Children disaster risks awareness workbook

2014

This workbook is promoted by the Japanese Cabinet Secretariat to build national resilience and create a society that is strong and flexible enough to overcome disasters in the best possible way. The 20-page workbook is designed for children and has many pictures and short texts in English. In addition to the visuals, there is space to answer questions or draw something. Firstly, it explains what nature gifts the people, what damage heavy rain and earthquakes can cause, which dangers the aftermath of disasters can cause, and how to counter them. The children are challenged to think about what self-help, mutual help, and public help can look like. After some more in-depth information on how societies can prepare for and protect themselves from disasters, the children can use their new knowledge to draw their own version of a resilient city. At the end, they are invited to talk to their families about what they have learned about risk and resilience.