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LAC Shelter and Settlements Forum 2023

On the 7th and 8th of February 2023, the LAC Shelter and Settlements Forum was held in-person and virtually in Bogotá, Colombia. The two-day hybrid forum provided a platform to present, share, and discuss best shelter practices from the region, fostering dialogue and new learning opportunities amongst shelter practitioners, donors, researchers, and students.

The forum was held in English and Spanish. All presentations, notes, and recordings can be accessed here.

Agenda:

Please find the agenda for the Latin America and Caribbean Shelter & Settlements Forum 2023 here:

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Deadline January 23, 2023

Join us for this year’s hybrid LAC Shelter and Settlement Forum. The forum will be held from 7 – 8 February 2023 in Bogotá, Colombia in Spanish and English. The specific location and final agenda will be provided as soon as it is confirmed. For virtual participants, a web-link will be shared.

Please share the registration information with your local partners and colleagues. InterAction will be supporting up to 3 local and national organization staff to attend the forum in person this year. For more information and to apply, see here.

Key themes will include: 

  • Climate and the environment:
  • Local leadership in humanitarian response 
  • Shelter Projects 

Regional tracks will include

  • Caribbean
  • Central America
  • South America 

You will receive a confirmation email of your registration. More information about the joining links will be sent out closer to the event (please check Spam folder for messages from lacschelterforum@gmail.com. 

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Fecha límite: 23 de enero de 2023

Acompáñenos en el Foro híbrido de Alojamiento y Asentamiento de LAC de este año. El foro se celebrará del 7 al 8 de febrero de 2023 en Bogotá, Colombia español e inglés. El lugar específico y la agenda final se proporcionarán tan pronto como se confirme. Para los participantes virtuales, se compartirá un enlace web.

Comparta la información de registro con sus socios y colegas locales. InterAction apoyará hasta 3 miembros del personal de organizaciones locales y nacionales para que asistan al foro en persona este año. Para obtener más información y aplicar, consulte aquí

Los temas principales serán: 

  • Clima y medio ambiente
  • Liderazgo local en la respuesta humanitaria
  • Proyectos de alojamiento 

Los sendas regionales serán: 

  •  El Caribe
  •  América Central
  • América del Sur

Recibirás un email de confirmación de tu registro. Se enviará más información sobre los enlaces de inscripción cuando se acerque el evento (por favor, compruebe la carpeta de Spam para ver los mensajes de lacschelterforum@gmail.com.

Call for Proposals: LAC Shelter & Settlements Forum 2023 // Solicitud de Propuestas:  Foro de Alojamientos y Asentamientos de  América Latina y el Caribe 2023

Click here to submit a proposal // Haga clic aqui para enviar una propuesta: https://forms.gle/WAnq7mjDZ8AY8UEv8

Bogotá, Colombia: in person and online, 7-8 February 2023

LAC Shelter & Settlements Forum 2023 is inviting interested organizations to submit a brief abstract for sessions.

This year, we will have two types of sessions: 1) thematic discussions and 2) regional tracks related to humanitarian crisis response.

Themes will include (but are not limited to):

  • Climate and the environment
  • Local leadership in humanitarian response
  • Shelter Projects

Regional tracks will include issues specific to:

  • Caribbean
  • Central America
  • South America

Abstract submissions must include a title and description of the proposed session (not exceeding 200 words). Please include proposed speakers, title and their background if appropriate  Presentations will be limited to 15 minutes maximum.

Please note: Sessions must focus on promising practices and learning and not promote individual organization.

Proposals are due November 16, 2022.  You will receive notification whether your proposal is accepted or not from lacshelterforum@gmail.com.

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Bogotá, Colombia: presencial y en línea, 7-8 de febrero de 2023  

El Foro de Alojamientos y Asentamientos de América Latina y el Caribe 2023 invita a las organizaciones interesadas a enviar un breve resumen de sesiones.

Este año, tendremos dos tipos de sesiones: 1) paneles temáticos y 2) temas regionales relacionados a la respuesta a crisis humanitarias.

