Save the Children Sweden has recently published a book entitled The Alert Rabbit. The Alert Rabbit colouring book is a result of a collaborative effort between Baan Talae Nok School and the Rabatbai Group in Ranong Province, Thailand, under Save the Children's Child-led Disaster Risk Reduction Programme.
Children in grades 4 through 6 created the tale of The Alert Rabbit as a tool to raise awareness among other primary school children about the importance of disaster preparedness activities. The story of The Alert Rabbit is inspired by, and based on the Baan Talae Nok school children and villagers' experiences during and after the tsunami on 26 December 2004 which claimed many lives and destroyed school and village property. The Rabatbai Group implemented the Child-led Disaster Risk Reduction pilot project in two schools in Ranong Province during August 2006 and December 2007. With support from Save the Children Sweden, the programme was expanded to cover other schools during 2007. This project aimed to raise awareness among children and communities on disaster risk reduction. It focused on strengthening the capacity of children and youth in tsunami affected areas to conduct risk assessment and educational campaigns in their communities.
The Alert Rabbit tells a story about animals who prepared themselves for natural disasters and were subsequently safe from wild fire. The lessons in this book are invaluable, teaching us the importance of being well prepared for disasters. Such knowledge is useful for our daily lives because if a disaster were to occur again, we would all be prepared and more likely to survive. It is hoped that The Alert Rabbit will benefit interested individuals and organizations wishing to use it as an educational tool and that the games in the latter part of the book will provide useful information as well as inspire readers to be more aware and participate in disaster preparedness activities.
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