24-25 November 2014, Jakarta ASEAN Safe Schools Initiative Inception Workshop: “ASEAN Working Together to Make Children in Schools More Resilient to Disasters” Red Cross/Red Crescent engagement in building resilience in Education Sector – School Safety

9.85 Million in Asia Pacific 15.5 billion CHF – in 2013 in humanitarian and development programming (almost 50% of global IFRC investment)

OUR STRENGHTS 9.85 Million Volunteers in Asia Pacific region Auxiliaries to national governments 11 RC/RC National Societies in South-East Asia Region with country wide networks The IFRC Secretariat is supporting and representing National Societies through 6 country offices, a Regional Delegation in Bangkok and an AP Zone office in Kuala Lumpur 9.85 Million Volunteers in Asia Pacific region

Global and Regional Commitments Our Commitment to HFA - Hyogo Framework of Action [ 2005 -2015] laid down the fundamentals of incorporating risk reduction in Education sector as one of the key points of actions. For Sendai preparations globally working with GADRRRES and the youth and children base organizations. GLOBAL ALIANCE for DRR and Resilience in EDUCATION Sector - It aims, among other things, at strengthening networking, creating new partnerships, identifying gaps/sharing of members’ priorities; identification of focus areas and collectively advancing the implementation towards concrete results for the benefit of countries in achieving the Hyogo Framework goals though knowledge and education. The GADRRRES adopted also  the CSS framework,  is working on the CSS indicators and in  other joint activities by pillars. Also supports the Worldwide  School Safety  initiative among governments promoted by UNISDR.   This is a great  achievement among all different agencies and organizations working globally on DRR and Resilience in the Education Sector.  

6th AMCDRR Voluntary Statements of Commitments RCRC Commitments Children, Youth and Child-Centered Organizations “Enhancing Resilience at the Local level” …support communities as the main stakeholders of resilience to be organized, have the capacity to identify problems, establish priorities and act ….Promote and facilitate participation of women, youth, children and people living with disability as leaders in local level resilience building activities …. ..dissemination of research, hosting events, advocating for inclusion and meaningful participation of children and youth in DRR and policy development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation processes… ..sharing of technical resources, good practices/lessons learned and model policies on safe schools to minimize the impacts of disasters to children’s education… ..coordinating and promoting the adoption, development and implementation of the Comprehensive School Safety Framework …

Beijing Youth Commitments 2014 “Young Humanitarians in Action” The delegates of the 2nd Asia Pacific Youth Summit have gathered in Beijing from all corners of the Asia Pacific and Middle East….committing to… `Designing “Youth-led and National Society-owned” projects across all programs and services of our National Societies, especially in the Disaster Risk Reduction and Safe Schools Framework`

Engagements and Challenges in SS/SBDRR programming so far… Engagement: RCRC is/has been involved for many years in various SS/SBDRR activities in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos, Timor Leste, Myanmar and other countries in AP (sectorial approach) Challenges: Sustainability of informal education, Project Approach (mainly donor driven), Silo/limited interventions, inconsistent/random, lacking comprehensive and holistic approach to disaster education needs, harmonization of tools/models, scale up, institutionalization

ENGAGEMENTS – few examples… Various IEC materials supplemented with awareness/education sessions (Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Lao, Timor Leste, Myanmar, Philippines) – including 3D animation An introduction to Disaster Preparedness for primary school students in Vietnam, including stories for children using didactic function Disaster Risk Reduction for children in Timor Leste (in local language) Various hazards tool kits (Flash floods, Fire, Landslides, Family survival tool kit etc) Children Games on DRR: (green and clean kit, forest fire kit, climate change kit etc) including online versions and CDs

A good practice: sustaining the school engagement through the Youth Red Cross network When engaging in schools, PMI usually starts by creating a Youth Red Cross (Palang Merah Remaja) unit, through the training of teachers and volunteers as facilitators… YRC structure is embedded in the school system and recognized by local education authorities, offering great opportunity to link formal and informal initiatives in support of school safety These YRC members are also regarded by PMI as future volunteers… This approach offers great potential for scale up and sustainability, where Ministries of Education support their Red Cross Society to building school safety…

Sharing tools: Public Awareness Public Education (PAPE) for DRR”: A GUIDE In 2011, the IFRC published PAPE– a guide, designed to help scale up our work in DRR campaigning, partnerships and education. Research was carried out within RCRC and beyond, to harmonize multi-hazard messages for DRR. Harmonized messaging is a key goal in DRR awareness, and is particularly important when it comes to scaling-up efforts to create a culture of safety.   http://www.ifrc.org/Global/Publications/disasters/reducing_risks/302200-Public-awareness-DDR-guide-EN.pdf

Public Awareness Public Education (PAPE) for DRR”: KEY MESSAGES is offered as a tool for Practitioners internationally to use in a Consensus Building validation process. RCRC National Societies, NDMOs, GOs & NGOs, IOs are invited to be part of a global validation project working to develop a comprehensive set of key messages as a contribution for the culmination of the 2005–2015 Hyogo Framework for Action and consequently for implementation of HFA2. the key messages for all-hazards household and family disaster prevention including hazard-specific advice for drought, earthquakes, floods, pandemics, tropical storms and wildfires.

Application of PAPE key messages so far…. Reference material used for the awareness materials developed - Safe Steps messages - Nat Geo and Prudential’s Foundation arm. Guidance for Protective Actions to take during Earthquake Shaking - Geohazard International. Contextualization project and development of additional messages - Save the Children. Translation into 12 additional languages – Probono from Translators without borders. Mobile Apps development  - Global Disaster Preparedness Centre (GDPC) i.e. Multi-Hazard App The Global Assessment Report (GAR) prepared by UNISDR highlights the PAPE key messages initiative  - Indicator ‘Priority for Action (PFA) 3 – Core Indicator (CI) 2: School curricula, education material and relevant training include disaster risk reduction and recovery concepts and practices

RCRC WAY FORWARD… Implementation of Global and Regional commitments Consistent engagement with GADRRRES, ACSS, ASSI, support to adoption /implementation of CFSS, build new partnerships, share tools, expertise, experiences, facilitate & promote peer-to-peer approach Developing RCRC multi-sectoral /multi-hazard model for engagement in school safety / resilience building in schools (inc. climate change, road safety, epidemics /pandemics and health (NCD) etc in addition to traditional DM activities) to be piloted in Thailand and Myanmar Exploring ways to scale up engagement of RCRC Youth and Volunteers in Programming / School Safety GADRRRS – Global Aliance for DRR and Resilience in Education Sector

Summary – RCRC Recommendations Support to formal recognition/adoption of the Comprehensive Framework for School Safety as a common framework in Asia Pacific Implementation of other global and regional commitments to build resilience in Education sector (HFA1&2, GADRRES/ACSS, AMCDRR, Beijing Conference…) Use already developed tools (i.e. PAPE) but engage key stakeholders in validation process Build more formal partnerships with governments and other key stakeholders Contribute to harmonization of tools, models, frameworks as the key for long term systematic approach to building resilience in education RCRC invites to consider developing ONE common, comprehensive model for engagement at national/school level (process best to be led by host governments with technical support of all other stakeholders) (inc. risk assessments, contingency plans/BCP, teachers/student training manuals, multi-sectoral and multi-hazard Information Education materials, protocol for simulation exercises including key stakeholders such as children, school, local authorities, communities, fire brigades, red cross branches etc)