Education launches policy on disaster

 by DULCIE OREKE
AN education in emergencies and disaster risks management policy was launched last Friday in Port Moresby.
Deputy secretary corporate services Luke Taita told provincial education advisers and guests that it was a vital programme to understand and be responsible to prevent or avoid disasters from occurring.
He said there were two types of disaster – “man-made” and natural.
Taita said in life people would never be free from disaster and praised the initiative that would support government, schools and communities.
He said it was important to minimise the cost of possible disasters by always being on the alert.
“If you prepare yourself, you can survive,” he said. 
He thanked former education secretary Dr Joseph Pagelio for driving the programme forward.
Donor partners and stakeholders were acknowledged for their input.
Provincial education advisers were each issued with a box of an educational board game. Targeted for Grades 4 to 8, the “Riskland” game deals with disaster prevention.
The game conveys messages that help students understand how some actions can reduce the impact of disasters.
Following the board’s path, students will advance and at times be made to go back. Some of the squares require question cards, the answers to which are intended to help them
learn about disaster risks reduction.