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17 June 2009 Page 1School Disaster Safety - Sri Lanka
School Disaster Safety in Sri Lanka
17 June 2009 Page 2School Disaster Safety - 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
• to reduce disaster risk through transfer of knowledge and skills to children and youth
• to develop a culture of safety, prevention and preparedness
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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
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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
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Contents of the Guidelines
7 steps:
1. Establish the school safety core team 2. Create awareness among the school
community3. Identify hazards and resources in the
school4. Establish and train school disaster
safety team 5. Prepare the school safety plan document6. Disseminate the plan and conduct mock
drills7. Evaluate and update the plan
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School Disaster Safety team
School Disaster Safety Core
Team
Search & Rescue Team
Site security Team Early warning
Team
First Aid Team
Mock Drill & Evacuation
Team
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To ensure the safety of students and school staff, everyone has to know how to evacuate the school and how to face emergencies.
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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
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Thank you for your attention!