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