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World Vision International (WVI)
- Organization type:Non-Governmental Organization
General contact information
- URL: http://www.wvi.org/
- Address: World Vision, 11 Belgrave Road (5th Floor)
- Postal Code: SW1V1RB
- City: Londn
- Country: United Kingdom
- Telephone: +44 (0)2078023468
- Email: richard_rumsey@wvi.og
Mission & Disaster Reduction Profile
World Vision International is an Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by Christian values, World Vision is dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people. World Vision serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. World Vision has 50,000 dedicated and passionate staff and volunteers and serves 100 million people in World Vision supported communities.
- Happy International DRR Day! Children's Charter capsules on DRR from Latin America and the Caribbean Region
12 Oct 2012 - West Africa: 'Ending the everyday emergency'
17 Jul 2012 - SOS Children's Villages: Disaster risk reduction fails too many children
13 Oct 2011 - What disaster? 4 global crises that deserve more attention…
13 Oct 2011 - Africa: Consultation on new ACCRA adaptive capacity framework
12 Oct 2010 - World Vision: One year on - Ketsana highlights long-term impact of disasters on poor
23 Sep 2010 - Haiti: World Vision concerned about 'secondary disaster' with hurricane season approaching
18 May 2010 - Dominican Republic: World Vision disaster preparedness committees help Haiti
3 Feb 2010 - World Vision: Enduring change in Ethiopia means long-term commitment
4 Nov 2009 - Tsunami alerts show how vulnerable hundreds of millions in Asia-Pacific are to range of 'natural' disasters
8 Oct 2009 - Uzbekistan: Communities empowered to deal with natural disasters
3 Oct 2008 - World Vision: Billions must be spent to protect Asia Pacific’s coastal poor
18 Sep 2008 - 70,000 in Uzbekistan to benefit from disaster risk reduction project
9 Mar 2008
Statements & Presentations
- Country document for Bolivia, 2012 / Documento de país DIPECHO, Bolivia 2012
2012 - Ending the everyday emergency: resilience and children in the Sahel
2012 - Rethinking support for adaptive capacity to climate change: The role of development interventions
2011 - A charter to end extreme hunger
2011 - Children’s charter: an action plan for disaster risk reduction for children by children
2011 - Towards a characterisation of adaptive capacity: a framework for analysing adaptive capacity at the local level
2010 - The ACCRA adaptive capacity framework: consultation document
2010 - Futures in the balance: a way forward for Haiti's children
2010 - Rebuilding a resilient Haiti
2010 - Global future: climate change and poverty
2009 - Baseline report: Africa community resilience project
2009 - Reduce risk and raise resilience
2009 - Children on the frontline: children and young people in disaster risk reduction
2009 - Planet prepare: Asia Pacific disaster report
2008 - Why advocate for disaster risk reduction?
2007
- Armenia: Celebration of the International Day for Disaster Reduction 'Women and Girls - the inVisible Force of Resilience'
13 Oct 2012 - Solomon Islands: Celabration of the International Day for Disaster Reduction
12 Oct 2012 - Big tent: The role of technology in disaster preparedness and relief
02 Jul 2012 - Re-greening for resilient landscapes-at Rio +20
16 Jun 2012 - Primer congreso internacional de aprendizaje e intercambio interactivo de experiencias entre el consorcio de agencias humanitarias en Bolivia y otros actores, sobre: gestión de riesgos y adaptación, desarrollo de capacidades y rendición de cuentas
28-30 Nov 2011 - ASEAN day for disaster management and celebration of children’s month
13 Oct 2011 - Feria regional sobre el dia internacional de reduccion de riesgos de desastres
13-14 Oct 2011 - International day for disaster reduction reception
13 Oct 2011
- Comprehensive school safety
2012 - Children on the frontline: children and young people in disaster risk reduction
2009 - Tsunami Education Kit: Activities
2005 - Tsunami education kit: key issues children
2005 - Tsunami education kit: activities
2005 - Tsunami education kit: what are the Millennium Development Goals?
2005 - Tsunami education kit: World Vision's response
2005 - Tsunami education kit: key issues trade
2005 - Tsunami education kit: key issues poverty
2005 - Tsunami education kit: case studies
2005 - Tsunami education kit: Millennium Development Goals
2005 - Tsunami education kit: key issues debt
2005 - World Vision Management of Risks, booklet series
2004
- Cash based programming / disaster risk reduction project manager
30 Sep 2012 - Regional food security advisor - West Africa region
21 Sep 2012 - Disaster risk reduction community of practice (CoP), research and learning coordinator
31 Jul 2012 - Community resilience/disaster risk reduction project coordinator
23 Jun 2012 - Project manager (Vietnamese national)
31 May 2012 - Project officer (Vietnamese national)
31 May 2012 - Deputy chief of party, Bangladesh climate resilient ecosystems and livelihoods program
18 May 2012 - Humanitarian and emergency affairs (HEA) manager
22 Apr 2012 - Disaster risk reduction COP, research & learning coordinator
15 Mar 2012 - Food security manager
11 Nov 2011 - Haiti earthquake response - WFP commodities manager
28 Oct 2011 - Fragility & resilience manager
3 Oct 2011 - Director of emergency communications
17 Sep 2011 - Haiti earthquake response - education manager, REACHH
26 Jul 2011 - Program officer (emergencies and DRR)
1 Mar 2011 - Administrative assistant to quality, strategy & humanitarian policy group and community resilience community of practice administrator
28 Jan 2011 - Project coordinator - Emergency Capacity Building (ECB)
31 Dec 2010 - Project coordinator ECB
31 Dec 2010 - Programme associate - food security & livelihoods
15 Dec 2010 - WVI - Community resilience & AADMER coordinator
10 Dec 2010 - East Africa Region Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs (HEA) director
12 Nov 2010 - WVI - Community resilience & AADMER specialist
31 Oct 2010 - Humanitarian policy & advocacy advisor
14 Sep 2010 - Humanitarian policy & advocacy advisor
6 Aug 2010 - National director
13 Jun 2010 - Project officer, disaster preparedness
22 Nov 2009 - Director community resilience & disaster risk reduction
19 Mar 2009 - Humanitarian and emergency affairs (HEA) regional director
31 Oct 2008 - Humanitarian & emergency affairs (HEA) manager
30 Oct 2008 - Co-ordinator, children emergency response & disaster mitigation
8 Sep 2008 - Director community resilience & DRR
18 Aug 2008 - Deputy chief of party
15 Aug 2008
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Working Areas
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- Public-private Partnerships
- Capacity Development
- Economics of DRR
- Early Warning
- Vulnerable Populations
- Media
- GIS & Mapping
- Community-based DRR
- Structural Safety
- Information Management
- Governance
- Climate Change
- Social Impacts & Resilience
- Health & Health Facilities
- Risk Identification & Assessment
- Civil Society/NGOs
- Disaster Risk Management
- Environment
- Food Security & Agriculture
- Recovery
- Water
- Education & School Safety
- Indigenous Knowledge
- Hazards
- Storm Surge
- Flood
- Earthquake
- Drought
- Tsunami
- Cyclone
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