Date/Time
Date(s) - 13/03/2018
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Categories
Effectively Engaging Local Faith Leaders in Disaster Risk Reduction
Guest Speaker:
Nagulan Nesiah, Episcopal Relief & Development
Lauren Kejah and Lydia Tanner, Tearfund
Convened by Hub Co-chairs: Catriona Dejean, Tearfund and Andrea Kaufmann, World Vision International
Webinar Agenda:
- Hub Introduction and 2018 Work (Andrea Kaufmann)
- Role of Local Faith Actors in the context of the localisation agenda (Catriona Dejean)
Lauren Kejeh, Tearfund and Lydia Tanner, The Research People will be presenting on:
- Disasters and the local church
Nagulan Nesiah will be presenting on:
- Episcopal Relief & Development’s faith engagement through asset-based approaches
- Sri Lanka case study in engaging local pastors in disaster risk reduction efforts
Discussion led by JLI MLFC Co-chairs
Webinar Slides
Featured resources
About the Guest Speaker:
Nagulan Nesiah joined Episcopal Relief & Development nearly 9 years ago from the staff of the Diocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka where he helped oversee the post-tsunami relief and recovery plans of the church. Using that experience, Nagulan has lead Episcopal Relief & Development’s disaster risk reduction sectoral strategy, including facilitating the process that lead to the Pastors and Disaster Toolkit, a contextual resource to assist our partners and their target communities build their resilience to disasters. Nagulan currently serves as a Senior Program Officer and helps coordinate the organization’s international emergency responses while continuing to manage community development activities in a portfolio of countries. He is based in Sri Lanka.
