy makers and practitioners and working with them across the policy process we will seek to move past dissemination to impact.
The legacy of GRRIP will be connected and empowered researchers, practitioners, communities and policymakers; theoretical innovations on gender, intersectionality and resilience; gender- and intersectionality-responsive disaster and conflict management policies; and a context-relevant information and evidence base for translating assessment into policy and policy into action.
A conscious aim of GRRIPP is to decolonise knowledge production and provide levels of autonomy for regional teams which we hope will have impact in our regions of influence.
GRRIP is a horizontal network of networks organised across regional and sectoral lines, fundamentally shaped around multiple learning trajectories: South-South, South-North, North-South, North-North. Through global & regional workshops, we will collectively deliver workshops and trainings, plan collaborative written, presentational and advocacy activities, and create a space for horizontal engagement and reflection.
Our horizontally-structured "ideas space" allows for critical and situated perspectives and indigenous and de-colonial knowledges to emerge based on, inter alia, non-Anglophone sources and lived experiences. Through collective identification of major problems facing regions, we will critically engage with their significance in relation to established theory; and offer new ideas for tackling global challenges based on these emerging ideas.
At our international meetings, GRRIP will identify direct opportunities for impact e.g. advocate that the biennial regional platforms of the UNISDR Sendai Framework move beyond 'mainstreaming gender' in 2019 to 'intersectional responsiveness' for 2021. We will advocate for working sessions on 'intersectionality and resilience' at this and other global platforms.
We will target regional, national & district level plans on disaster and conflict response and resilience. We will engage policy makers and policy implementers by speaking directly to their agendas, engaging them to identify evidence gaps on gender, intersectionality and resilience, advise on GRRIP-identified evidence and create opportunities for policy-maker ownership over GRRIP research through co-design and co-production of outputs, such as blog posts, policy briefs and working papers.
An important aim of GRRIP is to disrupt conventional hierarchies of learning and building confidence of the next generation of thinkers and policy-influencers. Direct pathways to impact include involvement of policy makers, practitioners and activists as partners in the activities of GRRIP, taking the co-produced knowledge and skills back to their organisations and operationalising this. It includes lobbying and advocacy activities by members of GRRIP in policy spaces in which they already familiar and have a track record of impact, as well as new local and global policy spaces.
More indirect pathways include enhanced research skills of those in GRRIP which will allow the co-construction of an evidence base for innovations in policy and practice, and theoretical advances which will not only influence policy thinking but also curriculum development for the next generation of thinkers.
Those whom we envisage will benefit from GRRIP include policy makers across a range of disciplines - including DRR, urban planning, gender equality. Beneficiaries will also include local practitioners and activists, those working in NGOs and with social movements, and also educators from grass roots to university levels. They will benefit through direct involvement in GRRIP, through the knowledge generated through commissioned research and disseminated via workshops and briefings, and operationalised through manuals and toolkits. Forming partnerships with policy makers and practitioners and working with them across the policy process we will seek to move past dissemination to impact.
The legacy of GRRIP will be connected and empowered researchers, practitioners, communities and policymakers; theoretical innovations on gender, intersectionality and resilience; gender- and intersectionality-responsive disaster and conflict management policies; and a context-relevant information and evidence base for translating assessment into policy and policy into action.
A conscious aim of GRRIPP is to decolonise knowledge production and provide levels of autonomy for regional teams which we hope will have impact in our regions of influence.
Publications
Ruszczyk, H
(2022)
A digital magazine on Feminism and the City
SUR, Corporation For Social Studies And Education
(2022)
Cities and territories that care: Local systems of care with a gender approach. Assessment tool and analysis.
SUR, Corporation For Social Studies And Education
(2022)
Cities and territories that care: Local systems of care with a gender approach. Recommendations for local policies
Red Mujer Y Hábitat Para Latinoamérica Y El Caribe Abril
(2022)
DOCUMENTO DE SISTREMATIZACIÓN: "Ecosistemas en la gestión de desastres con enfoque de género en contexto de pandemia por el COVID-19"
| Title | A ciencia da mata xukuru: Cosmonucleação regenerativa - Regenerative cosmonucleation and enchantment in the management of traditional territories in Pernambuco |
| Description | This notebook is the first of three publications that seek to value knowledge and wisdom about plants, agriculture, feeding and food as a cure, and the management of agroecosystems from the approaches of good living and good eating. Specifically, the first notebook presents the systematization of the science and practices of the enchantment of the Xukuru do Orororuba indigenous people, Pernambuco. The main objective of this project was to promote the exchange of traditional knowledge of food and traditional medicine in territories in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The organisation worked with the approach of regenerative cosmonucleation, which proposes a harmonious relationship with nature and comes from the worldviews of indigenous populations, intersectionality and feminism. With regard to the activities carried out by the project, physical infrastructures were made available and the traditional knowledge of women in the three localities was systematized through publications. This notebook seeks to value knowledge and wisdom about plants, agriculture, feeding and food as a cure, and the management of agroecosystems from the approaches of good living and good eating. It also presents the systematization of the science and practices of the enchantment of the indigenous (original) Xukurú people de Ororuba, in Pesqueira, in Pernambuco. Authors are : Ana Carvalho, Bella Xukuru, Fabrício Brugnago, Giuseppe Bandeira, Iran Neves Ordônio Xukuru, Mariana Sobral, Marília Nepomuceno Pinheiro, Socorro Xukuru. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Impact | _ The knowledge of women and their communities, as well as the main needs they had in terms of infrastructure were recorded. _ In Serra dos Pau Doias, a house of experiences, care and cures was set up in which Benzedeira women share their knowledge related to traditional medicine with other members of the community. _ Exchange generated between 20 people in Serra dos Pau Dóias regarding the traditional medicine practices carried out by women in the locality. _ From a theroretical perspective, the project used intersectionality, considering the dimensions of race, class, gender, articulated with the environmental, economic and social dimensions. This aimed to having a broader understanding of the impacts of the deterritorialization of the problems that take place daily in the lives of peripheral and indigenous Afro-descendant women and youth in Brazil. _ The project demonstrates that it is possible to reduce the daily inequalities faced by women, through recovering and preserving ancestral logics and enchantment through the generation of spaces for the exchange of knowledge, made possible by the construction of physical structures. |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/thescienceoftheforestxukuru-firstnotebook |
| Title | As filhas da terra da serra dos paus doias: Cosmonucleação regenerativa - Regenerative cosmonucleation and enchantment in the management of traditional territories in Pernambuco |
| Description | This notebook is the second in a line of publications that seek to value knowledge and wisdom about plants, agriculture, feeding, and food as a cure, as well as the management of agroecosystems from the approaches of good living and good eating. The second notebook presents the story of four families that intersect, being the women protagonists and promoters of health through the science of nature's remedies, women from Chapada do Araripe, Pernambuco. Authors include: Ana Carvalho, Giuseppe Bandeira, Maria Silvanete B. de Sousa Lermen, Mariana Sobral, Marília Nepomuceno Pinheiro |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Impact | The outcomes of this are both practical and theoretical. _ The knowledge of women and their communities, as well as the main needs they had in terms of infrastructure were recorded. _ In Serra dos Pau Doias, a house of experiences, care and cures was set up in which Benzedeira women share their knowledge related to traditional medicine with other members of the community. _ Exchange generated between 20 people in Serra dos Pau Dóias regarding the traditional medicine practices carried out by women in the locality. _ From a theroretical perspective, the project used intersectionality, considering the dimensions of race, class, gender, articulated with the environmental, economic and social dimensions. This aimed to having a broader understanding of the impacts of the deterritorialization of the problems that take place daily in the lives of peripheral and indigenous Afro-descendant women and youth in Brazil. _ The project demonstrates that it is possible to reduce the daily inequalities faced by women, through recovering and preserving ancestral logics and enchantment through the generation of spaces for the exchange of knowledge, made possible by the construction of physical structures. |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/thedaughtersoftheland-secondnotebook |
| Title | Iansã - O que o vento nos trouxe / Iansã - What the wind brought us |
| Description | Iansã: what the wind brought us is a realization of Quilombo do Catucá. The activity aimed to rescue the trajectory of light that is present in Alto do Viana, Camaragibe -PE, where the legacy of Mãe Flávia de Iansã was born. The Quilombo de Catucá Cultural Centre in Catucá, in Pernambuco - Brazil was restructured to facilitate meetings and conduct capacitiy strengthening activities from the community and ancestral practices to combat gender inequalities in the territory. Three workshops were held on gender, racism and ancestral memories. Three conversation tours were held to share experiences among actors in Cameroon's territory, in the Camaragibe territory with respect to gender, racism and ancestral memories. Two art and culture festivals, one for children and the other for the general public were also organized. The 5th Quilombo do Catucá Art and Culture Festival featured workshops, talking-sessions (dialogues) and cultural presentations, offering exchanges and collective learning in public policies. The theme was "Gender, peripheral territories and ancestralities". For more, see : https://www.folhape.com.br/cultura/quilombo-do-catuca-realiza-v-festival-de-arte-e-cultura/205977/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmoTZSmO57s https://linktr.ee/quilombodocatuca |
| Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | The Quilombo de Catucá Cultural Centre in Catucá, in Pernambuco - Brazil was restructured to facilitate meetings and conduct capacitiy strengthening activities from the community and ancestral practices to combat gender inequalities in the territory. Three workshops were held on gender, racism and ancestral memories. Three conversation tours were held to share experiences among actors in Cameroon's territory, in the Camaragibe territory with respect to gender, racism and ancestral memories. Two art and culture festivals, one for children and the other for the general public were also organized. The 5th Quilombo do Catucá Art and Culture Festival featured workshops, talking-sessions (dialogues) and cultural presentations, offering exchanges and collective learning in public policies. The theme was "Gender, peripheral territories and ancestralities". |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmoTZSmO57s |
| Title | Partnership between the Tomorrow Cities- Quito programme and GRRIPP |
| Description | Exhibit "Los Barrios hablan. Nos cuidamos en comunidad" in Museo Archivo de Arquitectura, Quito. Open to the public from September 3rd to October 1st, 2022. This project asks about gender, intersectionality, and risks, from the team of experts in risk, geography, history, and human rights issues. How we ask these questions in a diverse group of people: leaders, leaders, bricklayers, students, artists, risk experts, law and social sciences, people with different trades; committed inhabitants of different neighborhoods of Quito, is the methodology; and it also has to do with how we live the experience (playing, reflecting, letting ourselves be affected by others, etc.) of sharing collective creation and research-action together, towards the imagination and construction of the city we want. This research project was guided by four research questions: • How is the city lived, inhabited and constructed in the context of disaster risk due to multiple natural hazards from a gender and intersectionality perspective? • How does a gender and intersectionality approach allow for the construction of a more resilient and equitable city in the face of risk? • What are the rights of people in relation to disaster risk from a gender perspective and thinking about diversity from an intersectional perspective? • What are the artistic and collective forms that facilitate the visibility of the differentiated and particular way in which we understand, live and experience risk? |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Impact | Exhibit "Los Barrios hablan. Nos cuidamos en comunidad" in Museo Archivo de Arquitectura, Quito. Open to the public from September 3rd to October 1st, 2022.There were 551 visitors in the month that it was open. 46% of the audience came from the different neighbourhoods of the participants, plus where the museum is located, 17% were university students, 20% were family groups, 9% were kids, 8% were international tourists. Participants reflected on their lived experience and learned from experts and other participants on risk, gender and intersectionality. Given the participation of women migrants from Venezuela and from different other localities in Ecuador, all the participants were sensitised on issues regarding human mobility, in particular concerning disaster and risk studies. Example of feedback: "Thanks to the project for what it has done for the indigenous community, thank you for including us." (Indigenous woman mason). |
| URL | https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfq1/albums/72177720301892545/ |
| Title | Quilombo do Catucá V Festival de Arte e Cultura: Gênero, Territórios Periféricos e Ancestralidade |
| Description | This publication aims to recount the history of the Quilombo do Catucá Cultural Center in Camaragibe, Recife, and primarily to address the organization of its two main festivities: the children's party and the cultural festival of art and culture. Through a recount of the influences of Mae Flávia and the particularity of Candomblé, this notebook addresses gender and ancestry practices in peripheral territories. The worldview of Candomblé comes from Afro-Brazilian ancestral religion whose practice seeks to recover the memory of the African populations that were enslaved in the northeastern territory, as well as their community practices that were affected by the dynamics of exploration historically experienced in the territory. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | An unexpected effect of the project took place uin May 2022, when heavy rains occurred in the city of Recife, which put the population living in Camaragibe in an emergency situation. Given this, the terreiro built by the people of the quilombo functioned as a public space in which many of the families affected by the rains were sheltered and helped. This experience demonstrated the importance of community networks and physical spaces opened to the public in managing risks and disasters. |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/genderperipheralterritoriesandancestralities |
| Title | Saberes das maos: Cosmonucleação regenerativa - Regenerative cosmonucleation and enchantment in the management of traditional territories in Pernambuco |
| Description | This notebook is the third in a line of publications that seek to value knowledge and wisdom about plants, agriculture, feeding, and food as a cure, as well as the management of agroecosystems from the approaches of good living and good eating. Specifically, this third notebook presents the knowledge of women who care for, heal and welcome the population in Tracunhaém, Pernambuco. Authors include: Ana Carvalho, Bella Xukuru, Fabrício Brugnago, Giuseppe Bandeira, Iran Neves Ordônio Xukuru, Mariana Sobral, Marília Nepomuceno Pinheiro, Socorro Xukuru. |
| Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Impact | _ The knowledge of women and their communities, as well as the main needs they had in terms of infrastructure were recorded. _ In Tracunhaém, a laboratory of phyto-products and herbal remedies was set up. _ Exchange generated between people from the population of Tracunhaém regarding the elaboration of home remedies and traditional medicine carried out by the actors of the community. _ From a theroretical perspective, the project used intersectionality, considering the dimensions of race, class, gender, articulated with the environmental, economic and social dimensions. This aimed to having a broader understanding of the impacts of the deterritorialization of the problems that take place daily in the lives of peripheral and indigenous Afro-descendant women and youth in Brazil. _ The project demonstrates that it is possible to reduce the daily inequalities faced by women, through recovering and preserving ancestral logics and enchantment through the generation of spaces for the exchange of knowledge, made possible by the construction of physical structures. |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/knowledgeofthehandsofmiddivesplantscapoeiras-thirdnotebook |
| Description | Positive results Although it is still too early for much of the analysis, interpretation and theoretical reporting of GRRIPP's ongoing, activities, we did discover the value of providing relatively small amounts of funding (up to £25,000) for disproportionate gains. Some of GRRIPP's awardees at the more local/grassroots level would never be in a position to access the usual size of grants but they could benefit from accessing lower amounts. The GRRIPP process focused firstly on suggested the idea and its likely impact, rather than the technical superiority of proposals. Awardees were supported to improve their submissions and then their later financial and M&E reporting and thus the approach contributed to wider capacity building. Devolving decision making to the regions and their stakeholders created novel project ideas that we would have been unlikely to have imagined at the proposal writing stage. GRRIPP gave the regions autonomy to decide the broad shape of their regional focus on resilience. Thus, GRRIPP-Africa decided to pursue a development focus (e.g. supporting solar-powered trikes for women entrepreneurs); GRRIPP-LAC focused on landscapes and territories of care (e.g. a wide range of projects emerged including ones focused on spiritual relationships of people and environment, and to the localisation of cultural meanings); GRRIPP-South Asia focused on disaster risk reduction (DRR) (e.g. influencing disaster policy and practice to embrace an intersectional approach rather than a narrow focus on women (evidenced by Ministerial attendance at June 2022 dissemination event where he requested a draft strategy on how to integrate intersectionality into Disaster Risk Management, and influencing curriculum development with gender and intersectionality). GRRIPP also demonstrated the value of including financial managers more closely in the whole of the project and even including them in working directly in training for awardees (e.g. training in using Excel spreadsheets which resulted in a grassroots group applying this skill to achieve further funding from elsewhere). See: https://www.grripp.net/post/grripp-supports-the-midwifes-of-the-amazon The diversity of locations and activities has benefited the linking of networks (still ongoing) beyond what would normally occur. Negative results GRRIPP demonstrated that institutional rigidities stifle innovation (across all regions but especially including the UK). GRRIPP is a novel project that depends on operating in a decolonial and feminist way which means partners were accorded responsibility and a considerable degree of autonomy to carry out the work. However, risk averse institutional processes created added obstacles to getting things done. E.g. a requirement to pay out funds in three stages rather than all at once which led to much extra reporting work plus long time delays in international financial transfers. |
| Exploitation Route | GRRIPP has accumulated an enormous amount of learning which could improve how funders (UKRI/ESRC) and universities approach the conceptualisation of calls and the ongoing financial and other processes to better meet the needs of end users - especially those at very local scales. It has developed processes that could help partner universities, NGOs and grassroots groups to improve their financial reporting and transparency in order to benefit 'beneficiaries' who do not often access such funding streams. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Healthcare,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/ |
| Description | The work of GRRIPP has nucleated a new interdisciplinary research area for us all which has been characterised by GRRIPP-LAC as 'landscapes of care'. The work led by the LAC region has been shared with the other regions and has opened up the way we think of care, taking it from a narrow instrumentalist approach to a wider and inclusive understanding of care (for people, for environment, for spiritual wellbeing). To shine a light on one project in particular, Charity Chenga from Echoes of Humanity (project under GRRIPP Africa) has noticed a range of impacts from her work in Zimbabwe. Charity's project 'Machitenda Women Economic Riders, in Masvingo Province' aims to set up a solar powered charging station for an electric trike scheme to promote women-based transport solutions and promote more free time to be creative about their livelihood without compromising their health. Not only has this project provided the tools for women to pass their provisional driving tests, it is also developed a community within the community. Charity noted that the women who are participating in the project have become very close and have developed friendships which now stem outside of the project. The women support each other, revise with each other and have developed a form of social capital. Although the project has experienced delays in the delivery of the trikes due to the impact of the pandemic, the delays have strengthened the sense of community among the women, and has allowed more time for more women to pass their tests. Charity described this as "what has been a dark cloud has had a wonderful silver lining". |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Energy,Environment,Healthcare,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic,Policy & public services |
