Success story: Gender Champion in DRM
August 3, 2020 Plan International Philippines through the funding of the Prudence Foundation and Plan International Hongkong works to promote safe school in Western Samar. It works to strengthen the School Watching and Emergency Response Team (SWERT), encouraging...
In rural Bangladesh, a journey to school-led disaster risk reduction begins
Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Frequently beset by different types of disaster such as: floods, cyclonic storm, tidal surge, riverbank erosion, earthquakes and drought, the country often experiences interruption in its education...School Safety in Myanmar
Since Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar in 2008, the Government of Myanmar made strong commitments to ensure safety in schools through the development of policies, plans and guidelines, and the establishment of multi-stakeholder working groups dedicated to the implementation of different aspects of school safety.
School Safety in Thailand
In Thailand, the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC), under the Ministry of Education is responsible for education from primary to high school level. Since 2007, OBEC has recognised school safety and has been working with the Department of Disaster Prevention and Management (DDPM) and other organisations to promote school safety. In 2011, Thailand committed to improve the safety of 32,000 schools as part of the United Nations One Million Safe Schools and Hospitals Campaign.