What do we gain by building the resilience of women and girls?
This #InternationalWomensDay we asked #GNDRMembers around the world to answer in just a few words.
Their responses are powerful, hopeful, and clear: when women & girls thrive, entire communities become stronger.
#IWD2026 #GiveToGain
#GNDRMembers, have you signed up yet?
GNDR’s Policy & Advocacy training on local advocacy for human rights in disasters starts soon. Strengthen your advocacy skills and learn from global experts.
🗓 3 & 10 March | 🌍 EN + FR/ES
Register via the Community Platform: community.gndr.org/s/collaborat...
We've partnered w/ @lr-foundation.bsky.social to use #WorldRiskPoll data in #Ethiopia & #Nepal to support communities at risk of landslides.
By working #GNDRMembers, Light for Generation & NSET Nepal, we'll strengthen the development of localised #earlywarningsystems.
Read more about the project 👇
This is a call to #GNDRMembers shaping resilience on the ground.
Apply to lead a session at GNDR’s Global Summit 2026 - a frontline-led space for peer learning, skills sharing & collaboration.
👉 Apply via the Community Platform by 10 Feb community.gndr.org/s/collaborat...
#GlobalSummitForDRR #DRR
We’re proud to be partnering w/ @lr-foundation.bsky.social & #GNDRMembers National Society for Earthquake Technology Nepal & Light for Generation Ethiopia.
We'll be working with communities to strengthen localised #EarlyWarningSystems & build greater #resilience to landslides in #Nepal & #Ethiopia.
#GNDRMembers — please complete our new survey on disaster risk financing.
We’re gathering your perspectives as part of a new project with the Centre for Disaster Protection on how disaster risk management is financed.
👉 community.gndr.org/s/collaborat...
#COP30 is underway in Belém - and we're on the ground with #GNDRMembers, bringing the voices of local leaders and civil society organisations directly into the global climate conversation.
Explore our full COP30 programme and see where you can join us: www.gndr.org/gndr-events-...
#GNDRatCOP30
At #COP30, #GNDRMembers call for urgent, justice-driven climate action.
400+ civil society orgs. 1 message:
Local leadership is the key to global resilience.
Read our urgent call to action ➡️ www.gndr.org/cop30-civil-...
Local leaders are tackling climate pressure head-on.
Watch the recording of our recent #Local Leadership Academy webinar to hear from #GNDRmembers on how communities are building climate-resilient infrastructure.
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/YGFg8rIUdZo
To mark #DRRDay, we brought together #GNDRMembers for a celebration of their work as civil society organisations on the frontline of disaster risk.
📽️ Watch the recording here: youtu.be/UCMa-GapHuE
After the 2015 earthquake in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal, @trianglegh.org supported communities with emergency relief, earthquake-resistant homes, water access, and livelihoods training.
👉 www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
Our sincere thanks to Kamal Kishore for sharing a message with #GNDRMembers this #DRRDay.
Civil society knows that #ResiliencePays and we value UNDRR's commitment to ensuring more and more funding reaches the local level.
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#FundResilienceNotDisasters
Flood-resistant homes and community planning in Pakistan show how risk-informed finance saves lives. Civil society makes resilience funding effective and sustainable.
Read their story of resilience: www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#DRRDay #FundResilienceNotDisasters #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
SHEEP Indonesia Foundation built multi-use community evacuation centres in Indonesia. Local ownership and preparedness funding save lives before disaster strikes.
Read their story of resilience: www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#FundResilienceNotDisasters #DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
In Nepal’s flood-prone southwest, a community-built (with support from Mercy Corps) shelter saved lives and became a daily hub for learning and livelihoods.
Funding resilience works!
Read the story of resilience: www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
Investing in prevention saves lives. HEAD protected women in Lebanon from workplace chemical hazards, building resilience and securing livelihoods.
www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
Photo: Gudrun Jevne/ILO
Urban communities in Rawalpindi & Nowshera, Pakistan, face floods & drought. Shehersaaz shows how civil society expertise and local action - rainwater harvesting, waste management - can sustain resilience before disasters strike.
#DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
In Satkhira, Bangladesh, rising salinity and erratic rainfall threaten safe water access. Friendship’s multi-source water system gives the community reliable, climate-resilient water.
#FundResilienceNotDisasters.
www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
Floods in Kadan Al-Malaha, Yemen, threatened farmland and livelihoods.
#GNDRMembers Building Foundation for Development built retaining walls to protect soil, crops, and community resilience.
#FundResilienceNotDisasters.
👉 www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#DRRDay #ResiliencePays
BGF supports Bangladesh’s coastal communities with cash grants, livelihoods support, and water security to reduce disaster losses.
#FundResilienceNotDisasters!
👉 www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers #DRRDay
Children in DRC are learning to act before disasters strike.
#GNDRMembers Most Inclusive Connect are teaching over 3,000 students about risk and preparedness - turning classrooms into hubs of resilience.
#FundResilienceNotDisasters.
👉 www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#DRRDay #ResiliencePays
In Colombia, Narino Joven and Ancuya communities drew on faith, youth leadership, and early warning to endure severe floods.
Read their story of resilience: www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#FundResilienceNotDisasters #DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
In Togo, ADRA Togo is helping communities lead their own drought solutions - tracking funds, strengthening accountability, & ensuring women shape resilience priorities.
#FundResilienceNotDisasters
👉 www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#DRRDay #GNDRMembers #ResiliencePays
In Pakistan, KnK Japan used their local expertise to turn donor funding into safer schools - proving how risk-informed development protects education and saves lives.
#FundResilienceNotDisasters.
Read their story www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
@wearealight.org Pakistan turns nutrition aid into resilience action. Their approach strengthens communities before disaster strikes.
🙌 Civil society ensures those most at risk are reached. #FundResilienceNotDisasters
👉 www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
Civil society saves lives. In Ghana, Abundant Grace Female Foundation empowers women to lead disaster preparedness. Every investment in resilience reduces future losses.
Read their story: www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
This #DRRDay, let's #FundResilienceNotDisasters.
#ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
ESDO is turning waste into resilience in Bangladesh. Composting & training empower communities, reduce emissions, & create livelihoods.
CSOs make sure investment reaches those most at risk. This #DRRDay, let’s #FundResilienceNotDisasters.
www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
Fiji’s Pacific Recycling Foundation reduces flood and disease risk while creating green jobs. Civil society transforms everyday systems into resilience!
#FundResilienceNotDisasters #DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
@practicalaction.bsky.social protects communities with elevated shelters and risk-informed planning. Civil society ensures funding is used effectively.
Read their story of resilience: www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#FundResilienceNotDisasters #DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
In Bangladesh, AOSED’s floating seedbeds turned floods into safe harvests. Small, smart investments stopped “everyday” disaster losses.
Read their story of resilience: www.gndr.org/stories/stor...
#FundResilienceNotDisasters #DRRDay #ResiliencePays #GNDRMembers