| Description | "GRRIPP training workshop on Gender and Territory" |
| Geographic Reach | South America |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Bangladesh University of Professionals' Curriculum Development on Disaster Risk Reduction, Humanitarian Response & Intersectionality |
| Geographic Reach | Asia |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Echoes of Humanity: Workshop/Training for Women Farmers (Driving Licence) |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Not only has this project provided the tools for women to pass their provisional driving tests, it is also developed a community within the community. Charity Chenga (project Lead) noted that the women who are participating in the project have become very close and have developed friendships which now stem outside of the project. The women support each other, revise with each other and have developed a form of social capital. Although the project has experienced delays in the delivery of the trikes due to the impact of the pandemic, the delays have strengthened the sense of community among the women, and has allowed more time for more women to pass their tests. Charity described this as "what has been a dark cloud has had a wonderful silver lining". |
| Description | Ecosistemas en la gestión de desastres con enfoque de género en contexto de pandemia por el COVID-19" - Brasil, El Salvador, Guatemala. Documento de sistrematizacion. A project implemented by Feminist Collective for El Salvador's Local Development; Guatemala Foundation; Union of Housing Movements of São Paulo, Brazil; UMM-SP; members of Latin America and the Caribbean Woman and Habitat Network |
| Geographic Reach | South America |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | FIDA-Uganda: Beyond victimisation: exploring avenues to overcome gender-based violence in Kampala markets |
| Geographic Reach | Africa |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Since February 2022, the project has trained 20 women who are leaders in 6 different respective markets as CLVs to equip them with legal knowledge which has enabled the women to address GBV within the markets. With this knowledge, women in one market have led meetings with the market leadership, who are mostly men, to raise awareness on the changes required with the responsiveness to the reporting and complaints process. Between February and April, a total of 24 cases of GBV have been handled by newly trained CLVs. In the Nakawa market, newly trained CLVs have also conducted a sensitisation session on sexual harassment and assault and have reported reduced incidents of these forms of sexual violence following the session. The success of the project and the strength of the grantee has resulted in FIDA Uganda being offered Follow-On Funding from GRRIPP Africa to conduct additional CLV training and workshops to facilitate the development of an ordinance (policy) that would seek to formalise the protection of persons from GBV in market settings. FIDA-Uganda has also been awarded Technical Support from Investment Climate Reform (ICR) Facility involving FIDA's current campaign on women's property rights in cohabiting relationships. As those unions are not formerly recognized in the Ugandan law, despite the fact that 30% of women in couple live under such circumstances, goods and assets acquired by the couple are often counted as belonging to the man once the union ends, either by separation or death. In the view of the ICR Facility, a program that targets Women's Economic Empowerment and Business Environment Reforms, we see this as hinder women's access to assets and finance, hence our support to FIDA. The technical assistance will comprise advocacy training for the staff, the establishment of a stakeholder engagement plan, and the organisation of a dialogue on the topic. |
| Description | The Women of the Amazon Institute- IMA produced the Agenda of the Women of the Amazon 2021-2030. |
| Geographic Reach | South America |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/amazonwomensagenda |
| Description | Training programme on advocacy related to gender, race and ethnicity equality in the Amazon in the management of public policies to combat violence. |
| Geographic Reach | South America |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | The training sought to share feminist learning through online training and relevant qualification of institutional representatives responsible for the implementation of public policies in the context of the SDGs- Sustainable Development Goals. Eight meetings were held remotely and the learning was compiled in an E-book. The Ebook presents the eight sessions of the course on gender violence and rights, held for women belonging to social organizations in the Brazilian Amazon. The sessions were designed from the popular education perspective of Paulo Freire and a feminist perspective to provide management tools to tackle gender inequalities and gender-based violence. In total, 60 women from the Amazon region attended each meeting, from 05 States of the Brazilian Legal Amazon (Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Rondônia, Pará and Maranhão), and obtained the qualification. The course is feminist not only because of its content, but also because of its practice and the educational model proposed. Even with the limitations of the virtual space, it was possible to perceive the collective construction behind each stage of the course. And the result became precious material for training leaders and public managers. It is undoubtedly an intellectual, pedagogical and political milestone. These women, in their diversity of territories, ethnicities, languages, ages and life paths, came together to train, learn and produce a social transformation agenda that, if implemented, would turn Brazil's social structure upside down. |
| URL | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGZhDDGkKziSfqfgdGwdEd29SlGG1_lp/view |
| Description | Workshop 'Qualificação em gestão de projetos, Brasília |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | "From the analysis of pre-event evaluation forms collected from 11 participants, the majority considered having very little knowledge on the areas targeted by the training, which can reflect either an actual need and/or their relatively low self-esteem and a harsh evaluation of themselves. The top 3 expectations included (1) Learning how to write proposals, (2)Strengthening institutional capacities, and (3) Strengthening networks and connections between women in the Amazon. The post-workshop evaluation filled by 16 participants highlights that these expectations were met but two additional achievements were emphasized by participants who reported having learned some basic skills in using Excel and also having gained more confidence in their abilities. The analysis of post-evaluation forms suggests a clear improvement on two levels: the actual skills gained by the trainees but also a change of perception about themselves. Only one respondent chose the option "I don't know anything" and on only 2 items, while the majority recognises some level of knowledge and proficiency after the training. Quite importantly, many participants chose the option "I already have some experience" while this option was not cited in the pre-evaluation form. However, none of them chose the option "I consider myself an expert", which echoes their demands for further training. This project generated additonal outcomes such as the production of original training material and the capacity building of the organising team in facilitating trainings. Moreover, the training generated momentum for participants to start applying for further funding with support from the GRRIPP management team. One proposal was submitted to the Inter-American foundation and was successful. This provided IMA members with a grant of $10,000 to conduct community development." |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqZXS5irhwo |
| Description | Newton Fund |
| Amount | £151,770 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 185337 |
| Organisation | Newton Fund |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2022 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Description | One of the GRRIPP-funded grassroot organisations in Brazil won a grant from UNFPA |
| Amount | R$ 40,000 (BRL) |
| Organisation | United Nations Population Fund |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United States |
| Start | |
| Description | The Network of Black Women of Acre won a grant from Fundo Brasil de Direitos Humanos |
| Amount | R$ 40,000 (BRL) |
| Organisation | Fundo Brasil |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | Brazil |
| Start | |
| Description | "My Journey as a Male Feminist", blog by Annesley Ndondo, Mwanasikana Wanhasi |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Annesley Ndondo shares the story of how he came to set-up the youth-led women's empowerment organisation, Mwanasikana Wanhasi (a GRRIPP Africa partner based in Harare, Zimbabwe).. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/post/my-journey-as-a-male-feminist |
| Description | 5th World Congress on Disaster Management (Online) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nasreen Mahbuba was invited by the organizers of 5th World Congress on Disaster Management to join the Government Delegation. She spoke about GRRIPP experiences on Gender & Intersectionality & relevant issues at a Technical Session on Covid, Climate & Conflict (CoECCC). GRRIPP South Asia Advisor Mihir Bhatt also spoke on the occasion. The expected outcomes of the sessions included: Sharing understanding of the TRIPLE NEXUS vulnerabilities and collectivize approaches for redeeming crises-ridden people and situations; Identifting what policy planners can do to roll out significant agenda for action at national and local levels to correct the course, as the world is entering a 'new Normal'. Professor Mahbuba Nasreen, GRRIPP Regional South Asia Lead, and Mihir Bhatt, GRRIPP South Asia Advisory Board, took part in a TRIPLENEXUS special technical session that explored how humanity can work through intersecting vulnerabilities of Covid, Climate Change and growing Conflict in our world today. Panelists from around the world brought their specific experiences with case studies in order to collectivize the understanding and develop frameworks to influence lasting changes - especially for those at the last mile, who remain disconnected from the mainstream. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Blog: 'The impact of the pandemic crisis on domestic workers: a global overview' by Ruth Castel-Branco and Louisa Acciari |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This contribution presents the results from two surveys conducted in collaboration with the International Domestic Workers' Federation (IDWF) in Latin America and Africa, to assess the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the sector. It shows that the pandemic crisis has worsened pre-existing vulnerabilities, while also creating new forms of social inequalities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/post/the-impact-of-the-pandemic-crisis-on-domestic-workers-a-global-overview |
