Lapu Lapu City Culminating Activity [Philippines]
On August 4, 2017, SEEDS Asia was invited to witness the culminating activity organized by the Department of Education Lapu-Lapu City Division in Celebration of the National Disaster Consciousness Month with the support of the Lapu-Lapu City Government. This was a Division-level celebration where they organized different contests based on the 21 Disaster Risk and Reduction Education (DRRE) activities introduced by SEEDS Asia under the previous DRRE Project. The event was participated by both Elementary and High school students from 10 different school districts. Students engaged to compete on Emergency Cooking, News Reporting, DRR Jingles, Newspaper Clipping Making, DRR Bulletin Board Making, Bucket Relay, Poster and Slogan Making. The whole-day event was held for the purpose of increasing awareness of learners on disaster preparedness.