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29 representatives from 5 countries
became trainers for community resilience
Success Stories 2024
n regards to the
increasing vulnerability situations experienced by thousands of Central American communities, facing climate and complex social challenges, the “Integrated Program for Strengthening Community Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness of National Societies” facilitated a Training of Trainers (ToT) for community resilience. The course was supported by the
Costa Rican Red Cross Community Resilience and Environment Reference Center (CRREC). It was held during May 2024 in El Salvador, with 29 representatives from Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Ecuador. One of the main pillars of the training is
the development and facilitation of the Expanded Vulnerability and Capability Analysis (EVCA), a participatory tool that allows the collection of sources for disaster risk reduction; it helps movilize communities and initiate resilience- building processes.
resilience.
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The community-based approach used for the ToT's methodology enriched our learning experience.
-Ana Rivera,
Costa Rican
Red Cross