| Description | Blog: Mainstreaming gender into invisibility. GRRIPP Collective |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | GRRIPP members (Sara Bradshaw, Ksenia Chmutina, Jessica Field, Maureen Fordham, Virginie Le Masson, Hanna Ruszczyk & Olivia Walmsley) collectively wrote a blog to comment on the United Nations Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Bali, entitled "Gender in DRR, Mainstreamed into invisibility", and published on the GRRIPP website. On 25th May, the 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction opened in Bali, Indonesia. While the programme includes all the 'right words' around inclusion, there did not seem to be a space where the pervasive issues of gender inequality were engaged with seriously and addressed by all parties and participants. Gender inequality is the real disaster for women; the everyday violence and discrimination against women and other marginalised groups should be addressed with urgency - yet, at the Global Platform, if they were covered at all, were confined to a small number of side events. In response to this gap, several GRRIPPers published a blog highlighting the problems with a limited (often 'tick box') engagement with gender issues. The blog was also posted on GRRIPPs Twitter page which received 13 retweets, 22 likes and 4 share, and was also retweeted by RADIX. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/post/gender-in-drr-mainstreamed-into-invisibility |
| Description | CSW66 side event : Women on the frontline of fighting climate change / Les femmes au premier plan dans la lutte contre le changement climatique |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Organisation Internationale de La Francophonie organised a high-level consultation for Ministers from French-speaking countries who are in charge of gender equality, sustainable development, and the environment. With the theme: "Women at the forefront in the fight against climate change", the event compiled recommendations from ministers of francophone countries to enhance and promote the role of women and girls in the French-speaking world in the fight against climate change. Outcomes and recommendations for the future include: - trained several hundred women negotiators on climate change, with the support of Canada and France. These were subsequently able to take part in national delegations to COP26, helping to increase the presence of women in this international decision-making process - develop mechanisms on the water-energy-agriculture nexus to improve the resilience of women hard hit by climate change - supports the development of sustainable sectors to promote access to and control of natural resources by women - has set up the "Women and Climate" initiative which, while promoting equal access for women to natural resources, increases their adaptation to the effects of climate change. - Deployed in the field of fishing, sustainable agriculture, the development of solar energy in the food industry, several initiatives have made it possible, in particular, in recent years, to strengthen the knowledge of local communities in the fight against against climate change. They have also contributed to building the managerial capacities of women. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.ifdd.francophonie.org/diplomaties/concertation-de-haut-niveau-organisee-en-marge-de-la-6... |
| Description | Collaboration between projects, researchers and museum in Ecuador. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Co-Produced Exhibit "Los Barrios hablan. Nos cuidamos en comunidad" ('The neighborhos speak. We take care of ourselves in community') in Museo Archivo de Arquitectura, Quito. Open to the public from September 3rd to October 1st, 2022. There were 551 visitors in the month that the exhibition was open. 46% of the audience came from the different neighbourhoods of the participants, plus where the museum is located, 17% were university students, 20% were family groups, 9% were kids, 8% were international tourists. Participants reflected on their lived experience and learned from experts and other participants on risk, gender and intersectionality. Given the participation of women migrants from Venezuela and from different other localities in Ecuador, all the participants were sensitised on issues regarding human mobility, in particular concerning disaster and risk studies. Example of feedback: "Thanks to the project for what it has done for the indigenous community, thank you for including us." Indigenous woman mason. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Disasters Deconstructed podcast featured Belen Desmaison |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Disasters Deconstructed is a podcast that fosters rich discussion on human society and the causes of disasters from diverse disciplinary and ideological perspectives. Earlier this year, the Disasters Deconstructed hosts Ksenia Chmutina (Resilience Thematic Lead for GRRIPP) and Jason von Meding invited two GRRIPPers to join their conversations. Belen Desmaison (LAC M&E Lead) featured in S4 Ep11 The Amazon and Urban Development where she talked about feminist urbanism, environmental and spatial justice and development in the Amazon. The podcast was downloaded 500 times. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://disastersdecon.podbean.com/e/s4e11-the-amazon-and-urban-development/ |
| Description | Disasters Deconstructed podcast featured Cheryl Potgieter (Africa Lead) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Disasters Deconstructed is a podcast that fosters rich discussion on human society and the causes of disasters from diverse disciplinary and ideological perspectives. Earlier this year, the Disasters Deconstructed hosts Ksenia Chmutina (Resilience Thematic Lead for GRRIPP) and Jason von Meding invited two GRRIPPers to join their conversations. Cheryl Potgieter (Africa Regional Lead) joined the hosts for the penultimate episode of Season 4 to talk about gender and sexuality and to discuss the importance of politically active scholarship and why we need to centre the voices of Black women. How can disaster studies bring sexuality into the frame in a transformative way? The podcast was downloaded 469 times. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://disastersdecon.podbean.com/e/s4e14-gender-sexuality/ |
| Description | E-Book Launch: Advocacy de Gênero, Raça e Etnia para Gestão das Políticas Públicas na Amazônia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | IMA - Instituto Mulheres da Amazônia - hosted a Fala, mana! launch event for their exciting E-Book: Project Advocacy in Gender, Race and Ethnicity for the Management of Public Policies in the Amazon! The launch event was supported by University College London (UCL) and the Centro de Investigación de la Arquitectura y la Cuidad (CIAC), at Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Perú (PUCP). Featured speakers included: Concita Maia of IMA, Louisa Acciari of UCL GRRIPP, and Pablo Lafosse of PUCP and GRRIPP LAC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auy566WSW7Y |
| Description | Expert Consultation on Curriculum Review held by Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One of the core activities organized by the JTSDS to understand the need for an intersectional approach in disaster studies was an expert curriculum consultation. They conducted a Gender Audit and Review of existing curriculum in Disaster Management to strengthen gender sensitivity, social inclusion perspectives, as well as intersectionality within modules on preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, differential exposure to hazards and building resilience of women, girl children and gender minorities. This exercise was done as part of the project to infuse the aforementioned perspectives through a peer-review process, to find gaps in the current pedagogy, as well as to help develop a detailed model curriculum and guideline that is intersectional and cognizant of differential vulnerabilities and differential abilities to cope and adapt to disasters and climate change. This activity was led by feminist academicians, women leaders, and educators in the field of climate change, habitat studies, public policy, and economics among others. The consultations took place over two days, canvassing the current status of disaster management and climate change education across India, as well as engaging self-reflexively to understand the gaps within the existing curriculum at JTSDS, TISS. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Feminist City series of online discussions facilitated by Hanna Ruszczyk, Ksenia Chmutina and Belen Desmaison |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | An exploratory set of virtual events took place on the 16, 18, 23, 24 of November 2021 and 24th January 2024, to explore how a range of scholars, practitioners, policy makers and activists think about feminism and the city. Diverse groups of speakers from all geographical regions discussed and addressed the following questions: How are you thinking about feminism and the city? What is the range of concepts that you use to think through the feminist city? What values do different concepts bring? What does feminism and the city mean in practice? How are you engaging with / responding to / implementing elements of the feminist city? What are the emerging sources of inspiration and tensions for our collective future? The first discussion was a global introduction, while the following events focused on South Asia, Africa and Latin America respectively. The last discussion drew global conclusions. Outcomes include: Over 600 people registered for the first 4 events and 260 people joined the discussions online. The videos of all 5 sessions are available on the GRRIPP website. A blog was written by Raisa Imran Chowdhury to summarise the session focused on South Asia and many participants were then invited to contribute to an online magazine on this topic. We produced printed copies of the magazines which have also been disseminated to students and global events. For more information: https://www.grripp.net/post/feminism-and-the-city-magazine-in-conversation-with-the-editors |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/digitalmagazine |
| Description | GCRF Digital Innovation for Development in Africa (DIDA) webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | The aim of this workshop was to bring networks together to promote collaboration, share best practice and to facilitate the development of high quality bids. DIDA is a two stage call which focuses on the impact and application of digital technologies for development in Africa. The first stage of this call focused on Networks that bring together academics, industry, NGOs, policy makers and practitioners from Africa with UK partners. The networks had to work within three thematic areas: · Digital rights · Digital health · Smart communities The second phase of the call will meet strategic goals via a research proposal or a network plus model, it will be an invite only call to the successful applicants from phase 1. Maureen Fordham presented an outline of the GRRIPP project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.ukcdr.org.uk/funding-call/gcrf-digital-innovation-for-development-in-africa/ |
