Purpose:
This document provides a briefing on lessons learned from the Disaster Preparedness for Safer School project in Bangladesh conducted by American Red Cross and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society.
Overview:
Lessons learned/recommendations include:
- Sustainability of disaster preparedness activities in schools
- Improving awareness and disaster management skills at schools
- Sensitizing stakeholders, urban disaster risk reduction
- Community outreach strategies
- Stakeholder participation in project design
- Training design
- Support from adults for child participation
- Vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA)
- Advocate for school safety in curriculum.
Usage: Guideline for implementation
Audience: National Society school safety practitioners
