Common Module: 04

Part 3
Duration :3 hours

Civic Welfare and Training CWTS LTS 1

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Service 1
Literacy Training Service 1
• Disaster Awareness, Preparedness and
Management (R.A 10121)

Student’s Name: ______________________________________________

Year & Section: ________________ Date Received: __________________
Teacher’s Name: ______________________________________________
 I. Title

ROLE OF YOUTH IN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN THE PHILIPPINES

II. Overview
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Young people are fearless, brave, impetuous, dynamic and self-confident. Youth people
have the ideas, the creativity and great energy to shape a better world. In this module we will able
to know the Role of Youth in times of calamities or disaster young people are full of hope and
through innovation and imagination, they are problem solvers and have a great potential to
generate a positive social change in the world. These where youth was mold for today’s generation
and become a good asset of the government.

III. Learning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

1. Define the role of youth in disaster preparedness and management.
2. Discuss the role of Red Cross Youth in terms of developing the skills of the youth in
disaster preparedness and management.
3. Explain the 4 Major Objectives of Red Cross Youth

IX. Self-Assessment Question

1. As part of the youth asses yourself using this diagram

2. Base on the examples you’ve given how will you improve your weakness and
maintain your strength.

Weakness Strength

A. Preliminary Activity
ACRONYM
1. Use only your Given Name
B. Analysis (Questions for the Activity)
Directions: Create an acronym using your given name describing your character as an
effective young leader.
 V. Activity/ Discussion/Lesson

ROLE OF YOUTH IN PREPAREDNESS AND MANAGEMENT

On the theory of Valeska Henze “On the concept of youth”, youth in a broad definition is a
period of life in between childhood and adulthood. It is described as a time of experimenting with
roles and identities, still void on the burden of social norms and obligations. During this process
of social integration young people find themselves in a complex social system, composed of such
elements as tradition, history social demands, hopes and individual future prospects, all of which
they have to incorporate into a coherent picture in order to build a proper foundation of their
personal life.
In the Philippines we have Red Cross Youth as one of the six major services of the
Philippine Red Cross. Its mission is to educate and empower the children and youth in the spirit
of Red Cross through constructive trainings and effective leadership, and provide opportunities for
directing and harnessing their energy and idealism into worthwhile humanitarian activities.
4 Major Objectives of the Red Cross Youth

1. Inculcation of Humanitarian Values - the organization believes that the early

development of humanitarian leaders lies in the inculcation of humanitarian values
among its youth members.
2. Instill the Practice of a Healthy Lifestyle - build a healthy community through youth
participation and involvement in health promotion and education towards a stronger
nation.
3. Enhance Youth Leadership Skills through Service Delivery - to be active in
community development by leading the delivery of Red Cross services in their capacity
as volunteers.
4. Advocate National / International Friendship - to promote camaraderie and unity,
mutual respect and the spirit of international brotherhood amidst socio-cultural diversity.
The Red Cross Youth Pledge
As a Youth Member of the premier humanitarian organization, I pledge to alleviate human
suffering, protect life and dignity, to be a responsible citizen of the Republic of the Philippines, to
conform with the objectives and policies of the Philippine Red Cross, its seven fundamental
principles: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and
Universality and to be at all times be in the service for the suffering humanity.
By involving youth in disaster preparedness and recovery efforts, youth-serving agencies
can help to not only increase youth awareness of particular hazards, but can also enhance that they
openly discuss how to adequately protect their families and loved ones and understand how to seek
help should their community be affected. Youth can play a range of roles in youth preparedness
programs and play a crucial role in recovery efforts. They may assist communities in mapping
their risk and protective factors or may hold leadership positions within the programs. Some
additional roles include;
1. Sharing the message: Youth can help share the message of disaster preparedness
2. Acting as change makers; Youth can act as change makers by sharing information
they learned in youth preparedness programs and helping parents and communities
to prepare for disaster, for example by developing disaster or disaster preparation
kit.
3. Bringing Creativity: Youth can bring creative and resourceful ideas to disaster
preparedness efforts.
C. Application
1. Choose one activity in your daily life and how will you apply your leadership as youth
in disaster awareness, preparedness, and management?

VI. Summary/Key Points

1. Youth is a period of life in between childhood and adulthood. It is described as a time

of experimenting with roles and identities, still void on the burden of social norms and
obligations
2. Red Cross Youth as one of the six major services of the Philippine Red Cross. Its
mission is to educate and empower the children and youth in the spirit of Red Cross
through constructive trainings and effective leadership, and provide opportunities for
directing and harnessing their energy and idealism into worthwhile humanitarian
activities

VII. End of Module Assessment (EMA)

1. How would you describe the role of youth in terms of disaster preparedness?

For 2-5 questions read the direction below;

Directions: Write the personal attributes of an effective teacher in the cluster map.
Explain the cluster map below:

4 Major
Objectives
of the Red
Cross
Youth
 VIII. Looking Ahead

Directions: Read the Red Cross Youth Pledge, following that pledge relate and make a
commitment statement showing your support on how important the role of youth in disaster
preparedness and management following this format:
As a Youth Member of the premier humanitarian organization, I (state your name, age,
Course and Year Level) student of Ligao Community College pledge to __________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

IX. Self-Learning Module Evaluation

Rate your learning experience in using this module according to the following scale. Put
a check mark on your response.
 4 – I learned a lot from this module.
 3 – I learned just right.
 2 – I still need guidance on certain topics.
 1 – I did not understand anything.

X. References

• Disaster Awareness, Preparedness and Management (R.A 10121)