Invitation to Participate: Building Resilient Schools and Anganwadi’s in Flood-Prone Zones: Lessons in Child-Centric DRR | 05th August 2025 | 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM IST

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Dear Colleagues,

With floods continuing to disrupt lives across India—especially impacting children’s education, health, and safety—there is an urgent need to build resilient and inclusive systems that can protect and empower young lives in disaster-prone regions.

In this context, Sphere India Academy is organizing a virtual webinar on Building Resilient Schools and Anganwadis in Flood-Prone Zones: Lessons in Child-Centric DRR
Date: 05th August 2025
Time: 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM IST
Zoom Link: http://tiny.cc/DRR_in_Flood-Prone_Zones

The session will explore practical strategies for resilient infrastructure, inclusive education, and policy integration—placing children at the center of disaster risk reduction.

We request everyone to join and contribute to shaping safer futures for our children.

Sphere India Academy

Knowledge and Capacity Sharing Vertical

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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