An international conference on

Rebuilding sustainable communities for children and their families after disasters

November 16-19, 2008

Suggested themes and topics

• The role of women in community reconstruction after disaster;
  
  
• The contribution of women to peace negotiations during the reconstruction period;
  
  
• Issues of gender-sensitive legislation and decision-making processes for the protection of the rights of women and children after disasters (Child trafficking, Violence against women and children, Neglect, Homelessness, etc.);
  
  
• Educational opportunities for children before and after disasters;
  
  
• Grass-roots women’s organizations and their role in rebuilding traumatized communities;
  
  
• Case studies of NGO activities addressing the conditions of women and children after disasters from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and the Caribbean;
  
  
• Consequences of unhealthy environmental exposures in the context of disasters;
  
  
• Meeting nutritional needs of children and families after a disaster;
  
  
• Doctors without Borders and their role in post-disaster reconstruction;
  
  
• Innovations and effective strategies for responding to disasters;
  
  
• Rebuilding and sustaining opportunities for children before and after disasters through community planning and social and emotional support services;
  
  
• Resiliency in families and children after disasters;
  
  
• Assisting children to thrive after a disaster;
  
  
• The importance of attachment in children’s response to disasters;
  
  
• What does brain research tell us about how community disasters impact human development?