| Description | GRRIPP -led consultation to prepare the GADRI summit - Global Alliance of Research Disaster Institutes "How to put gender back on the agenda?" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Peter Sammonds and Zahra Khan hosted a seminar with foreign delegates visiting from regional GRRIPP projects to discuss recommendations for the upcoming GADRI summit in March. The seminar was presented as an open panel discussion where the participants answered questions related to their own experiences and policies in the field of gender and disaster. This collaborative dialogue formed part of the recommendations that Peter will present at the GADRI summit in Japan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | GRRIPP Africa: Southern Africa Society for Disaster Reduction (SASDiR) Conference Collaboration (Oct 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Southern Africa Society for Disaster Reduction's (SASDiR) Biennial Conference brings together disaster and climate change practitioners, civil society organisations, academics, members of the public and private sector, and government decision makers from within the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to highlight topical issues, share knowledge and create dialogue with among key role players. The conference theme -Towards risk informed sustainable development in SADC region: Building resilient communities aligns with the GRRIPP Africa and presents an opportunity to connect and gather strategic insight from The SASDiR Conference will take place in Blantyre, Malawi from October 26-28, 2022, and it has been traditionally well attended by a broad range of persons within the region. Three (3) grantees and one community member sponsored to attend and present at conference, one emerging female researcher sponsored to attend and present at the conference, three(3) GRRIPP Africa staff attended conference and hosted Transformation Cafe and All of Me activities which collected input from participants. GRRIPP Africa funded Change Purses aligned to the theme of 'Transformation' for attendees which went to a local women's group who lost livelihoods due to recent cyclone impact. Mama Mandisa Kalako-Williams was interviewed and an article written (GRRIPP Website). Representatives from German funding agency 'GIZ' requested meeting (initial meeting held Jan 16 2022) and awaiting a follow-up date. Introduction and meeting held between GRRIPP Africa and Grantees (Oct 25, 2022). FIDA-Uganda launched preview of documentary to attendees. Charity Chenga and Maria Matui invited to guest chair sessions in SASDiR Programme. Approximately 85 persons in attendance from civil society, academia, aid agencies, public sector and international organisations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://sasdir.org/fifth-biennial-conference/ |
| Description | GRRIPP Blog |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | New blog posts monthly (usually 1 or 2) from GRRIPP staff, network members, or grantees related to GRRIPPs core themes. Recent blog posts have addressed sexual and reproductive health services in South Asia, networking and knowledge exchange during London events, and reflecting on COP 27. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/blog |
| Description | GRRIPP Final Dissemination event South Asia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The GRRIPP- South Asia team held a dissemination event on 14-15 June, 2022 at the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) Auditorium, in Dhaka Bangladesh. The event was co-organized by the Gender and Disaster Network (GDN) and Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies (IDMVS), University of Dhaka. The two day event aimed to share activities and results from the 7 projects that were awarded GRRIPP funding in South Asia. Representatives from these projects joined in person and online, as well as guests from other organisations in Bangladesh and abroad. Over 167 participants joined the event, including the Honourable Vice Chancellor of University of Dhaka, State Minister of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), regional advisory board members of GRRIPP South Asia, members of Global GRRIPP team and awardees, awardees, government experts, professionals working in the development sector (Centre for Women and Children Studies, NAHAB, ADPC, UN Women, Friendship, IFRC, CCDB, REACH), academia (BUET, BoU, BUP, Jagannath University, Daffodil University), researchers, practitioners, media representatives (The Daily Samakal, TheDaily Star, Campus Times, etc.) and students of Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies. The dissemination event not only created opportunities to share the findings of the commissioned projects but also generated new prospects for collaborating with each other. For example, under the curriculum development theme, GRRIPP South Asia saw an opportunity to create a holistic curriculum for South Asia, which utilises the work of both India and Bangladesh awardees. Even new ideas, such as developing a national strategy on "Gender and Intersectionality" for the government, were also raised during the closing remarks of the state minister of disaster management and relief, Bangladesh. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/post/summary-report-of-grripp-south-asia-s-final-dissemination-event |
| Description | GRRIPP LAC workshop in the Dominican Republic |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 40 people from Peru, Guatemala, Brazil, El Salvador, Cuba, Honduras, and the UK attended a workshop hosted by GRRIPP LAC projects. Among them were the "Management of Solid Waste with a Focus on Domestic Work: Ecological Homes" developed in the Dominican Republic by the unions of domestic workers in the country: The National Union Fenamutra Workers of the Home ( UNFETRAH-FENAMUTRA), the National Union of Domestic Workers (SINTRADOMES-CASC) and the Association of Domestic Workers (ATH). This group presented their work on memories, as well as highlighting an ongoing campaign "Don't Hurt Me", which promotes peace and awareness about caring for our planet as well as social justice issues and equality. The workshop was covered by CRDMedia news (in Spanish): https://ciudadaniard.com/sindicatos-dominicanos-reciben-a-grripp/ Watch a clip of the workshop on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce1ZnEIFQ3r/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://ciudadaniard.com/sindicatos-dominicanos-reciben-a-grripp/ |
| Description | GRRIPP Newsletters |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Monthly newsletter shared with subscribed members since October 2021. The monthly newlsetters contain updates from all three GRRIPP regions (Africa, South Asia, and Latin America & the Caribbean), an 'IN FOCUS' piece which is always written by a GRRIPP member and ranges from focusing on a particular GRRIPP member and there work to focusing on a recently hosted event or activity, and an 'Up Coming' section which draws attention to upcoming GRRIPP events. The newsletter also contains many photos and visual aids including event posters and photos to accompany updates from the regions. At present (March 2023), the GRRIPP newsletter has just under 500 subscribers from over 50 countries and 5 continents. We have noticed that advertising events through the newsletter helps to generate registrations to GRRIPP events. We have also received many compliments on the quality of the information included in the newsletters. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/newsletters |
| Description | GRRIPP Seminar - Gender, care and livelihoods in times of crisis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This interactive panel brought together 6 of our GRRIPP commissioned projects from Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, India and Zimbabwe to discuss "Gender, care and livelihoods in times of crisis". Our guests were unions, grassroots organisations and NGOs defending the rights of women informal workers, care givers, and Afro-descendant communities who struggle to survive in times of crisis. They provided insights into how they resist against every day risks and disasters, and the strategies they have implemented to produce social change. Throughout the panel discussions, the panellists shared their perspectives on care and livelihoods, the work of their projects, and how their communities managed (or didn't) through Covid-19. Key messages included: - Care is the first act of productivity in any society. We need to value this kind of work - not least because we will all be caregivers and we will all be looked after at some point in our lives. - We must start from the principle that it is necessary to value indigenous knowledge and territorial practices around care. - The ultimate challenge is in visibilising care work and understanding that it's integral to how we as a society interact with each other. As well as 65 in-person attendees and 80 online, we were also delighted to welcome the Chilean Ambassador to the UK, Susana Herrera Quezada, and UKRI's Sylvia Marillier, who listened intently to discussions. The event was livestreamed, recorded and had simultaneous live translation in English, Portuguese and Spanish - so a huge thank you and well done to everyone involved on the audio-visual side of the event, too. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SzBZ0RF-2o |
| Description | GRRIPP Workshop in Brazil on Identity and Territory |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The meeting in Brazil was held in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, and was attended by members of four GRRIPP projects located in different Brazilian states (Acre, São Paulo, Pernambuco). From the team of advisors Dr. Sergio Rivero de Madeiros, professor at the Federal University of Campina Grande, and specialist in sustainable development made interesting contributions to the discussion between the projects. In addition, participants visited two territories where GRRIPP projects were implemented: Camaragibe and the Xukurú indigenous territory of Ororubá. The realization of this event in person has had a huge effect positive among participants, allowing them to weave new networks, strengthening capabilities and opening perspectives for future actions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | GRRIPP YouTube Channel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A GRRIPP Global Youtube channel set up to share videos from Latin America & the Caribbean, South Asia, Africa and the UK . This channel is currently at 40 subscribers. Regions have also used the GRRIPP channel to livestream events. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/@GRRIPP |
| Description | Gender Responsive Recovery & Resilience in Tomorrow's Cities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | This webinar was convened by Tomorrow's Cities Advisory Board member Shaila Shahid, with presentations from Maureen Fordham, Professor of Gender and Disaster Resilience and the Tomorrow's Cities focus city teams. The purpose of the webinar is: 1. To draw a participatory approach for gender mainstreaming in preparedness, prevention, response and recovery phases of building resilience in Tomorrow's Cities. 2. To discuss the scope of minimising the gender inequality gap and systematically building capacity of women and girls and other intersectional groups through an empowerment approach. 3. For Tomorrow's Cities partners to share lessons learned, to identify and assess how crises, social stigma and economic downturns impact women and thus extend cross-learning partnerships for efficiently addressing gender mainstreaming in all phases of DRR focused research and programme implementation. In feedback on the session, participants indicated that they were 'very satisfied' with the usefulness of the content and their ability to participate. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://youtu.be/5TNvYUAlWIc |
