Preparing for Disasters with Mr. Radar is a video animation produced in English and Thai language in order to promote learning among children in Thailand on immediate and long-term climate risks. Through this animation, children as part of community are informed to act in preparation for future disasters, and their knowledge will have long-term relevance […]
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Teaching disaster preparedness in schools can be an effective way of reaching teachers and students as well as the surrounding communities -making them safer and better prepared for disasters. Over the past three years, Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) and its partners have been working with schools in three of Nepal’s most hazard-prone districts. Two
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Example of a Pillowcase Project presentation in Peru. (In Spanish) This video case study documents the international adaptation and pilot implementation of the Pillowcase Project in Peru, a child-focused disaster preparedness education program originally developed by the American Red Cross. Building on nearly a decade of successful implementation across the United States, the Global Disaster
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Since the December 2013 ash eruption of the Chaparratique Volcano in El Salvador, the communities located at its base have been working hard to reestablish themselves and recover from the shocks and stresses caused by the event. Today, these communities are more aware of the risks they face, and with the support of the Red
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This video looks at UNICEF-supported initiatives and investments in education and risk reduction programs in the disaster-prone region of Albay Province, Philippines. These programs target school-aged children with the hopes of building resilience in communities and shaping a new generation of leaders for a more sustainable future.
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Educational Animation Cartoon on Disaster risk reduction. Save the Children
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Building Capacities: Best Practices in Asia Pacific – Volunteers and Youth (1/5) The vast majority of human resources of the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies are volunteers. In all their diversity, both young and old, from all backgrounds, ethnicities and social groups, they are the lifeblood of the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies.
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One of the main purposes of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is to ensure that its programmes and services should first be identified by vulnerable people themselves, based on their needs. These strong participatory planning activities at local level contribute to a strong national plan that responds to new trends and needs. This
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The changing climate is threatening urban and rural Malawi. High school students collaborated with the Malawi Red Cross, and Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre intern Mehdi Comeau to make this video to raise awareness about what is happening, and what we can do about it. More information: http://www.ifrc.org/what/disasters/cl… & http://www.climatecentre.org
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YABC is the IFRC’s flagship initiative on the promotion of a culture of non-violence and peace. It was created in 2008 for youth and with youth from Red Cross and Red Crescent worldwide. YABC empowers them to take up an ethical leadership role in inspiring a positive transformation of mindsets, attitudes and behaviours within themselves
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