Mass awareness of the community on the role of youth and children towards disaster risk reduction

National Alliance for Risk Reduction and Response Initiatives (NARRI) is a consortium of six INGOs viz ActionAid International, Concern Universal, Concern Worldwide, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Oxfam GB and Plan International working on Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangladesh. NARRI is ably supported by Handicap International and Helpage International to ensure disability and ageing issues are deeply embedded into our philosophy. In collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh under the leadership of Disaster Management Bureau, NARRI under its DIPECHO program funded by ECHO is organizing various events to ensure that youth and children and an integral part of disaster risk reduction initiatives in Bangladesh.

Objectives

• To raise the awareness of school children across the whole of Bangladesh painting, drawing and debate competitions will be organized in the NARRI program areas.
• The outcome of the competition will be displayed at the national level and the best among various categories will be awarded. A supplement reinforcing the needs for participation of youth and children in Disaster Risk Reduction will be published in a national newspaper.
• Rallies with youth and children as the key participant will also be organized. Around 50,000 posters has already been printed, which is being sent to various corners of the country and handed over to the district administration to raise the awareness of the community on DRR.
• NARRI will also be participating in seminars in some of the universities as guest lectures to ensure that the future generation has a good understanding on DRR and its related issues especially looking at youth and children as an asset.