Stronger disaster preparedness to protect children pushed 0 SHARES Share it! In line with this month’s celebration on Disaster Resilience month, Save the Children Philippines is for the “strengthening of disaster preparedness” in schools and communities. Partnership with DepEdThe month of July has been declared “National Disaster Resilience Month” to raise awareness on the need for building resilience across national and local levels. “Child protection and child participation should be at the core of disaster preparedness systems in schools and communities,” Muyot stressed. “One of the core principles of children’s rights is to be heard on matters that affect them including drafting disaster preparedness plans,” Muyot ended.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 19, 2019 11:03 UTC