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The problem In the past few years, Shahbad Dairy colony has faced a number of earthquakes and fire hazards, yet people lacked awareness about disaster preparation. They dried their wet clothes on electrical wires. During earthquakes, people were injured due to the tactless placement of possessions in their homes. There was no knowledge about helpline numbers. Children as young as 14 years old consumed tobacco and indulged in pickpocketing to buy their supply of it. There was no awareness about disaster management before Save the Children came. – Sapna The action mike announcements were made throughout the colony to raise awareness on disaster risk Save the Children started its work in Shahbad reduction. Separate meetings were held for Dairy with the formation of community groups fathers, mothers and children. Each meeting and conducting regular meetings and sessions, had 10 to 15 attendees. Posters were made where they taught young children about disaster on disaster management and installed in the risk management and trained them on how to Anganwadi centre. use a safety kit. One of these young children was Sapna and the other members of the Task Sapna, a 17-year-old girl who is a member of Force, under the guidance of Save the Children the Task Force and Children’s Group. She, along project staff, carried out a survey to identify with other children were trained on topics like the vulnerable populations. They created a map evacuating people during earthquakes or fires, of the area and used a dot system to identify carrying people who weighed more than their the houses of vulnerable people. White was for weight, using ropes to rescue someone stuck widows, red for pregnant women and blue for in a house, etc. From January to March 2020, people above 60 years old. 14 Creating Resilience in Communities and Schools - Success Stories