Invitation to Participate: Women-Led Shelter Management during Cyclones | 02nd September, 2025 | 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM (IST)

[Sphere India Academy]

Dear Colleagues,

With cyclones continuing to pose recurrent threats along India’s coastline causing displacement, loss of livelihoods, and disruption of community life there is an urgent need to spotlight inclusive and community-led practices that build resilience. 

In this context, Sphere India Academy is organizing a webinar on:

Women-Led Shelter Management during Cyclones: Practices from Coastal India

Date and Time: 2^nd September, 2025 | 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM IST
Zoom Link:  http://tiny.cc/WomenShelterCyclone

The session will highlight inspiring women-led practices in cyclone shelter management, showcase community experiences from different regions of India, and encourage dialogue among disaster management authorities, self-help groups, and humanitarian organizations. The discussions will focus on strengthening inclusive disaster governance, ensuring safety and dignity in shelters, and scaling models of women’s leadership in disaster preparedness.

We request everyone to join us in this important dialogue and contribute to recognizing and advancing women’s leadership in disaster risk reduction.

We look forward to your participation.

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Sphere India Academy 

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Sphere India 

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Sphere India Academy launched on 10th April 2020 is a collaborative initiative of WHO, UNICEF, WFP, HCLF, Sphere India, and other organizations.  A capacity-building program for humanitarian workers, equipping them to fulfill diverse roles in emergency preparedness, response, and support for local governments, administrations, and communities.A range of technical sessions covering diverse topics is being delivered regularly using the online platform. In the past two years, the academy was able to reach around 1.5 lakh participants through 320 academy sessions, with over 743 resource persons, 279 knowledge partners, and over 90 government engagement.

Sphere India is a National Coalition of Humanitarian, Development, and Resilience Actors in India. The strategic outreach of 155 full members includes key nodal organizations from the UN, INGOs, National NGOs, CSR, Academic Institutions, Sector Networks, Expert Individuals, and State IAGs/Networks. The local outreach is evolving with 805 associate members as Sphere India Locally Empowered Organisations Network (LEON) and 1,80,000 community volunteers (CDRF-Community Disaster Response Force) mapped for varied capacities all over India. Sphere India facilitates multi-stakeholder coordination, knowledge & capacity sharing, and collaborative advocacy for enhancing accountability to the affected and at-risk population.

 

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[Sphere India Academy]

Dear Colleagues,

The Sphere India Academy invites you to a thematic webinar on:

Women-Led Shelter Management during Cyclones: Practices from Coastal India

Date & Time: 2nd September 2025 | 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM IST
Registration link: http://tiny.cc/WomenShelterCyclone

This webinar will spotlight women’s leadership in cyclone shelter management, drawing from experiences across India. Join the experts who will showcase community-led practices, early warning systems, inclusive shelter design, and strategies for scaling women-led models of disaster preparedness.

We look forward to your participation.