It is such an honour for the Preparing Our Home program to be featured in this international guide of best practices on youth engagement for disaster risk reduction - check out page 46! "Children and youth under age 30 currently make up more than half the world’s population. They are the ones who will benefit most...
A presentation by Darlene Yellow Old Woman Munro, (Siksika), Amber MacLean-Hawes, BSc, and Lilia Yumagulova, PhD (Bashkir) on Indigenous child health in emergencies and disasters: Community perspectives. March 22-24, 2019 in Calgary, Alberta Learning objectives: Identify the unique social, emotional and physical needs of Indigenous children and youth in emergencies and disasters. Describe community-based strategies to...
Building Resilience in Indigenous communities: Youth Stepping Up to Lead Before the Storm Amber MacLean-Hawes, Devin Naveau, Casey Gabriel, Lilia Yumagulova delivered a Preparing Our Home workshop at the Adaptation Canada 2020, Canada’s national conference on climate change adaptation. Indigenous communities are faced with disproportionate risk of disasters and climate change and are at the forefront of...