Disaster Risk Reduction in School Curricula: Case Studies ... - Unicef

207
Maldives
page 181
A girl draws in a classroom at Huraa School on Huraa Island,
15 kilometres from Male, the capital. She is attending a weekly
class in which specially trained teachers supervise art and play
activities to help children traumatized by their experience
during the tsunami.
© UNICEF/NYHQ2005-0273/Pirozzi
Nepal
page 183
Children sit on a rooftop, watching the approach of a storm,
in Sawa Khola Village, Mugu District. The villagers are
members of the Dalit community, considered the lowest caste
in Nepal, and so they are among the country’s poorest.
They report that price hikes have rendered basic food items
unaffordable. Many are selling assets and reducing meals
to cope.
© UNICEF/NYHQ2009-0870/Sokol
Nigeria
page 191
Students learn proper hygiene practices, in an environmental
health club run by Albert Ach (standing), in Inyima Village in
Yakurr LGA (Local Government Area) in the southern Cross
River State. The class teaches the importance of hand-washing
with soap after using the latrine, to protect against water-borne
diseases. The children then share what they learn with their
families and peers. The village was one of the first 21
communities in Yakurr to participate in the EU-supported
UNICEF WASH programme, which began in 2005.
Residents have also built household latrines.
© UNICEF/NYHQ2010-1746/Eseibo
Benin
page 187
On 27 October, children attend class at a school in Kpoto,
a village in Zagnanado Commune. The school’s roof sustained
damage in the recent flood, which destroyed most of the village.
Most villagers are now living in a nearby makeshift camp.
© UNICEF/NYHQ2010-2221/Asselin
Disaster Risk Reduction in School Curricula: Case Studies from Thirty Countries