Safeguarding schools: safer schools for safer education

Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 111, May 2014:

This issue explores safety at schools in order to enhance the resilience of children to disasters. It focuses on the key policies, strategies and practices related to the school safety. Apart from important policies related to school safety and child welfare in disaster situations, this issue also consists of the experiences and lessons learnt by organizations that are involved with school safety campaign in India and beyond.

The content includes: (i) A Lesson from Child Centered Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction; (ii) Exploring Adolescence in Our Changing World; (iii) Disasters Make a Child Choose the Path of Crime: A Case; (iv) Building up Community Resilience through Mock Drills: BSDMA Leads; (v) ASDMA's Gender Sensitive Approach; (vi) Challenge Toward School Safety; (vii) Children and Holi Risks; (viii) Safety in School for Child Welfare; (ix) Steps Toward School Safety Initiative; (x) AIDMI’s Suggestions for Key Area 4 of HFA2; (xi) The Role of NHAZCA in Reducing Risks form Natural Hazards; (xii) Disasters and Emergencies NEWS; (xiii) Recent Publications on Child Safety.