mkalden@unicef.org 1

Munas Kalden, Consultant-Risk ReductionUnicef, Country Office

Field Visit Debriefing08 Oct 2010

School Oriented MRE: -A Field Reflection

mkalden@unicef.org 2

Students from Oddusudan Maha Vidyalayam. Photo: munas kalden, unicef.

mkalden@unicef.org 3

Objective of the Visit:

Assessing School

Oriented MRE

1. Introduction to UNICEF team and Edu

3. Discuss preparation of MRE Day Northern Province

2. Establish and maintain liaison with the zonal educational authorities

4. Assess the school oriented MRE learning activities in the visiting districts.

5. Reflect the existing monitoring mechanism

6. Brief the progress of MRE curriculum development to zonal education authorities.

mkalden@unicef.org 4

School Oriented MRE: Overall Reflection

mkalden@unicef.org 5

MRE Corner

Approach well

Received

Students much

interested in

translating MRE corner

into interactive

Games

E

mkalden@unicef.org 6

Foundation for

Institutional Basis

mkalden@unicef.org 7

Education authorities

show enthusiasm in

MRE activities

Most of the students are aware of the

impending risk of land mines/uxo

mkalden@unicef.org 8

Types of learning Activities

Learning strategies

MRE Corners

Kanethatic

games/ folk song

Posters/exhibition/drawing

mkalden@unicef.org 9

mkalden@unicef.org 10

School Oriented MRE:

Hurdles Decelerating

mkalden@unicef.org 11

Hurdle Decelerating

Involvement of the teachers in teaching compulsory subjects

Luke warm enthusiasm

among teachers

Proximity of the

teachers

Involvement in preparing the students for general

examinations

immediately after the

resettlement only

mkalden@unicef.org 12

Observations

mkalden@unicef.org 13

Role of Assembly...

From

Listening

Acting

mkalden@unicef.org 14

MRE Corner

mkalden@unicef.org 15

Getting Ready

mkalden@unicef.org 16

mkalden@unicef.org 17

We are aware of the impending risk .....!?

mkalden@unicef.org 18

mkalden@unicef.org 19

No..No...I am

NOT

aware

mkalden@unicef.org 20

Connecting the Parents:

Bringing to the School for MRE

mkalden@unicef.org 21

Monitoring and Evaluation

mkalden@unicef.org 22

Revisiting the

Objectives

Objectives and Indicators

Defining few

Operational Indicators

mkalden@unicef.org 23

Can we link with the Hyogo

Frame work

?

Opportunity to Widen the Risk Reduction in the School

mkalden@unicef.org 24

mkalden@unicef.org 25

mkalden@unicef.org 26

MRE and Early Preparedness: Elements of Effective Early Warning System

Risk assessment Warning service

Communication

+

Early warning system failures typically occur in communication and preparedness, but for the Indian Ocean tsunami all four failed

+

+ +

ESCAP High Level Expert Group Meeting, 22-24 June 2005

Preparedness

mkalden@unicef.org 28

Work to Do

Developing Operational Indicators

Functionalising the Reporting through MoE

Linking with the other

activities of unicef

Child specific learning strategies

mkalden@unicef.org 29

?

mkalden@unicef.org 30

mkalden@unicef.org 31

Thanks

mkalden@unicef.orgmunas.kalden@gmail.com