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Participants in our CERT Train-the-Trainer course represented a diverse range of organizations and departments across Bolivia. As the inaugural cohort, they will serve as community instructors, laying the foundation for Bolivia’s first nationwide network of local emergency responders.
These brave women are amazing. On the front lines they protect their communities as best they can, oftentimes with inadequate tools. Read about them here: https://www.context.news/climate-risks/indigenous-women-fill-bolivias-frontlines-fighting-wildfires
Climate change impacts undermine the work of promotores, rural community health workers. Disaster preparedness includes ensuring communities are accessible during and after emergencies. We incorporate this into our Community Emergency Response Team training.
https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/health-workers-navigate-climate-change-bolivian-amazon