SEEDS Asia’s Call to Action for DRR Education at RDRRMC-7 Meeting [Philippines]
On December 18, 2023, SEEDS Asia was invited to the 4th Quarter Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council VII (RDRRMC-7) Meeting held at Marina Seaview Restaurant, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. RDRRMC-7 is a disaster risk reduction (DRR) working group headed by Civil Defense Central Visayas (Office of Civil Defense Region VII: OCD 7) under the Department of National Defense.
Some of the council members such as the Visayas-PAGASA Regional Services Division (VPRSD), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) as well as Dumaguete City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) presented their respective accomplishments and updates per thematic area based on the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (RDRRMP).
SEEDS Asia is pleased to have been invited to present and share about our school-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) projects and initiatives particularly on DRR Education (DRRE) which aims to raise awareness on DRR among children by making interesting and fun educational activities and promote disaster preparedness at the school level through engaging learner-centered activities.
OCD 7 Regional Director Segundo Bolo gave supportive comments after our presentation and emphasized that DRRE is of prime importance for us and the children and that the impact of integrating it would become multi-generational.
We are honored to receive such kind words from the OCD 7 and we aim to further strengthen such partnership as we implement our third JICA-funded project Strengthening and Promoting School-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Visayas.