Education from Before to After Disaster

FBADEF aims to create disaster awareness and consciousness among children studying in schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education, to develop measures against disasters and emergencies and to reduce disaster risks.

 Organizing informative activities for students, teachers and parents about disasters and emergencies, ensuring their participation in disaster and emergency trainings, drills and supportive practices,

To ensure the development of in-class and extracurricular educational and social activities such as disaster preparedness, health and safety, etc. in schools,

To ensure the development of disaster awareness and awareness by using effective educational materials and methods (Storybooks, Box games, digital materials, etc.) in order to increase disaster awareness in students and raise awareness about the importance of first response

It was aimed to organize a workshop to evaluate the content and program of 'Disaster Trainer with Stories and Games' training. The target audience was determined as pre-school and primary school students. By reaching indirect families, social awareness and change were targeted.

Process,

A ‘GAME CHEST’ consisting of 10 disaster-themed board games was prepared.  An ‘Application Guide’ containing achievement-guidelines for the games was prepared.

5 disaster-themed (earthquake, flood, fire, avalanche, landslide) ‘STORYBOOKS’ were prepared.  Scenarios of the storybooks were fictionalised through animals and pedagogical tests were conducted. The storybooks were published after receiving approval from publication review institutions and organisations.

The training/seminar content and programme to be used for Storyteller and Game Player Trainer Training was prepared by expert teachers and academicians. The training programme and training content were turned into a guide.

‘Disaster Education with Stories and Games’ programme training was given to 82 representative teachers in all provincial centres in the country. The programme and implementation guide were sent to the teachers.

Through 2460 teachers 198.000 students were directly provided with ‘Disaster Education with Stories and Games’. Training hours were planned with pre-school and primary school students. Interactive-active participatory book reading and game playing activities were completed in the classrooms.

Each teacher ensured the use of interactive materials with approximately 80 students in 2460 schools across the country. Trainings were organised in 330 schools in earthquake zone provinces.

Less printed materials and more digital materials were used for the preparation, implementation and sustainability of the project. Thus, the project contributed to the national economy and sustainable environmental understanding. Recycled paper and wood materials were used in the preparation of board games.

With the use of project outputs; it is aimed to develop individual disaster awareness about the dangers and risks that individuals may face in disasters that we frequently experience in our country and in the World.

Ensuring the sustainability of the project Project activities are carried out continuously in order to develop disaster preparedness culture. Feedback from students and parents is very positive. Our country has experienced severe earthquakes. As a result, even our earthquake survivor children have implicit gains from storybooks and board games. Children were distanced from disaster traumas in a fun way and gained disaster awareness. Having an implementation manual ensured unity and objectivity in trainings.