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The problem The NDMC Primary School in Samaypur New is more than 40 years old, making its buildings highly prone to damage during earthquakes. Maintaining the school had proved expensive for the administration and the building was in disrepair. One problem was that the electrical sockets were broken and due to lack of awareness amongst the children regarding disaster risks, the danger of electrocution or electrical fires was ever-present. Save the Children’s disaster management programme is great. I think it should be extended even more, till all children are back to school again. – Sanjay Yadav The action the school in 2020. The objective of the training was to help the community realize that they When Save the Children approached Mr could prevent disasters that resulted from small, Yadav about the disaster prevention and thoughtless actions. With the help of Mr Yadav, preparedness training, he immediately saw this who motivated the community to participate, the as an opportunity for breaking people’s sense team held meetings with parents and children of fatalism, and empowering the children and where they discussed the importance of safety their families to become active participants for children not just in school, but at home and in their own safety through awareness and on their way from home to school. Save the knowledge creation. He provided a separate Children took a Home-School-Home approach room in the school known as the Disaster to identify the risks and hazards faced by the Management Resource Centre room, which children while traveling to school and going Save the Children created to build awareness back home. Again, Mr. Sanjay Yadav, in-charge on disasters, child rights and child protection of Samaypur New 2nd Shift School, encouraged among children and school staff for the Disaster the parents to adopt more open communication Risk Reduction training, which they started in with their children. Through this, the parents and 22 Creating Resilience in Communities and Schools - Success Stories