Cases of poverty and disaster management

1. Cases of poverty and disaster management Activities in El Salvador

2. Belize Mexico Guatemala Honduras Rumi Kato Former Japan Overseas Cooperation Nicaragua San Salvador Volunteer posted to the municipal government of San Luis Talpa, La Paz, Republic of El Salvador

3. 1. Modification of Bosai Duck Bosai Duck is a card game kit developed for children to learn first actions they should take when a natural disaster occurs. It can be modified in a way to reflect characteristics of the region. (Details are omitted.) Background  In El Salvador, the original Japanese version of Bosai Duck was used at first with no modification made to it. But it was irrelevant to the country in some points, and contained what should be improved.

4. Information collection ・ To grasp characteristics of the region and the state of risk  People in the community, members of the disaster prevention committee, disaster prevention staff of the municipal government, etc. Key point: We refrained from acting by ourselves, and tried to involve as many people concerned as possible, instead. Effective to have them more highly motivated to work for disaster prevention.

5. Major modifications • Illustration of the earthquake In Japan, the catfish is a symbol of the earthquake. But in El Salvador, it is irrelevant.

6. • First action to be taken at the time of fire As well as putting a handkerchief on the mouth, squatting down is crucial.

7. • Original cards for El Salvador Environment (Trash must be dumped in a garbage can.)

8. Firework (Be careful not to get burnt.)

9. Dengue fever (Clean up, and keep mosquitoes off.)

10. Gratitude (Say “Thank you” when you receive something nice.)

11. Landslide (Keep away from cliffs.)

12. 2. Promotion of Bosai Duck • City level Disaster prevention staff of municipalities and other people engaged in the modification were the first to learn how to play the card game. We offered lectures to teachers at schools.

13. • Department level Lectures were offered to disaster prevention staff of the department and municipalities, and copies of Bosai Duck were donated.

14. • State level We consulted the chief of the Civil Protection Agency of El Salvador. As part of JICA’s Disaster Prevention Project, a training seminar was held at the disaster prevention agency of Guatemala.

15. 3. Frog Caravan campaign A form of event for disaster prevention education developed by Plus Arts, an NPO (Details will be given by Mr. Nagata in his lecture.)

16. • Differences from the original Japanese version 1. No exchange of toys Reason: Children have few toys in the first place. Exchange would make operation more difficult. 2. Modifications to the format of stamp card Reason: To reduce paper consumption. Few stamps available.

17. Promotion in La Paz Department (1) Schools in San Luis Talpa Hosted by: JICA Disaster Promotion Project and the municipality government (2) Schools in regions with a higher risk in the city Hosted by JICA volunteers and the municipality government (3) Schools in San Pedro Masahuat, a neighboring city Hosted by JICA volunteers and the municipality government

18. (4) Training seminars were held at the department level Hosted by disaster prevention staff of the department government, and JICA volunteers (5) Caravans were held in cities Hosted by disaster prevention staff of the municipality government

19. 4. Promotion in the city • A caravan was held at the city festival.  Effective to attract more participants Participants  People in the city, mainly for parents with their children (More than 300 visitors) Event volunteers  City government staff Nursery school teachers Participants in JICA’s Disaster Prevention Project JICA volunteers