Los temas incluirán (pero no se  limitarán a):

  • El clima y el medio ambiente
  • Liderazgo local en la respuesta humanitaria
  • Proyectos de Alojamientos

Los temas regionales incluirán aspectos específicos a:  

  • El Caribe
  • América Central
  • América del Sur

Los resúmenes de sesiones deben incluir título y descripción del tema propuesto (sin exceder de 200 palabras). Favor incluir nombres de expositores, titulo y breve descripción de su experiencia. Las presentaciones se limitarán a un máximo de 15 minutos.


Favor tomar nota: Las sesiones deberán enfocarse en prácticas prometedoras y lecciones aprendidas y no deberán promocionar organizaciones individuales.


El plazo de presentación de propuestas finaliza el 16 de noviembre de 2022. Notificaciones y confirmaciones serán enviadas por correo electrónico desde lacshelterforum@gmail.com.

LAC Shelter Forum 2021: Outcomes, presentations and recordings

Venezuelans cross the Puente Internacional Simón Bolívar, the busiest border point connecting Venezuela and Colombia. © International Organization for Migration/Muse Mohammed

On the 13th and 14th of December 2021, the LAC Shelter and Settlements Forum was held virtually and included participation and presentations from a wide geographic reach across the region. The virtual forum was held in English and Spanish and was presented across two days to create opportunities for sharing best practices, learning and dialogue within the region towards improving shelter and settlement responses.  

Click here to consult all presentations, outcomes and recordings.

The two-day Forum was divided into 3 areas to learn from:

  1. Sharing learnings from shelter and settlements programming in the LAC region, covering topics such as Coordination-mechanism in the region; Best practices in Disaster Risk reduction; Greening and sustainable shelter solutions; Best practices in Collective Shelter; Shelter emergency responses connected to government plans and vision; Reducing shelter vulnerability; Local Response & Leadership; Short-term shelter solutions in urban areas among others  

2. Spotlight on global and regional shelter and settlement initiatives, and

3. Networking and discussions among colleagues across the region.

The presentations across both days covered programs from Honduras, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Venezuela, Brasil, Bahamas, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and was represented through participation by Canadian Red Cross, InterAction, Habitat for Humanity, IOM, CARE, IFRC, R4V, Global Shelter Cluster, REDLAC, CDEMA, CEPREDENAC, MIVAH, ARUP, Honduras Shelter Cluster, TECHO, Better Shelter, Universidad Católica de Chile, NRC, Cruz Roja Argentina, Build Change, IMMAP, ATECO and Shelter Box.

The wide range of presentations and presenters involved depict the multi-dimensionality of current shelter and settlements response and the issues that are addressed from all scales and approaches. On both days, the sessions of the forum were interactive and involved coordination among several organizations in order to make the sessions dynamic and diverse and include the participants in all the discussions. The session types ranged from presentations to Panel discussions, Workshops and Round tables that encouraged debate and conversation.

The Forum was a success, with over 80 participants each day joining mainly from the region, but also globally. The opportunity of learning and exchange was well used, and also presented the synergies between different stakeholders and actors in shelter and settlements response across the globe.

This edition of the LAC Shelter Forum was organised by Canadian Red Cross, InterAction, IFRC, Global Shelter Cluster, IOM and Habitat for Humanity with the support of USAID. 

Contact lacshelterforum2021@gmail.com for more information.

Shelter Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean 2019

The 2019 Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements and Disaster Risk Reduction Forum:

Following consultations during December 2018, the first Humanitarian S&S and DRR Forum was held in Guatemala City, December 10-11, 2019. Supported by USAID/OFDA, PCI, IOM and other NGOs in the region, the forum provided an opportunity for learning and networking for regional practitioners and organization.

The following agenda and respective presentations can be accessed below. Additional presentations will be added.

We look forward to future events organized by regional organizations.

Please contact shelter@interaction.org for more information.

Agenda:

Presentations: