Starting young
Education professionals in nursery, primary, and secondary schools across Togo are taking on a new subject to teach. More than 250 educationalists have been trained so far by Togo’s civil protection agency ANPC to use and integrate a 158-page disaster risk guide into school curricula. The aim? Generally, to help frontline communities and individuals help themselves as a first line of defence against disaster – and ensure local response and resilience are more robust. Specifically, it is to instill a lifelong culture of resilience to disasters, knowing such an effort must start at a young age. Whether it is a flood, strong winds, or another hazard, children need to know what to do to stay safe. Knowledge to take into adulthood.
