Education Material

School Safety and Educational Material

Risk RED develops educational materials with a focus on adults (the general public), children, and schools. Some specific work to which Risk RED has contributed:

Activities for adults and children related to disaster preparedness

"Go-Bag" Scavenger Hunt for children aged 6–12, and "Go-Bag" International Display for all ages.
IFC. 2010. Disaster and Emergency Preparedness: Activity Guide for K to 6th Grade Teachers. IFC (International Finance Corporation), World Bank Group, Washington, D.C. Full text.
IFC. 2010. Disaster and Emergency Preparedness: Guidance for Schools. IFC (International Finance Corporation), World Bank Group, Washington, D.C. Full text.
ShakeOut: Public earthquake safety exercise. 2008 Southern California Full Report and 2008 Southern California Summary.

Tackling disaster myths

Promoting The Need for an Evidence-Basis for Earthquake Survival Tips.

Publications

Disaster Prevention – A Safe Foundation for Full Inclusion
Disaster Risk Reduction Tools for Humanitarian Action and Development in the Education Sector
"Mother Slide Show", case study template, and advocacy resources developed for the Coalition for Global School Safety & Disaster Prevention Education. The case studies are collaborative efforts with content partners who localize the materials.
School Disaster Reduction and Readiness Checklist: English and Chinese, with thanks to Sanjaya Bhatia, Patrizia Bitter, Balaka Dey, Rebekah Green, Yasamin Izadkhah, Anup Karanth, Ilan Kelman, Bishnu Pandey, Marla Petal, Zeynep Turkmen, and Suha Ulgen.
School Disaster Response Drill – Model and Templates
Draft Design Training Workshop on School Community Safety
ActionAid Nepal's School Safety Approach and the Scaling Up Strategy
Kelman, I. (ed.). 2007. "Earthquake Safety of Schoolchildren". Special issue of Regional Development Dialogue, vol. 28, no. 2. Includes contributions from Risk RED people Ben Wisner, Bishnu Pandey, Djillali Benouar, Manu Gupta, Marla Petal, Nevra Ertürk, Rebekah Green, Sanjaya Bhatia, and Yasamin Izadkhah, plus thanks to Allan Lavell. Table of contents.
Petal, M. and Z. Türkmen. 2007. Disaster Resiliency for Community and Professional Responders: Participant Workbook, developed with support from the Simon Foundation. Full text.

Websites

A shake table demonstration for Earthquake Safety Day 2007 in Nepal compared a house built without seismic-resistance measures to one that included low-cost seismic-resistance measures. Photograph courtesy of and copyright by NSET, Nepal.