| Description | Gender day at COP26, Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Two members of GRRIPP from UCL attended some of the events in the Green zone at COP26 in Glasgow and followed the advocacy led by the Women and Gender Constituency. Virginie Le Masson wrote a blog to summarise some of the issues flagged by the feminist constituency. The blog was requested by the group Les Expert.e.s to comment on outcomes of COP26 from a gender perspective. It was published in French by French magazine 50-50 on the 16th November 2021 and translated in English to be published on the GRRIPP website as well. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.50-50magazine.fr/2021/11/16/ce-que-les-feministes-attendaient-de-la-cop26/ |
| Description | Launch event, project: Cuidades y territorios que cuidan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Project plans to shape policy making in 4 cities: Bogota, Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Santiago. A total of 38 participants attended online with guest speakers from representatives of city councils. The event brought together local actors (councilors, practitioners, academics) to set a plan to influence agenda setting at city level to include policies on care. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/surcorp/videos/421113992770052/ |
| Description | Launch of the Feminist Rise in the Amazon Region |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Movement of Women of the Amazon launched their agenda 2030, built through a participatory feminist methodology within the GRRIPP project. It brought together a diversity of actors and leaders around the common goal of eradicate all forms of violence against women. The IMA is also involved in the national movement against feminicide in Brazil - the Feminist Rise - and the launch of their agenda was the occasion to strengthen the participation of the women of the Amazon in this movement. The axes of agenda 2030 constitute guidelines that travel paths of transversality and intersectionality in the perspective of conceiving the diversity and plurality that inhabit the territories in the amazon, with the goal of addressing all forms of violence against women, including racism, sexism, lesbophobia and feminicide in the amazon context. The event was supported by Pablo Vega Centeno Sara Lafosse - PUCP, GRRIPP lead for the LAC region, and Louisa Acciari - UCL, GRRIPP Global Network Coordinator. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd0Uyo7jhkU&t=2165s |
| Description | Lund Summer School on Gender, Disasters and Climate Risk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | GRRIPP M&E Coordinator Virginie Le Masson delivered 2 guest lectures and a presentation of the GRRIPP project to participants of the summer school to share examples of projects that address issues of gender inequalities and disaster risk reduction. The Summer School was announced in one of the GRRIPP Newsletters which is received in dozens of countries. One early career scholar from Chile saw the advertised event and decided to apply to attend and receive funding to sponsor her travels. She did receive it and was able to participate to the summer school to strengthen her theoretical knowledge of the concepts of Gender, Intersectionality, Masculinities, and network with other PhD scholars and practitioners attending the school. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.risk.lth.se/summer-school/ |
| Description | Mwanasikana Wanhasi: Classic 263 Radio Broadcast in Zimbabwe |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An interview with representative of NGO Mwanasikana Wanhasi by Classic 263 radio host on women's empowerment and supporting opportunities for women to gain access to decision-making power through education and social participation. Classic 263 radio is a national public (government owned) radio broadcast that has wide reaching audience within Zimbabwe. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | National Conference on Disaster, Climate and Sustainability organised by the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka organised a National Conference on 'Disaster, Climate and Sustainability' for National Disaster Preparedness Day, 10 March 2022. Professor Dr. Mahbuba Nasreen, regional lead GRRIPP South Asia, was one of the special guests in the conference and chaired a session named 'Disaster and Vulnerability.' One of the awardees of South Asia, Bangladesh University of Professionals, organised a plenary session 'Curriculum Development on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Humanitarian Response and Intersectionality' to seek feedback on the draft curriculum from experts and members of diverse communities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | National Workshop on "Infusing Gender Consciousness, Intersectionality & Social Inclusion Perspectives in Disaster Pedagogies" in India organised by the Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The objective of this online national workshop was to share the guidelines produced by the project with various stakeholders, as well as to collectively deliberate upon any further improvements that could be made. The team aspired to share these guidelines with other higher education institutions that teach students and train development practitioners in Disaster Risk Management to create a more gender-aware, intersectional and socially inclusive curriculum. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Newsletter of the project Cities and territories that care: Local care systems with a gender approach |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Through disseminating its main results, the newsletter aims to strengthen territorial care initiatives through dialogue with women's groups, governments, universities, and local actors and contribute to the positioning of care as a relevant topic in public policies, academic research, and the practice of urban groups. Presenting the Newsletter allowed the Network of Women and Habitat in Latin America to disseminate the importance of systems of care operating at the municipal level and data as to why it is important to implement these systems to public authorities and different allies for improving those. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/infomativebulletin |
| Description | Parallel event at the 66th Commission on the Status of Women: Youth Ecofeminist Voices, Connecting Regional Activisms |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This e-session on Youth ecofeminist voices aimed at amplifying and connecting the global youth movement with the current most relevant feminist climate intersectional initiatives globally. The discussion featured three ecofeminist voices from different regions and was translated in French, English and Spanish. Ruth Esther Diaz Medrano, President of FENAMUTRA, a GRRIPP LAC awardee was one of the invited guest speakers.GRRIPP Awardee Ruh Esther Diaz Medrano, from FENAMUTRA was invited by the SPARK network to join this parallel event as part of NGOs engagement during the 66th Commission on Women's Status. was able to share the work her organisation is doing on the project "Ecological Homes", supported by GRRIPP. This project trains both domestic employees and their employers on waste management, while also providing training to women domestic workers to recycle and produce craft with used solid waste. The event was also an opportunity to exchange with the two other guest speakers on the important role played by women and their strategies to resist the negative effects of climate change. Dr Louisa Acciari, GRRIPP's Global Coordinator, was invited to wrap up the session, highlighting the key learnings from the 3 projects. This created links between GRRIPP and the SPARK network, which is delivered by a consortium of 20 organizations in 13 European countries, working together to spark climate justice, build and mobilize public support for ambitious gender just climate change and development policies in line with Agenda 2030. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.oxfam.org/en/blogs/women-changemakers-leading-way |
| Description | Participation in Conference Congress of the Brazilian Association for the Study of Labour |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Louisa Acciari (GRRIPP Global Network Coordinator) presented ongoing research on the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on domestic workers and the care sector. Other participants included representatives of unions : Carolina de Moura Grando (Psicóloga do Trabalho, Sindsep-SP) and Heloísa Ap. de Souza (PUC - Campinas). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AliPnvGN5xs |
| Description | Participation to a high-level side event to mark World Meteorological Day 2022 at the 66th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | GRRIPP Global M&E coordinator Virginie Le Masson was invited as a speaker at a high-level CSW66 side event to mark World Meteorological Day 2022, and its theme Early Warning and Early Action: Hydrometeorological and climate information for Disaster Risk Reduction, to explore lessons learnt and future opportunities to achieve the empowerment of women in early warnings and early action to reduce disaster risk. This event - featuring UN Secretary-General, António Guterres - was co-hosted by World Meteorological Organisation, UNDRR, the Permanent Mission of Finland to the UN, the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://wrd.unwomen.org/engage/events/empowering-women-early-warnings-and-early-action-reduce-disast... |
| Description | Participation to the 4th seminar of the Network of Gender Studies in social sciences of the state of Rio de Janeiro (REDE FLUMINENSE DE NÚCLEOS DE PESQUISA DE GÊNERO, SEXUALIDADE E FEMINISMOS NAS CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS REDEGEN) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Louisa Acciari, GRRIPP Global Network Coordinator, was a invited speaker on a panel on Gender, care and generations: relationships and practices of care during the pandemic, Presentation: "Care as an act of resistance, rethinking the pandemic from a feminist epistemology" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.redegen.com.br/cópia-encontro-2020 |
| Description | Participation to the first week of the 27th Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Virginie has been invited to join the Advisory Board of a youth-led initiative called COP28 Think tank that aims to connecting youth to funding opportunities in order to guarantee youth inclusion and diversity in the next COP. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/post/women-s-rights-advocacy-from-one-emergency-to-the-next |
