The event took place on the 6th February 2020 as part of the CENDEP Work in Progress Meetings - Spring 2020 session. The ‘Self-Recovery from Humanitarian Crisis’ project is introduced, which is a research collaboration between CENDEP and CARE, with other humanitarian partners. Funded by a Global Challenges Research Fund Translations Award grant, this project aims to understand the priorities and agency of individuals, families and communities who are rebuilding their lives after natural disaster and conflict. The project will co-develop best-practice guidance for the support of that self-recovery process and investigate the wider impact of shelter humanitarian interventions, using longitudinal and action research fieldwork in Indonesia, Venezuela and Malawi. The guiding principles of the project’s research are that: • Self –recovery is an inevitable process. So we need to understand how best to support this process. • The agency of families and communities is of paramount importance. They have a right to choose and their priorities will vary from family to family and also over time. Bill Flinn will elaborate on what his previous work with CARE in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 taught him about the lived experience of people after disaster and how they prioritise their recovery pathways. Charles Parrack will discuss the importance of partnerships between academic institutions and humanitarian practitioners. Sue Webb will outline initial findings on the connections between shelter and health. The seminar will consist of a short presentation followed by open discussion of the themes introduced.
Bill Flinn (CARE International UK & Associate Lecturer, CENDEP), Charles Parrack (Subject Coordinator Shelter after Disaster, CENDEP) and Sue Webb (Research Assistant CENDEP)
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2021-06-03
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