By IsraAID Staff | Dominica
Since IsraAID arrived in Dominica in 2017 following Hurricane Maria, the team on the ground has shifted from emergency response, to recovery, and now toward long-term sustainable development programming. During the final quarter of 2019, the IsraAID team continued to work in three main sectors of programming: Livelihood development through youth engagement, Child Protection, and Disaster Risk Reduction in Education.
Our appreoach to Disaster Risk Reduction in Education prioritizes community involvement in creating and implementing plans for emergency situations. Because schools in many ways represent the core of community, schools are the ideal place to root this work in partnership with local authorities, parents, teachers, and other caregivers.
As such, IsraAID Dominica is working toward completing the development of contingency plans in schools across the island. Toward this goal, during the final quarter of 2019, another 9 schools completed their School Safety Project, bringing the total up to 58; additional schools will receive funding to complete their assessments in 2020.
In December, a simulated national drill was led by the IsraAID team to work through two potential scenarios: a tsunami warning and a hurricane. 17 staff members from the Ministry of Education’s Emergency Response Team, as well as representatives from the Office of Disaster Management and CREAD attended and participated.
The “Education in Emergency: Contingency Plan” curriculum was developed and completed with the Ministry of Education, UNICEF, the Office of Disaster Management, as well as representatives from the early childhood and accessible educational fields. The contingency plan includes a situation analysis, reports on capacity building workshops, and a full contingency plan with recommendations, should a future disaster strike. Check out pictures of the report, below!
With these important steps, communities on Dominica will be better prepared should another hurricane or other disaster hit the island.
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