#LetsTalkIDPs
By GENIDA
#LetsTalkIDPsJul 28, 2021
LetsTalkIDPs: Women Leading Change in Displacement Settings, Ms Nicoline Wazeh Nwenushi Founder of PAWED in Cameroon
In this episode, we hosted Nicoline Wazeh Nwenushi, the Founder and Executive Director of the Pathways for Women in Development (PAWED) in Cameroon. She tells us about what PAWED is doing to support and protect IDPs in Cameroon.
"Empowerment is not just about giving voice to the silenced, but also about amplifying the strength within those who have been displaced, nurturing their resilience, and lighting the path toward a future where their voices echo with unwavering power and dignity." - Ms. Nicoline
Ms. Nicoline is a GENIDA Network Member based in Cameroon.
Enjoy!
#LetsTalkIDPs - A conversation with Josefine Brons, author of Better to be raped than killed, a gendered analysis of internal displacement in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is experiencing one of the fastest growing internal displacement crises in the world, currently counting 1.5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). 80% of the displaced population is made up of women and children. Struggling with insecurity due to attacks from international and local armed groups in the Sahel, domestic political instability, climate change and deeply rooted farmer-herder conflicts, Burkina Faso’s population, displaced or not, is facing a complex humanitarian crisis that shows little signs of abating - Says Josefine Brons in her working paper ‘Better to be raped than to be killed’: A gendered analysis of internal displacement in Burkina Faso - Researching Internal Displacement.
But why a gendered analysis of internal displacement and conflict is crucial to understand the current humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso and to escape false dichotomies of pre-, post- and during conflict ruptures? We hosted Josefine Brons, and this is what she had to says. Enjoy!
Flooding Displacement in Malawi: Policy, Practice, and Prevention - A conversation with Christopher Babcock, a graduate of the GENIDA eLearning course on IDPs
We hosted Christopher Babcock, a graduate of the GENIDA eLearning course on IDPs. Upon completion of the course, he had this to say about the Flooding Displacement in Malawi: Policy, Practice, and Prevention.
Bridging Disaster Risk and IDPs in Malawi - A conversation with Mr. Joe Alec Mlenga on #LetsTalkIDPs
We hosted Mr Joe Alec Mlenga for the #LetsTalkIDPs Podcast regarding his Policy Brief on Bridging Disaster Risk and IDPs in Malawi. He says that, there is an urgent need to for more sensitization on the danger of people staying in disaster prone areas. But what happens when the people have not where to go?
Protecting IDP Women and Girls from SGBV in Nigeria. A conversation Ms. Cynthia Mbajunwa, an Associate with PWC Nigeria #LetsTalkIDPs
We hosted Ms Cynthia Mbajunwa, an Associate with PWC Nigeria for the #LetsTalkIDPs Podcast regarding her Policy Brief on Protecting IDP Women and Girls from SGBV in Nigeria. She says that it is very important to have safe community spaces for victims of SGBV and for this to happen, government should be involved. Listen in and let us know what you think by sending an email to genidanetwork@gmail.com
#LetsTalkIDPs - A conversation with Richard Obedi on the State of IDPs Uganda
Richard Obedi, the Executive Director of the Populace Foundation International, says that Uganda is setting a good example for the protection of the rights of IDPs but is greatly lagging behind on law enforcement. Jacquelyn Sage, a researcher with GENIDA had a Q&A with Richard to find out how exactly Uganda is setting the pace and why it is lagging behind in law enforcement.