Purpose This document is a resource for organisations and communities to help in the development, implementation and monitoring of concrete actions to prevent, reduce, mitigate and respond to interpersonal violence—physical, sexual, emotional and neglect. Overview The ten steps are: 1. Understand…
Purpose These guidelines provide information and examples to support the design and construction of barrier-free emergency shelters that may be used by all people within a community following a natural disaster, such as a flood or landslide. Overview Barrier-free environments…
These guidelines recommend five key action points for including older people in shelter programmes.
Purpose This document offers technical guidance for disability-inclusive shelter and settlement support in emergencies. Developed by IFRC, Handicap International and CBM, it draws upon guidelines from these and other institutions, relevant national and international standards, and the expertise of practitioners.…
Purpose This document highlights some practical ways in which gender concerns can be incorporated and articulated in shelter programming. Overview Assessments: Data on affected populations should be broken down by age, sex and other relevant factors (for example, people with…
Purpose This briefing paper looks at the importance of gender within Red Cross programmes and services and offers some suggestions about how Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies might better integrate gender into shelter programmes. Overview Studies have shown that…
Purpose This briefing paper looks at the importance of gender within Red Cross programmes and services and offers some suggestions about how Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies might integrate gender into water and sanitation programmes and strategies. Overview As…
Purpose This guidance note provides an overview of gender and diversity issues and practicalities to be considered when designing water, sanitation and hygiene promotion programmes. The note contains case studies from Mozambique, Pakistan and Somalia. Overview Women, girls, boys, men,…
Purpose The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Marker is a tool that codes, on a 2-0 scale, whether or not a humanitarian project is designed to ensure that women/girls and men/boys will benefit equally from it, and that it will…
Purpose This note provides guidance on how to integrate gender and diversity considerations when applying the community-based health and first aid (CBHFA) approach, particularly in regard to health promotion and disease prevention, Mother, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), non-communicable diseases…