Gestión inclusiva del riesgo de desastres en discapacidad y adulto mayor. Libro para estudiantes de Primaria
13 Sep 2017

Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction for People with Disabilities and Older Adults. Book for primary school students (Spanish)

This book explains the meaning of Inclusive Risk Reduction in an easy to understand and interactive way. The language used to describe disasters and emergencies is simple, through stories and children's tales, to ensure that children understand and are able to become aware of the subject. The contents of the book include interactive games, the context of disasters and emergencies in Central America, and the importance of including people with disabilities and older adults in integrated disaster risk management.

Evaluación del estado nutricional y de la seguridad alimentaria de poblaciones vulnerables del Corredor Seco Centroamericano Volumen I: Guatemala
27 Jan 2017

Assessment of the nutritional status and food security of vulnerable populations in the Central American Dry Corridor Volume I: Guatemala (Spanish)

The diagnosis was based on the standardized monitoring and evaluation methodology in emergency and transition situations (SMART). It was held in September 2016, that is, at the end of the period of seasonal hunger, in the municipalities of Jocotán, Camotán, Chiquimula, Zacapa, Cabañas and Huité in the departments of Zacapa and Chiquimula in Guatemala. A total of 465 children under 5 and their families were surveyed, a representative sample of 426 rural communities in 6 rural municipalities with 211,363 inhabitants, of whom 170,101 were children under 5.

Guía para Concientizar y Capacitar comunidades en la Inclusión de las Personas con Discapacidad en la GIRD (Español)
04 Jul 2016

Handbook to Raise Awareness and Capacity Building of Communities on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (English)

It is the first handbook for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in disaster risk management published in Nicaragua. It was prepared by ASB, in coordination and with the active participation of the Nicaraguan Disability Cabinet and the Federation of Associations of Persons with Disabilities of Nicaragua (FECONORI), with the financial support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (COSUDE).