Ines Smyth
Senior Gender Adviser
Before becoming a development practitioner, Ines was a lecturer at various universities where she taught courses and carried out research, mostly on gender and development. A concern for women's rights has been a constant in her professional and personal life.
In Oxfam GB, Ines has occupied several positions, originally starting and later coming back to gender equality work. In this context she supports Oxfam GB programmes, staff and partners, in developing and implementing policies, strategies and plans through which Oxfam contributes to the realisation of women's rights.
Ines maintains links and is affiliated with various academic institutions and women's organisations. She is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Gender and Development network in the UK, and of AWID (the Association for Women's Rights in Development).
13th October is the International Day for Disaster Reduction when citizens and governments are encouraged to take part in building more disaster-resilient communities and nations.
This is an opportunity to celebrate how people and communities are reducing their risk to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of DRR. We also want to share experience about what we all can do to reduce risk from floods, droughts, earthquakes,... Read more