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International Day for Disaster Reduction: contribution by RISK Award winner PuneThe 2015 RISK Award winner is making progress in India. Tuesday 13 October was the International Day for Disaster Reduction. Our partner, AIILSG, used this important day to stage a theatre play for children to increase their awareness of risks. |
Conducting a community risk profile Detailed Focus Group discussions - half of them between women - in both slums contributed to vulnerability self-assessment. Interviewees and researchers now understand the specific risk factors in the communities better and are aware of the existing resources, capabilities and knowledge of safe practices for dealing with threats. Individual risk profiles for the slums have been developed on the basis of the mapping results, the research and the Focus Group discussions.
Addressing all vulnerable groups To best meet the needs and improve the understanding of the people affected, street plays and puppet shows about disasters, threats and risk protection were rehearsed. On 13 October, the plays and shows were performed in three slums in Pune, thus contributing not only to the RISK Award project but also to the United Nations' International Day for Disaster Reduction. The event was a great success. Dozens of children and their parents attended the shows and learned in an entertaining and playful way about survival when disaster strikes.
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