Versión en español sigue abajo The International Day for Disaster Reduction celebrates the ways in which individuals and communities are reducing their vulnerability in face of disasters and the increase in awareness around the subject. In 2015, #IDDR was celebrated on October 13, under the slogan “Knowledge for Life”, which recognizes the importance of indigenous […]
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“Se siente muy bien ver mi cara pintada en las paredes de mi comunidad. La gente me pregunta si soy yo, y me dicen que se ve muy bien”- dijo Pedrito, el niño retratado en uno de los murales de Huaquillas. Como parte del Proyecto “Mi Barrio, Mi Apoyo”, La Cruz Roja, en conjunto
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“It´s pretty cool to see my face painted on the walls of my community, people ask me if it´s my picture and tell me it looks really nice.” – said Pedrito, the boy depicted on one of the community murals in Huaquillas. As part of the project “My Community, My Contribution”, the Red Cross,
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This video explains what we understand by “resilience” in the Resilience In The Americas (RITA)program, as the basis for the development of the baseline.
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Proyecto Resiliencia en las Américas (RITA) – Nicaragua, ejecuta su acompañamiento en las comunidades Carreta Quebrada, Paso Real, El Madroño, La Campana y el Barrio Julio Buitrago. Consideramos que cualquier comunidades puede estar preparada para cualquier situación de desastre, siempre que estén sensibilizadas, apoyen los procesos de fortalecimiento y esten dotadas de herramientas básicas.Nuestro
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Household and committee surveys for measuring overall community resilience and for tracking changes following integrated interventions. This tool has been developed by the American Red Cross as part of its work with Red Cross Red Crescent national societies in Latin American and the Caribbean under the Resilience in the Americas (RITA) initaitive. This document presents
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