Laura Hendy works for World Jewish Relief, where she is establishing the organisation’s first climate resilience programmes, and advising on environmental mainstreaming and GBV risk mitigation across humanitarian responses. She previously consulted on disaster risk management for several NGOs and UN agencies across the Asia Pacific region, and volunteers with Women’s Aid to support survivors of GBV.
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Four steps all humanitarian actors must take to turn the tide on Gender-Based Violence
Why is gender-based violence so endemic within humanitarian settings? Poorly planned distributions can create the perfect conditions for exploitation from strangers, abusive intimate partners, or by aid workers themselves. But there are steps humanitarian actors can take to help prevent it. Laura Hendy from World Jewish Relief tells us more.