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Women’s Refugee Commission
http://womensrefugeecommission.org/resources/document/1078-i-m-here-report-final-pdf
I'm Here: Adolescent Girls in Emergencies
Report
Abstract
I’m Here: Adolescent Girls in Emergencies is a
resource for emergency response staff. It outlines an
operational approach and recommendations that can help
humanitarian sectors be more accountable to adolescent girls from the
start of an emergency.
Full Report
The report structure allows readers to
read the full narrative or, via hyperlinks, to access summary briefs and
specific sub-sections. Each chapter begins with a summary of key findings and
messages. Annexes contain supplementary material and tools.
Executive
Summary
A recap of key findings and an outline
of the I'm Here Approach, the Girl Roster and eGAIM. It also outlines
sector-specific mainstreaming considerations.
Field-tested
Tools
Actionable program implications
discovered through field-tests of the I’m Here Approach and rapid response
tools in South Sudan.
Download Results from South Sudan Field Test
Description
When humanitarian system responds to a
crisis, the “starting line” is not the same for everyone affected by the
disaster. Yet a pervasive belief exists within the humanitarian community
that the days immediately after an emergency are not a reasonable time for
nuanced delivery of lifesaving information and services. Emergency responses
are, by default, somewhat generic.
Adolescent girls—who account for an
increasing proportion of displaced persons—are at a comparative disadvantage
before, during and after crises. The risks in these contexts—rape, abuse, early
marriage and abduction—are greater for adolescent girls compared to other
population groups. When humanitarian actors do not collectively account
for adolescent girls, then humanitarian sectors can constrict girls’ abilities
to safely access life-saving information, services and resources.
Proactive action is not solely about
reducing adolescent girls’ vulnerabilities and mitigating their risks, but also
about ensuring that relief operations link girls to resources and harness their
capacity to support aid delivery and recovery efforts.
This reports' key rationale, findings
and recommendations are based on a literature scan, expert interviews, and a
field assessment and pilot testing of mobile-based tools in South Sudan.
Key Findings Include:
·
Adolescent
girls are rarely consulted in emergency relief operations.
·
Practitioners’
awareness about adolescent girls’ vulnerabilities and needs differs
across humanitarian sectors.
·
There is
a lack of clarity about which operational decisions having the most impact
on girls.
·
Emergency
responses do not necessarily account for how girls' routines, roles and assets
shape their abilities to safely access vital resources.
·
I’m Here Approach
This is an approach to safely link
adolescent girls to life-saving information, services and resources
from the start of an emergency. Its aim is to advance operational results
and to support more responsive and accountable humanitarian
action that safely meets adolescent girls’ needs, engages them in
emergency response and ensures their rights from the onset of an emergency
through recovery.