Resources on Girls and Women

Girls and women are among the most vulnerable groups of people during times of disaster and crisis. They are often at greater risk of violence and inequity during recovery from natural disasters. In addition, women often carry an undue burden during natural disasters as they are usually responsible for providing water and food for households.
 
This section of the Haiti Relief Toolkit brings together links to all the resources on girls and women that are included throughout the toolkit onto one page for easy access.
 
Gender
 
Reproductive Health
 
General Reproductive Health Guidelines, Tools, and Kits
 
Emergency Contraception
 
Family Planning
 
HIV/AIDS and Other STIs
 
Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health
 
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
 
Youth Reproductive Health
 
General Healthcare
 
Where women have no doctor  
Where Women Have No Doctor (English)
Kote Fanm Pa Jwenn Dokte (Creole)
Donde no hay doctor para mujeres (Spanish)
Hesperian Foundation
1997
This book was written to help women care for their own health, and to help community health workers or others meet women’s health needs. We have tried to include information that will be useful for those with no formal training in health care skills, and for those who do have some training. 
 
Shelter
 
Gender and Camp Coordination and Camp Management in Emergencies
Gender and Camp Coordination and Camp Management in Emergencies (English)
Égalité des sexes et coordination et gestion des camps dans les situations d’urgence (Francais)
Inter-agency Standing Committee (IASC)
2008
Part B of IASC Gender Handbook. Mainstreaming gender perspectives in camp coordination and camp management processes and activities facilitates addressing basic needs of women, girls, boys and men and this directly supports planning protection services and assistance. Gender analysis and gender...
 
Education
 
Paying the price: The economic cost of failing to educate girls
Paying the Price: The economic cost of failing to educate girls (English)
Le prix à payer: Le coût économique de la non scolarisation des filles (French)
Pagando el precio El costo económico de fallar en la educación para niñas (Spanish)
Plan
2008
This report presents a new analysis of the economic cost of failing to educate girls. Based on World Bank research and economic data and UNESCO education statistics, it estimates the economic cost to 65 low and middle income and transitional countries of failing to educate girls to the same...
 
Strategies for Girls' Education
Strategies for Girls' Education (English)
Stratégies pour l'éducation des filles (French)
The United Nations Children's Fund [UNICEF]
2004
Millions of young girls never attend school. Millions more never complete their education. As they grow, they are unable to participate fully in the political, social and economic development of their communities. They and their children are at greater risk of HIV/AIDS, sexual exploitation,...