Pakistan

This Book has been designed in response to the needs identified by senior education officials in the earthquake-affected areas of NWFP and AJK, Pakistan. This guide is organised around two books: the Trainer's Notes consisting of session plans for the course facilitator, a list of materials required for the implementation of the workshop, and activities to be defined and reviewed with the participants around the management of recovery and reconstruction; and the 'take-home' Workbook for the participants in the course. (UNESCO)

UNESCO and its partners developed this comprehensive in-service training program in disaster recovery for more than 15,000 education sector personnel in the earthquake-affected areas in Pakistan. Sessions include earthquake preparedness, psychosocial support, multi-grade teaching and child protection. Disaster risk reduction is explicitly taught during one day of the 4-day program.

The UNESCO Earthquake Response Programme (ERP) is actively engaged in the capacity building of education managers in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). In response to the training needs assessment, it has developed a

This book, which reflects the contents of a UNESCO training workshop given in 2006 to teachers in Ambbottabad, Pakistan, explains the origin of earthquakes and their effects on people and human behaviour. It also describes survival techniques during an

This Book has been designed in response to the needs identified by teachers and education professionals to help strengthen those teachers affected by earthquakes. The Book is designed to be practical and give the participants tools that they can use

This publication aims to build awareness for indigenous knowledge as an effective tool for reducing risk from natural hazard-related disasters. By improving the understanding of indigenous knowledge and providing concrete examples of how it can be

The objective of these guidelines is to provide the necessary concept and know-how to the communities and local construction workers for earthquake resistant construction of non-engineered rural and suburban houses using locally available materials in

This accountability report outlines Mercy Corps’ emergency response over the past year, focusing on program strategy, accomplishments, financial accountability and our vision for future efforts. We feel it is critical to report back to the people who make