| Description | Partnership between the Tomorrow Cities- Quito programme and GRRIPP: Series of multi-day workshops |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A total of 11 workshops were delivered to: _Consolidation of an interdisciplinary research team (artists, geographers, museographers, risk experts, historian/curators). Each member of the research team was also part of the sharing of knowledge and experiences with participants. _Participants capacitated in human rights and disaster risk, including the mechanisms for claiming those rights. - Participants reflected on their lived experience and learned from experts and other participants on risk, gender and intersectionality. - Empowered participants and community leaders on gender, intersectionality and disaster risk. - Given the participation of women migrants from Venezuela and from different other localities in Ecuador, all the participants were sensitised on issues regarding human mobility, in particular concerning disaster and risk studies. - Municipal authorities and officials interested in artistic participatory methods for urban planning and risk management that take into account gender and intersectionality. Outcomes and outputs of these include: - Map of Quito with drawings of themselves and their homes. -Statements about the participants' memories of past events in relationship to the city and to relationships of care on the timeline. - Participants learned about disaster risk and their causes, shared their experiences, and expressed themselves regarding whom cares for the members of the family, of the community, with what objects, and in what circumstances. They also were prompted to discuss the role of political responsibility for disaster risk reduction at the family, community and city level. - Solidarity and sharing of experiences on organisation and disaster risk management. Reflecting around inequalities and risk. - notebooks with drawings and reflections around intersectionality and disaster risk in the city. - Participants understood very well their rights and after the workshop knew about the mechanisms to claiming the protection of those rights. The Clínica Jurídica also said they could help mediate such claims; participants were interested in that support - information leaflets on human rights from a gender perspective and disaster risk. Information leaflets on human right claim mechanism in Ecuador. - Solidarity with Valle del Sur problems, reflection on intersectionality, discrimination, inequality and risk. Reflection on community organisation and intersectionality. Spacial representation of their neighbourhoods regarding risk and intersectionality. - Shared reflection on gender and intersectionality in the construction sector. - Empowerment of participants in choosing the audiences targeted by the exhibit, as well as the narrative and title. - Feedback on analysis, video and exhibit. - Shared expectations and objectives between participants and researchers. - Empowerment of participants in choosing their speeches content and representatives. - Sharing of experience with the public and with municipal authorities. Having a space for dialogue between communities, their leaders and authorities and local officials. Interest in the municipality on learning on these innovative and meaningful participatory methods for urban planning. - Reflection on disaster risk, gender and intersectionality with neighbours from the South of Quito. Discussion on political responsibilities for future urban development and disaster risk reduction. - Reflection on disaster risk, gender and intersectionality with neighbours from the South of Quito. Discussion on political responsibilities for future urban development and disaster risk reduction. - 10 neighbourhood maps. - Materials for the exhibition |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0NCbGztCb4 |
| Description | Plan to explore neighborhood care infrastructure. Case of the Juanita Aguirre neighborhood in the commune of Conchalí, Santiago de Chile. Organisation: Ciudadanas Cuidando. Núcleo Mileno de Movilidades y territorios - MOVYT, Chile |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | "The project has conducted 4 workshops to get to know the existing care network in the Juanita Aguirre neighborhood and educate the community regarding the community role of care. Workshop 1: ""What is care?"" provided the theoretical framework for care training, addressing its definitions, contexts, and legal framework. Workshop 2: "Recognising my network of care in my neighborhood" - used participatory mapping to recognise the network of care in the neighborhoods of participants. Workshop 3: ""Care with a gender perspective and intersectionality"", presented an infographic on care, interdependence, intersectionality and recognition of the body as the first territory. Workshop 4: ""Collectivization of care and spaces that allow me to care"", developed a playful activity - the card mobility game ""Trayectopia"". Each participant drew a care journey of their daily life, identifying the barriers and facilitators of care mobility. See more on Instagram: Ciudadanas cuidando and GRRIPP LAC". These workshops were used to produce a manual for the implementation of infrastructures of care which was published in GRRIPP LAC's Repository (see link). These manual has been shared with municipalities, the Ministry of Housing and presented internationaly in CEPAL in 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/manualtoexploretheneighborhoodcareinfrastructure |
| Description | Presentation at the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum 2020 in Cancun, Mexico. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | GRRIPP Africa grantee partner, FIDA Uganda, will present at the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)Forum 2020 in Cancun, Mexico. The global conference will take place between the 19th and 23rd September 2022. It is the largest global gathering of practitioners, researchers, academics, scholars, and thought leaders specialising on research and advocacy on violence against women and children. The grantee had the opportunity to share study findings in a formal presentation and engage with Sexual Violence Research Initiative Conference attendeed (1021 delegates in total) representing 99 countries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.svriforum2022.org/conference-programme/ |
| Description | Presentation from Belen Desmaison at the Society of Architectural Historians 75th Annual International Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Belen Desmaison (LAC Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning) presented at the Society of Architectural Historians 75th Annual International Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which began on the 27th April. She presented "Inhabitation as heritage: settlement relocation in the Peruvian Amazonia" by Belen Desmaison (PCUP) and fellow GRRIPPers, Pablo Vega Centeno (PCUP) and Maureen Fordham (UCL). The paper discusses the context of displacement because of climate change, and describes how around 16,000 people are being relocated by the Peruvian government to Nuevo (new) Belén due to the changing course of the Amazon river, which will eventually take over the area where Belén is located. The paper explores the particular histories of adaptive strategies, livelihoods, architectural configurations, and ways of being that are rendered invisible in the relocation process. It focuses on the links between 'place' and climate-induced resettlement, where building a city from scratch renders visible the tensions between top-down decisions and local ways of being. The paper presents emplacement - the creation of place - as a political practice that challenges top-down impositions of displacement, and recommends a re-envisioning of Amazonian urbanism and mobility through a decolonial feminist lens in the co-production of communal proposals to city-making, access to basic services and resources, and the implementation of social infrastructure. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.sah.org/2022 |
| Description | Presentation on the Centre for Gender and Disaster and GRRIPP at Northumbria University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The GRRIPP UK team were invited to present at Northumbria University to discuss the Centre and GRRIPP. We delivered a powerpoint presentation which explained the development of the IRDR Centre for Gender and Disaster and the Centre's core areas of focus. We also discussed projects led by the Centre, including GRRIPP. Approximately 30 people attended the online event, and the presentation developed a very interesting Q&A session where attendees showed interesting in GRRIPP and upcoming GRRIPP activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Public workshop in Bangladesh: "Message Sharing on Human Rights" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | One of the Bangladesh-based awardees from GRRIPP South Asian Region - "Integrated Environmental Development Society (IEDS)" - organized a workshop on "Message Sharing on Human Rights" at Durgapur Upazila of Netrakona District on 19th November 2021. Upazila Social Welfare Officer Md. Sarwar Hossain attended the workshop as the chief guest while Officer in Charge (Investigation) Mir Mahbubur Rahman was present as special guest. The training was inaugurated by Md. Ariful Islam, Assistant Commissioner (AC) of Land at IEDS Hall Room, Durgapur. Various Steps of "Human Rights" were discussed in the training in accordance with UN Declarations on Human Rights. Approximately 30 participants from the civil society of the Upazila took part in the workshop. Shamim Kabir, Executive Director of IEDS, presided over the opening ceremony and Mohammad Asaduzzaman, Documentation Officer, along with Milton Chanda, Legal Advisor, facilitated the sessions. The workshop was reported in local newspaper (one in Bengali & one in English). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Regional Consultation on Infusing Gender Consciousness in Disaster Pedagogies, by Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies (JTSDS), an India-based awardee from GRRIPP South Asia, conducted a Regional Consultation comprising of grassroots voices and civil society organizations to document the lived and felt experiences of disasters from people across the gender spectrum and range of marginalities. Over 15 organizations and several grassroots-level activists and disaster survivors participated. An intersectional inquiry in the areas of gender and disaster experiences were documented to strengthen and enhance gender consciousness in disaster pedagogies, education and research through the inclusion of contemporary and emerging gender perspectives. Perspectives on caste, class, disability, conflict, rights of intersex persons, transgender persons, experiences of marginal women farmers, voices of community first responders and impacts on lives, livelihoods and recovery were documented. This was the first step to revise curriculum by amplifying gender as a category of analysis. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Roundtable Discussion" on "Intersectionality in Redressing Gender & DRR: #BreakingTheBias" in observance of International Women's Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Speakers focused on the concept of intersectionality and their relationship with Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and ways forward for breaking the bias. The programme was attended by government officials, experts, practitioners, academia, professionals working in the development sectors, I/NGO from home and abroad. Director General of Bangladesh Department of Women Affairs joined online but had to leave early. She requested a brief. GRRIPP South Asia planned to submit a policy brief to MoDMR. The Daily Star in Bangladesh had two GRRIPP South Asia-related features over March. In the first, published on International Women's Day, GRRIPP South Asia Regional Lead Professor Mahbuba Nasreen called for Disaster Risk Reduction to be more gender sensitive. Read the full article https://www.thedailystar.net/supplements-old/news/making-disaster-risk-reduction-gender-sensitive-2977746 . In the second feature, on the 10 March, a staff correspondent reported on the #BreakingTheBias International Women's Day workshop hosted by GRRIPP South Asia and Dhaka University. Read more about the discussions here: https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/address-gender-needs-become-disaster-resilient-2979656 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.thedailystar.net/round-tables/news/intersectionality-redressing-gender-drr-breakingthebi... |
