Our training strengthens the capacity of local government, health, community and emergency sectors to understand the relevance of gender stereotypes and inequalities in a disaster context.
- Understand gender and disaster and why violence against women can increase during and after disaster.
- Unpack how gender inequality during and after disaster distinctly impacts women, men and LGBTIQA+ people.
- Learn how applying an inclusive gender-lens can lead to world-leading disaster recovery.
Watch this short video to learn more about the training.
Led by expert trainers and delivered nationally by two of our 50+ expert trainers from every State and Territory. For this session, you’ll be guided by Anjelina Van Rooyen and Carolyn Self:
Anj van Rooyen (she/her) is a Family Violence Training and Support Specialist with Engender Equality. She is an experienced educator, facilitator, and therapeutic practitioner. Anj has been an accredited trainer with Gender and Disaster Australia since 2023. She works with organisations, health professionals, and community-sector workforces to strengthen responses to family and sexual violence through training, consultation and reflective practice. Her work is grounded in the value of both professional expertise and lived experience and encourages reflection on power, privilege, and responsibility within relationships, communities and service systems.
Carolyn Self (she/her) is the Social Enterprise (Training) and Business Development Manager at Engender Equality, and has been a trainer at Gender and Disaster Australia since 2023. Based in Nipaluna/Hobart, Lutruwita/Tasmania, she holds a Bachelor of Communications with a specialisation in the not-for-profit and social impact sector and has completed postgraduate studies in the Prevention of Gender and Family Violence at Monash University. Carolyn has worked in the family law and family violence sector for several years and is a lived experience advocate who contributes to media, research and consultancy initiatives. She is passionate about education and advocacy to address family and gendered violence and create meaningful social change.
What to Expect
- The training will run from 9:30am to 4:30pm.
- You’ll receive a link to download and print the Participant Guide in your Eventbrite confirmation email.
- A light lunch will be provided.
- Please register via Eventbrite so your accessibility and dietary requirements are captured. Please note, we’ll do our best to accommodate all requests, but we can’t guarantee every request will be met.
This training is Free of Charge thanks to funding by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.