Abby Bruell

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Senior Program Associate, Humanitarian Policy & Practice
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InterAction, ICVA Offer Recommendations on Syria Crisis Response

A new mission report released Monday by InterAction and the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) calls for better coordination among the humanitarian community in response to the Syria crisis.

Forum Workshop: "It's a Home, Stupid"

S > 4W + R. Translation – shelter is greater than four walls and a roof. In the Forum 2013 workshop session “Sheltering Affected Populations: ‘It’s a Home, Stupid’,” Kip Scheidler of Habitat for Humanity International facilitated a conversation with Sohini Sarkar of Global Communities, Dr. Fred Krimgold of Virginia Tech, and Chuck Setchell of USAID/OFDA on how shelter is not just a structure, it’s a home in a community.

I bet you never thought Venice, Maputo, and DC would be in the same presentation

The InterAction Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group hosted a panel, Living on the Edge: Building Resilience in Coastal Cities, to discuss the relationship between coastal cities, disaster risk, and climate change.