Evaluation Findings [brief] – Disaster Preparedness for Safer Schools Project, Nepal

Purpose:

The brief details evaluation findings from the Disaster Preparedness for Safer Schools Project in Nepal conducted by American Red Cross and Nepal Red Cross Society.

Overview:

Evaluation Findings [brief]/Recommendations:

  • Project design,
  • sensitizing school headmasters,
  • collaboration (with local government),
  • engaging school management committees,
  • child-to-child approach,
  • child-to-adult approach,
  • training design,
  • household disaster preparedness plan,
  • disaster learning centres,
  • vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA) / Disaster preparedness plan,
  • drills,
  • evacuation map,
  • DRR mainstreaming,
  • IEC materials and utilization,
  • monitoring and evaluation,
  • WASH activites,
  • exposure trips,
  • staff capacities
  • gender

Usage: Guidance for implementation

Audience: National Society school safety practitioners

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Most Significant Change [brief] – Disaster Preparedness for Safer Schools Project, Nepal

Purpose:

The brief details the most significant change as the findings from the evaluation conducted in Disaster Preparedness for Safer Schools Project, Nepal,  by American Red Cross and Nepal Red Cross Society.

Overview:

Evaluation findings: The most significant changes involve:

  • Preparedness skills valued above hazard knowledge,
  • first aid training,
  • child-to-adult approach,
  • appropriate time of trainings and number of trainees,
  • drills,
  • sustainability strategy,
  • vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA)/Disaster Preparedness plan,
  • outreach to private schools.

Usage: Guidance for implementation

Target: National Society school safety practitioners

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Evaluation findings – Disaster Preparedness for Safer School Project in Bangladesh

Purpose:

This brief details the evaluation findings from the Disaster Preparedness for Safer School Project in Bangladesh, conducted by American Red Cross and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society.

Overview:

Evaluation findings/recommendations:

  • School selection criteria
  • training
  • evacuation maps
  • structural mitigation
  • support from adults for child-participation
  • design of student disaster safety clubs
  • school cooperation
  • holistic approach
  • vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA)

Usage: Guidance for implementation

Target: National Society school safety practitioners

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Lessons Learned – Disaster Preparedness for Safer School Project in Bangladesh

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

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