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Jess Letch

@jess_letch

Academic Specialist at @unimelbMDHS supporting @kNOwVAWdata course. Manager of disaster and crisis response. Aid worker and consultant. Views my own.

 Melbourne, Victoria
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Joined May 2014
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Check out Melbourne Uni’s lovely podcast Let’s Chat - to hear my reflections on being an aid worker and a social worker. 🌈 @UniMelbMDHS #humanitarian #redcross @RedCrossAU
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The evaluation geeks gather at the @ANZSWWER conference. Things are getting realist! #anzswwer2023
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Talking data via Zoom from Denmark, @kristindiemer explains why we need rigorous and ethical data on violence against women. What to join our @kNOwVAWdata course starting this August in Bangkok? Check out knowvawdata.com/face-to-face… #WD2023OceanicPacific
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Today @tarachetty of SPC Pacific Women Lead tells us we need strong and sustained work with national statistics offices - to generate timely and relevant data. This supports advocacy, informs policies and effective decision-making. #WD2023OceanicPacific
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Opening Remarks by June Oscar AO at #WD2023OceanicPacific: We need to ensure that women and girls are heard, and their experience informs the laws and policies that affect their lives. Through data and evidence base, @kNOwVAWdata is working to ensure that these stories are told.
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Choose your attitude, says @MarciaDevlin. Humour and quiet determination will go far. Form a support team. #DiversityandInclusion #Equity #SWiM @UniMelbMDHS @UniMelb
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Dr Karl@DoctorKarl15 Feb 2023
Based on my 16 years of University Education (including degrees in Medicine and Surgery, and Physics and Mathematics, and having done lots of Statistics electives) and the data of the last three years, I have booked my 5th COVID vaccination for Friday 18th March.
John Ruddick MLC - Libertarian (@JohnRuddick2) profile pictureJohn Ruddick MLC - Libertarian
@JohnRuddick28 Feb 2023
Karl Stefanovic: “I’m concerned if I have another dose, I may get complications. I have seen reports of fit healthy people just dropping. It’s not established whether the vaccine causes some of the heart issues but it’s more a worry than getting Covid.” news.com.au/entertainment/tv…
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I have been off twitter for months - but this article about the prevalence of #DV2023 in Asia & Pacific developed with the kNOwVAW data team is too important to miss @HDouglasLaw @Kate_FitzGibbon @UNFPAAsiaPac pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/artic…
On the frontline of family violence in the Asia Pacific

On the frontline of family violence in the Asia Pacific

A University of Melbourne led project is supporting locals in the Asia Pacific to collect data on family violence, shining a light on this hidden scourge

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
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Find out more about our work at the @UniMelbMDHS rolling out the @kNOwVAWdata course with @UNFPA: to measure violence against women worldwide, track progress toward the #sustainabledevelopmentgoals and strengthen policy and practice. pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/artic…
On the frontline of family violence in the Asia Pacific

On the frontline of family violence in the Asia Pacific

A University of Melbourne led project is supporting locals in the Asia Pacific to collect data on family violence, shining a light on this hidden scourge

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
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Enjoying the animated discussion on research, gender injustice, age and heatwaves, with @RebelGretel at #ANZSWWER2022
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Wowee I’m a veteran already?! amp.abc.net.au/article/10105…
Why the response to Ukraine offers a glimmer of hope for this veteran aid worker

Why the response to Ukraine offers a glimmer of hope for this veteran aid worker

Jessica Letch says the compassion shown for people displaced by the war in Ukraine is unlike anything she has seen in her 22-year career. She'd like to see everybody supported with "the same amount...

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Looking deeper at women who use force in family violence. Interesting work by the Melbourne Uni research team.
Cathy Humphreys (@ProfCHumphreys) profile pictureCathy Humphreys@ProfCHumphreys6 Dec 2021
Finally it's out! Beyond the Victim-offender Binary: Legal and Anti-violence Intervention Considerations With Women Who Have Used Force in the U.S. and Australia - Lisa Young Larance, Margaret Kertesz, Cathy Humphreys, Leigh Goodmark, Heather Douglas, 2021 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Beyond the Victim-offender Binary: Legal and Anti-violence Intervention Considerations With Women...

In the United States (U.S.) and Australian contexts, the fight to achieve legal and societal recognition of cisgender men's violence against cisgender wome...

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Doing my bit at Chop warehouse.
IFRC Europe (@IFRC_Europe) profile pictureIFRC Europe@IFRC_Europe1 Apr 2022
A shipment of 4200 hygiene kits donated by Austrian Red Cross - each enough to serve a family for a month - has arrived at the @RedCrossUkraine warehouse in Chop. 🧼🫧 🪥 These kits are aimed to be distributed among families in need in Transcarpathia. @jess_letch @roteskreuzat
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Thinking of you and your family, @mahatmat.
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Join us as we discuss emergency response in the Pandemic.
REDCON (@REDCON_Asia) profile pictureREDCON@REDCON_Asia5 Apr 2021
UPDATE! IFRC Joins MSF International at REDCON'S 1st Webinar. Date: Wednesday 7th April 2021 Time: 09:00-10:00 CET / 15:00-16:00 ICT Free Registration: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_… #REDCON #webinar #disaster #hazard #pandemic
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Celebrating #RedCross and #RedCrescent women leaders across Asia and the Pacific who lead and inspire every day. #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2021 🌹🌹🌹
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Some nice storytelling. Gives a little insight into what we've been up to during this year of COVID in Asia Pacific. #covid #ifrc #redcross #AsiaPacific ifrc.exposure.co/more-than-n…
More than numbers

More than numbers

On 14 February 2020, the sickness that had begun stalking our communities and upending our lives got a name: COVID-19. At that stage, more than 66,600 cases of the novel coronavirus had been confir...

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Shout out to @IFRCAsiaPacific and everyone working to protect women and girls from family violence. scmp.com/comment/letters/art…
Letters | Don’t let home be a place of fear for anyone any more

Letters | Don’t let home be a place of fear for anyone any more

Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns are making the problem of domestic violence even worse, with many women and children pushed into closer proximity with their abusers.

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Very interesting article: please read it. And try to stay outside, wear your mask and keep the distance! @ifrc #Covid_19 sciencenews.org/article/coro…
COVID-19 case clusters offer lessons and warnings for reopening

COVID-19 case clusters offer lessons and warnings for reopening

As restaurants, offices and other businesses open, trends in where and how COVID-19 transmission is happening could help guide re-entry strategies.

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How is your country doing with #COVID19? Green is good, Orange is almost there, red is serious. Best graphs of the week from endcoronavirus.org/countries @ifrc – at Versoix, Suisse
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