Making Children and Youth Partners in Disaster Risk Reduction

By

Shakeb NabiManager Consortium

National Alliance for Risk Reduction and Response Initiatives (NARRI)

Who is NARRI?

It is a consortium of six INGOs working on Disaster Risk Reduction and Response in Bangladesh

Who are the partners

The Reason for Coming TogetherDifferent organizations working in isolation

which brings in incoherence in the whole programming

Enhance program qualityAvoid duplicationLearn from each other (capacity building of

the local team)Form a big pressure group to influence policyGreater benefit to the community

1. The International Day for Disaster Reduction

(IDDR) 13 Oct this year

2. This years theme: Making Children &

Young People Partners in Disaster

Risk Reduction … .

FIVE POINT CHIDLREN’S CHARTER3rd Session Global Platform 2011

1. Schools must be safe - education must be uninterrupted;

2. Child protection must be a priority, before, during and after a disaster;

3. Children have the right to participate and they need access to information

4. Community infrastructure must be safe, and relief and reconstruction must help reduce future risk;

“Effective risk management must involve those most at risk”

Children and youth are repeatedly portrayed as victims of disaster and climate change.

Children and youth can and should be encouraged to participate in disaster risk reduction and decision making”

Natural hazards are increasing ‘children are among the most traumatized as their ability to cope with unexpected and painful interruptions

Some 66 million children are affected by disasters every year.

Destroyed or damaged schools force children out of school.

Malnutrition caused by the loss of food supplies cause stunting and lead to poor educational achievement and greater susceptibility to disease.

The children’s CharterSchools must be safe - education must be

uninterrupted.Child protection must be a priority, before, during

and after a disaster.Children and young people have the right to

participate and to access the information they need.Community infrastructure must be safe, and relief

and reconstruction must help reduce future disaster risk.

Disaster risk reduction must reach the most vulnerable.

Involving Children and YouthChange in the whole thinking

process and attitude (children can contribute to DRR at community and family level)

Invisible --------- VisibleChildren and youth should not

be considered homogenous sets (diversity within these groups)

Recognize and promote children and youth’s contribution

Contd….Child friendly

environment, tools and techniques

Forming/recognizing children and young people organization (working with them)

Groom children and youth as future leaders

Involving Children and Youth will enhance the quality of program•Mind is pure•Bundle of energy•Willingness to do something for the society•Creativity

ChallengesOut of school childrenSome of the most vulnerable areas are very remoteAccess to rights and entitlements (education and

health services)Demystify the conceptDRR: It is a priority for the community?Is DRR a priority for the government? (category)New concept and evolving“Natural Hazards, Unnatural Disasters” (Haiti and

Chile)

what you can do (get involved)..Enlightened souls and ignited minds (torch bearer)First self-> Family -> Community -> larger goalsUnderstanding of the issue from a practical

perspective (lab to land)Techno-social solutionFrom groups, clubs; involve with scouts, guides, NCCPromote a culture of safetyModern means of communication (social networking)

For Further information please visit

Website: www.narri-bd.orgFacebook: NARRI

BangladeshEmail:

[email protected]

Thank You