Gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction in Indonesia

This report highlights the major findings of eight focus groups held in Indonesia on the topic of gender and disaster risk reduction (DRR). Below are further details of the locations of the focus groups, including information about the particular cultural and religious contexts. This paper also notes the value of using focus groups to collect data. Focus groups provide an environment for people to share their thoughts and bounce ideas off of each other. Focus groups have thus worked well in this context, and future work might like to augment these discussions with practical follow up – for instance, women noted that they knew the evacuation routes, but it would be good to test this at night when women are less likely to feel confident moving around. Follow up conversations and observation in less formal settings might collect further rich data.