By Prithvi TS | Project Leader
Thanks to Global Giving, CRY-Child Rights And You was successfully able to raise funds for the Phase three of this progproject and launched it during the month of October soon after we received funds. With the planning hats on, the first group of participants were selected.
The first round of workshop was held right on time as planned. On December 10th and 11th Phase three saw the first group of participants attending their Life skills and disaster preparedness workshops for children and awareness program.
Cry has worked in the flood relief and rescue operations in the Vyasarbadi area . Now following are the aims of the project in phase 3.
- Aim is to empower the children of Vyasarpadi through critical life skills concepts towards a free and emancipated childhood even in the most difficult of situations
- To build awareness among the critical stakeholders of parents and community on preventive measures to ensure child safety, protection and emotional as well as physical health in disaster situations.
Key elements of the project:
“Program for Child Empowerment & Preparedness for Disaster Situations”
• Workshops for children : age group of 11 to 14 years and 15 to 18 years - 4 workshops
• Two workshops per age group – each with 40 children (boys & girls) and 10 wards/community volunteers: Total number of children – 160 children & 40 adults
• Duration of the workshop: 2 days per workshop
• Focus Themes of the workshop:
•Life Skills Concepts – Self empowerment, Self Esteem and Confidence, Self Affirmation, Positive Thinking & Problem Solving.
•Leadership Skills - to look within to identify strengths as well as potential areas of improvement & Situational leadership.
•Collective Empowerment – Common goals & pulling together
•Disaster Preparedness for children – Easy steps through age-appropriate preparedness materials
•Addressing child stress and trauma – Through age specific activities focus on Reducing Fear, Understanding Anxieties, Skills for psychological recovery, bouncing back to childhood
•The methodology of the workshop will be child centered; age appropriate and activity based ensuring that the process is a fun – filled, relaxing and completely non - threatening one for the children and wards.
•Mass Awareness on Disaster Related Child Care & Preparedness.
•Preparation of IEC Material (Information, Education & Communication Material) for Parents and Community Members: Readiness Steps to be taken, Risk Reduction, Safety Alerts for children & family, Positive engagement & problem solving, Collective action and mobilisation to address issues
•Household & Community Based Discussions in Vyasarpadi – Forward thinking and identifying concrete steps
•Preparation of IEC Material (Information, Education & Communication Material) for Parents and Community Members:
•Readiness Steps to be taken, Risk Reduction, Safety Alerts for children & family, Positive engagement & problem solving, Collective action and mobilization to address issues
•Household & Community Based Discussions in Vyasarpadi – Forward thinking and identifying concrete steps
The first group have completed the first round of workshop and we are collecting their feedback for you. There is a delay however in processing information as Chennai just had another Cyclone.
Watch this space for more information. We will be bringing the updates shortly.
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