Natural Disasters and Violence Against Women
Here are a few EVA BC resources that may be helpful:
It Can Happen to Your Agency - Tools for Change: Emergency Management for Women's Services (January 2001)
Emergency Preparedness in British Columbia: Mitigating Violence Against Women in Disasters (March 1991)
The following selected resources are excerpted from "When Disaster Strikes", an article in EVA BC's Fall Newsletter 2009. To download the complete newsletter, please click here.
- 6 Principles for Engendered Relief and Reconstruction: A list of practial principles for working with women during disaster relief and reconstruction.
- Disaster Planning for Shelters: Guidelines for Staff, Volunteers and Boards
- Violence Against Women in Disasters Fact Sheet: Quick access to examples and statistics about women experiencing violence during disasters.