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family resilience planning with the help of the Save the Children community mobilizer. We spoke to each family and drew Community members were shown risk spots a map of their house in which we in their homes and were guided on how simple highlighted the dangerous spots. objects of daily use could be used as tools during We also gave them some simple disasters. The Task Force members also led ideas on how to protect their community-based campaigns on special days identification and other important like the International Day for Disaster Risk documents at the time of a Reduction, etc., which helped them to involve the disaster. whole community in discussing and understanding their role in disaster mitigation. They were able – Vandana, 18-year-old Task Force to sensitize 580 families in Bhagwanpura and member inspired 180 children through their activities. The change Today, not only the Task Force members but families themselves have also become advocates for safe practices. They educate others on disaster preparedness techniques, advise on household hazards such as hanging clothes on electric wires, and also encourage to safely store important documents in a waterproof pouch to prevent damage from rain or flooding. The community has moved from believing that they are hapless victims of their fate, towards understanding that they have the ability to mitigate disasters through their own actions. Creating Resilience in Communities and Schools - Success Stories 7