The YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU) held a five-day hybrid training session entitled 'Anticipatory Action and Climate Action Training to Build Women-Led Resilience' (18–22 November 2024) at the Disaster Oasis Training Centre (DIOS) in Sleman, with online participation via Zoom. Participants included four local YEU partners: the Centre for Child Studies and Protection (PKPA), Solidaritas Perempuan Kinasih (SP Kinasih), the Flores Children Development Foundation (FREN), and the Walang Perempuan Foundation.
This training is part of a series of activities from the YEU programme with support from the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) and Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH). The aim is to increase understanding of innovative disaster preparedness actions based on women's leadership. In this training, participants learn about the disaster management cycle, the three pillars of preparedness, and the importance of a feminist approach in addressing the impacts of climate change.
The material was presented by facilitators from YEU and the SHEEP Indonesia Foundation, who are also members of the Anticipatory Action Working Group (POKJA AA) in Indonesia. Participants contributed to the experience-sharing session. PKPA, for example, shared stories from the anticipatory action programme in Aceh Tamiang Regency in the session "Introduction to the 3 Pillars of Anticipatory Action". Meanwhile, Solidaritas Perempuan Kinasih, which works on women's issues, provided insights on "Gender Transformation in Anticipatory Action Leadership for Disasters and Climate Crises".
In a discussion with facilitators Dhinar Riski (YEU) and Suparlan (SHEEP Indonesia), it was revealed that this training event was one of the first anticipatory action training programmes conducted for local institutions in Indonesia. It is hoped that this training format can serve as a guideline for similar activities in the future.
The training concluded with the drafting of early action protocols by each partner institution, which will then be developed together with women's groups in the assisted villages.
