HOT works with women and girls in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to gain critical disaster resilience skills. By training them to map their communities and how to prepare for and respond to disasters, we enhance community preparedness, promote gender equality, and save lives. Your support helps create safer, more resilient communities in vulnerable regions.
Many SIDS are vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change, yet often overlooked due to small populations. Many have not been fully mapped, information about where people live and key infrastructure is not widely available. Women in these regions face gender discrimination, including unequal decision-making power and access to resources, putting them at further risk during emergencies. Scarce GIS and open mapping expertise means that maps do not include data and info important to women.
This project trains women in SIDS on open mapping and disaster management skills. By developing women-centered mapping projects and fostering collaboration among women leaders, the program builds local disaster resilience. It creates a peer support network to share knowledge and experiences and grows the open mapping and open-source communities in these underrepresented regions. This initiative improves women's well-being, agency, and resilience and enables effective local responses to crises.
According to the UN, women and children account for 75% of those displaced by disasters. Working in vulnerable areas like the Saloum Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Timor-Leste, and Montserrat, the project facilitates women's leadership and supports safer, more resilient communities. Thousands will benefit from enhanced disaster response and community planning.
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