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School Disaster Safety in Sri Lanka

School Disaster Safety in Sri Lanka. Reasons. Disasters affect Sri Lanka Children are vulnerable They can learn how to protect themselves. Objectives. to provide protection to students and school communities

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School Disaster Safety in Sri Lanka

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  1. School Disaster Safety in Sri Lanka

  2. Reasons • Disasters affect Sri Lanka • Children are vulnerable • They can learn how to protect themselves Objectives • to provide protection to students and school communities • to reduce disaster risk through transfer of knowledge and skills to children and youth • to develop a culture of safety, prevention and preparedness

  3. School Safety initiatives in Sri Lanka • School Security programme (Kumara Pawura) by Ministry of Education and Ministry of Defense on man made disasters • Emergency Education (INEE) by UNICEF to ensure education for children affected by emergencies • Mine Risk Education by UNICEF • Integration of DM into the national teacher training and school curricula, production of didactic material by GTZ • School Disaster Safety by GTZ: Facilitation of the development of National Guidelines with the Ministry of Education and the Disaster Management Centre, in cooperation with ADPC

  4. Developement of National Guidelines on School Disaster Safety Steering Group: Ministry of Education, Nat. Institute of Education, Disaster Management Centre Stakeholder group: UNDP, UNICEF, GTZ, ADPC, Save the Children, Red Cross

  5. Contents of the Guidelines 7 steps: 1. Establish the school safety core team 2. Create awareness among the school community 3. Identify hazards and resources in the school 4. Establish and train school disaster safety team 5. Prepare the school safety plan document 6. Disseminate the plan and conduct mock drills 7. Evaluate and update the plan

  6. Awareness First Aid Team Mock Drill & Evacuation Team Preparedness Mitigation School Disaster Safety Core Team Site security Team Early warning Team Search & Rescue Team School Disaster Safety team Response

  7. To ensure the safety of students and school staff, everyone has to know how to evacuate the school and how to face emergencies.

  8. Implementation strategy of the Guidelines • Creation of steering and stakeholder groups • Development of joint implementation strategy and plan by MoE, NIE, DMC and stakeholders • Selection of most vulnerable schools for pilot phase 2009 • Awareness creation at provincial level by MoE and DMC • Implementation at district level by education offices and DMC district coordinators with support of stakeholders • About 1.000 schools island wide involved • Regular sharing of experiences, joint training programmes and monitoring

  9. Thank you for your attention!

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