| Description | Roundtable: Missing Insights on COVID-19: The Intersectionality of Risk and Resilience in South Asia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Mahbuba Nasreen (South Asia Regional Lead) and the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), a GRRIPP network member, hosted: Missing Insights on COVID-19: The Intersectionality of Risk and Resilience in South Asia. This roundtable sought to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all sections of society and economy; identify the gaps that were observed in pandemic preparedness and response in South Asia; and to bring together sectoral experts to discuss intersectionality or missing insights associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Related to this event, Mahbuba Nasreen and Mihir Bhatt co-hosted International Research Partnerships in South Asia. This important workshop created a platform for local researchers to share their perspectives of Global North-South research collaborations and their lived experiences in conducting research locally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Seminar on "ECO-DRR and Intersectionality towards Resilience" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Gender and Disaster Network (GDN) and GRRIPP South Asia organised a seminar as part of celebrating #WorldEnvironmentDay2022 on "ECO-DRR and Intersectionality towards Resilience" to celebrate World Environment Day in Collaboration with Disaster Management Studio at the University of Dhaka. Professor Dr. Mahbuba Nasreen, GRRIPP South Asia Regional Lead, presented a keynote paper. Over 100 participants joined the seminar which linked intersectionality approaches with nature smart DRR strategies. Renowned climate activist Sohanur Rahman - Executive Coordinator of YouthNet for Climate Justice - also presented, emphasising the need to adaptive measures from around the globe to set the tone for youth involvement in climate restoration activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.banglanews24.com/education/news/bd/935122.details?fbclid=IwAR0ScIPy0D7NI82LZryUk_RNOv3C5... |
| Description | Social Inclusion Consultation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This activity was done as part of the project to infuse the aforementioned perspectives through a peer-review process, to find gaps in the current pedagogy, as well as to help develop a detailed model curriculum and guideline that is intersectional and cognizant of distinct viewpoints, differential vulnerabilities and differential abilities to cope and adapt to disasters and climate change. The rationale behind the consultation was multi-faceted: To find the gaps and potential scope for improvement in the current DM curriculum which we believe is gender sensitive and has social inclusion and intersectional perspectives. To examine and see if the technical aspects of DM being taught are informed from the aforementioned perspectives. To generate and integrate newer perspectives that come up during the discussions, holistically and strategically. Strengthen the curriculum further to include the social relations that were hitherto hidden or only partially visible. For more information on the activity, see https://liveuclac.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/GlobalGRRIPP/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BFA197059-7B83-4336-8A2E-A9A5002E8457%7D&file=Decolonial%2C%20Dalit%20Feminits%2C%20and%20Adivasi%20Perspectives.docx&_DSL=1?tion=default&mobileredirect=true Recommendations from this consultation were documented into a working paper and influenced the write up of the guidelines for integrating gender in Disaster Risk Management Curricula. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://liveuclac.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/GlobalGRRIPP/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BFA197059... |
| Description | The IV National Assembly of Mayors of the Argentine Network of Municipalities Against Climate Change (RAMCC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Between March 18th and 19th, the IV National Assembly of Mayors of the Argentine Network of Municipalities Against Climate Change (RAMCC) took place in Mar del Plata, Argentina. RAMCC acts as the national coordinator for Argentina on the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), initiative funded by the European Union. This edition of the assembly had the financial support of the European Union, through the GCoM Americas project. The most important space for meetings and exchanges between leaders of local governments belonging to the RAMCC reflected on the projects that are being developed with a focus on climate mitigation and adaptation actions, and the definition of future strategies. At this event. progress was made in including a gender approach in Local Climate Action Plans in the Neuquen Region, Río Negro, Argentina. National climate change adaptation plans are detailed documents that include climate threats and define strategic and appropriate actions to develop public policies. RAMCC works to ensure inclusivity in these plans, as studies have shown that groups most affected by the environmental crisis are women, children and adolescents, and older adults from peripheral areas and marginalised areas. Inclusion concerns were centre-stage during the IV National Assembly. Participants included hundreds of Mayors and local government officials who took away from the discussions a vision of building cities based on sustainable and inclusive development, and a conviction to implement comprehensive and cross-cutting public policies with a gender approach. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://pactodealcaldes-la.org/en/gcom-members-highlight-their-progress-in-the-fight-against-climate... |
| Description | Webinar "Cuidados, Territorio e Igualdad de Genero: Demandas y propuestas locales" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentations of the conclusions and recommendations from cities, generated thanks to a participative approach with territories of Bogota, Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Santiago de Chile. Participants included with representatives of local governments and universities from the cities of Santiago in Chile, Bogota in Colombia and Cordoba and Buenos Aires in Argentina. Practice: Based on the theoretical framework of "community care", the experience in Argentina maps community care services, such as soup kitchens, soup kitchens, canteens, neighbourhood community centres, community gardens, highlighting the role of community and women's organisations in the provision of care. Especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, community care services have been key to the sustainability of the lives of women caregivers, due to their reduced access to economic resources and care overload. Community care services provided food and school support, minimising the impacts of virtuality, connectivity and equipment. Similarly, in Chile, the role of community kitchens was emphasised. The link between the common cooking pots and Family Health Centres was highlighted, in order to coordinate the targeting of food delivery to families and individuals most affected by the disease. The role of Neighbourhood Councils and Local Development Councils was also recognised. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Webinar on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)--Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Intersectionality: Bangladesh and Global Perspectives. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies (IDMVS) and the Gender Disaster Network (GDN) Bangladesh Country Hub co-hosted a webinar on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)--Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Intersectionality: Bangladesh and Global Perspectives. Featuring GRRIPP's Mahbuba Nasreen and Mihir Bhatt (AIDMI and GRRIPP Regional Advisory Board member) as thematic speakers, the webinar focused on connecting DRR and CAA as part of implementing the Paris agreement. Gender and Intersectionality were at the centre of discussion. The event was Livestream on facebook and attended by 160 participants. South Asia PI Mahbuba Nasreen was interviewed by national media, broadcast by the Bangladesh Television (National Television) on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDR,13 October, 2021). Mahbuba highlighted the challenges faced by community and women' roles in disaster management and the increased participation of women volunteers in the Cyclone Preparedness programme (CPP). She shared examples that rural women were reluctant to move to cyclone shelter or queuing for relief for fear of being 'touched' by stranger males or to go to hospital if injured. But thanks to previous research based recommendations, women volunteers have increased by 50%. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Where are the spaces for gender in Tomorrow's Cities? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | This session was part of an internal virtual conference convened by Tomorrow's Cities (the UKRI GCRF Urban Disaster Risk Hub) and was a facilitated panel discussion in which the speakers explored the application of a gendered lens for the mission of the Hub (to reduce disaster risk for the poor in tomorrow's cities). The questions explored by the participants in breakout groups that followed the panel discussion were: Where do you see the relevance of gender equality in your work? What should we expect from ourselves and others when considering gender in Tomorrow's Cities? In feedback and learning sessions after the conference, responses showed that people learned about gender approaches and how they should be mindful of gender when they are implementing their research, indicating that the session was useful to learn new perspectives. They also highlighted the need for a network of gender champions to be formed within the Hub, further conferences and workshops on gender, and for basic training on approaches to gender. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://youtu.be/VA1TLjMGewI |
| Description | Workshop "I got 99 problems and I'm trying to solve one"... |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | During UCL induction week, GRRIPP, the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, WOMENVAI, an NGO committed to improving the world for women using artificial intelligence and sustainability, and UCLWES, a UCL society for women in engineering, co-hosted a joint workshop for students to tackle gender inequality by empowering students to come up with their own solutions across 5 domains: Gender and Transport, Gender and Climate Change, Retaining Women in STEM, Gender Pay Gap, Gender and Mental Health.The workshop was about getting students involved and starting to think about gender inequality. At the end of the workshop, they were not only able to discuss and identify some areas of concern but came up with action plans to tackle these issues . |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.grripp.net/post/i-got-99-problems-and-i-m-trying-to-solve-one-gender-inequality |
| Description | Youth Care Group Network International: Training Workshops in Uganda |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A series of conferences and workshop were organised to support women in promoting their products and services to share their methods, successes and failures to other women in larger market, to help them gain employment, including learning how to write acceptable job application, resume, interview help, public speaking all to build confidence. To date 412 persons (356 women, 56 men) have been trained in Promotion of Products Workshops and Social Enterprise Workshops in five locations in rural Uganda. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |