Humanitarian Practice Training Program

MODERATOR:

PANELISTS:

Bijay Kumar: convener of the ActionAid Tsunami Program Management Team and the Country Director of the Sri Lanka Program
Amar Jyoti: Manager of the ActionAid Tsunami Program in India
Moira O'leary: ActionAid’s Tsunami Policy Advisor
Fathmath Afiya: Director, Care Society in the Maldives
Judy Devadawson: Director, Women and Child Care Organization, Sri Lanka

Margie Ferris Morris: Tsunami evaluator for Catholic Relief Services

Saji Prelis:, Moderator, American University's Peacebuilding and Development Institute

About the Panel Discussion:

The evaluation team of the global non-profit ActionAid is visiting Washington DC this week to present its findings about the 2004 Tsunami and the implications for future disaster risk reduction.

Join us for a panel discussion about ActionAid’s efforts in response to the 2004 Southeast Asian Tsunami, including lessons learned and their effect on future disaster response and mitigation. ActionAid responds to emergencies worldwide with relief and also works long-term to reduce the vulnerabilities of affected, poor communities.

This panel discussion replaces a training on disaster risk reduction originally scheduled for the same day. This two-day training course is a part of PDI's Humanitarian Practice Training Series and has been rescheduled for early 2008. Attendees to the panel discussion are encouraged to participate in the training course.

Panel Documents and References:

ActionAid's PowerPoint Presentation

ActionAid's Participatory Vulnerability Analysis

WHEN AND WHERE:

Friday, November 30th, 2007

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

McDowell Formal Lounge (map)

American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Questions? Please call or email:

Jennifer Kurtinitis
humanitarian@american.edu

(202) 885-2112

Saji Prelis
saji@american.edu