A national framework and toolkit for multicultural inclusion in emergency management

This project aims to:

• increase resilience and positive outcomes for multicultural communities before during and after emergencies

• increase inclusion and diversity in the emergency management sector
• inform and guide the systemic, structural, policy and investment reform and changes needed to drive inclusion in emergency management
• support the multicultural sector’s role in disaster resilience
• strengthen partnerships between the emergency management and multicultural sectors.

This project will provide:

• clear understanding of the outcomes for multicultural communities relative to the broader population in Australia in emergencies and disasters in Australia and the reasons why
• clear evidence of the strengths, priorities and needs of multicultural communities in emergencies and disasters
• good practice approaches to inclusion before, during and after emergencies and disasters
• the policy, investment, systemic and structural changes needed to effect change
• a tested framework and accompanying practical toolkit to support the emergency management sector’s inclusion of multicultural communities across Australia.

Activities will include:

• Literature review/s of relevant research
• Environmental scan of relevant programs and projects
• Consultation with key emergency management agencies and multicultural organisations
• Surveys, interviews and focus groups
• Cross-sector workshops, forums and symposiums
• Co-design workshops with multicultural groups and organisations, peak bodies and multicultural community members
• Pilot testing and refinement of the framework and toolkit with at least one organisation
• Multicultural Inclusion Network or Community of Practice