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As a next step, Save the Children provided People were trained on placing their belongings earthquake and disaster kits containing safely to avoid getting injured by them in case stretchers, ropes, first-aid boxes, disaster warning of earthquakes, and keeping their important sirens, etc. Since Sapna was an active member documents and papers safe, in case a disaster of the Task Force, these kits were placed in her occurs. Sapna used a megaphone and a mike to home and everyone in the colony was informed mobilize the people and make them aware about about it. disaster preparedness and response. Save the Children mobilizers also conducted counselling sessions for children on the importance of avoiding tobacco consumption. Save the Children told us about a lot of things – child rights, disaster preparation, risks – we now feel more aware and equipped to handle an emergency. – Sapna The change Save the Children, through youngsters like Sapna, has made the people in Shahbad Dairy more aware of disaster risks and the ways of preventing them. They are now careful about how they place items in their houses and are familiar with using first aid, disaster and earthquake kits. To create awareness among the people of the Sapna and other young people of the area community, Sapna conducted meetings with have taken up the mantle to mobilize their children and youth and together, they prepared community towards not just having a better charts and posters with emergency helpline understanding, but also taking positive numbers and displayed these in the Anganwadi actions for disaster risk management. centres and other locations in the community. Creating Resilience in Communities and Schools - Success Stories 15