I drew a torch, and I drew some water, because you know you need that to survive.
Well they really enjoy it; this made volunteering hands on for them.
It has made it real.
This all the survival things we need for surviving when there is a natural disaster.
So for example you need a radio and I drew a knife you need first aid, that’s essential.
C!
First aid kit.
Okay, so 10 points to red team.
Yes we’re on 55.
The students got a lot out of it, they’re enthusiastic and I think they’re brainstorming
on the spot and able to come up with quite a few ideas that would help them survive in
those sort of scenarios.
Just make sure you got everything in one room.
If you’re bunkering down, sand bags and stuff.
Clothes, food, water, batteries.
The kids although they were touched by the floods, they didn’t really see it full on
themselves.
And therefore they don’t really understand the impact that had and how to prepare for
that sort of stuff.
So today probably prepare them a little bit more for the real world.
So guys this is a windup radio and torch.
That’s all you need to do.
I think today I learned lots of things and how to handle a situation if I was ever in
a flood or fire.
So I have been in the floods, we got flooded in and weren’t able to get out.
We were very unprepared for it; we didn’t know that was going to happen.
I think I am more prepared.
It was useful, it was informative and the students learned
a lot.
Team Red!
Resilience Sessions is part of Youth Communication and Resilience Project and is mainly designed
to increase that awareness amongst the students so they can start thinking about what are
those things that we should know to stay safe, how can we help our families and friends if
an emergency happens.
What are emergency contact numbers, what are those things that we should in our emergency
kit and why should we have the emergency kit.
Anyways, it’s about getting students involved, having those discussions, but also opening
that space for them so that they can stay involved.
In the program, and they can become Resilience Ambassadors by delivering sessions themselves.
So my favourite part is when students start drawing
their emergency kits because we have some initial discussions but then once they become
involved in it then you can actually see how relevant this topic is for them.
And once they are in control, once they are the ones that are participating rather than
just sitting and listening, it’s really amazing to see the ideas that students come
up with and how creative and aware they are.
But then also when we start presenting emergency kit that I bring to the session and bring
the items out there are some things that are really surprised with, like the cooking material,
the gas stove, wind up radio and torch in one.