THE ROLE OF PRINCIPALS IN

EMPOWERING THE CHILDREN

AND THE YOUTH TO BE DISASTER
READY
DR. LUISA BAUTISTA-YU
REGIONAL DIRECTOR | DEPED REGION 8

TOPIC GUIDELINES
Introduction: A lesson from Haiyan
Worst Disasters of 2015
Impact of Disasters on Education
The Role of Education in Disaster Risk Reduction
(DRR)
Mandates on DRR and Climate Change
Adaptation
Why empower the children and the youth to be
disaster ready?

A lesson from Haiyan

1, 366 Schools Affected
9, 420 Partially Damaged Classrooms
2, 172 Totally Damaged Classrooms
affected 25, 975 teachers and employees and 676, 455
learners
About 30 teachers/employees and 530 pupils perished
Total Estimate Cost of Damages:

267.93

P 4, 341, 230,

Worst Natural Disasters of 2015

Earthquake in Nepal
Flood in Chennai, India
Heat Wave in South India
Typhoon and Monsoon rains in Myanmar,
Bangladesh and India
Flood in Malawi and Mozambique
Drought in Ethiopia
Source: http://www.worldvision.org/news-stories-videos/naturaldisasters-2015

Just this April 2016

Magnitude-6.2 quake in Kumamoto Japan on
April 14 and magnitude 7.3 on April 16.
Magnitude-7.8 in Ecuador left death toll of
246 and more that 2, 500 injured.

mpact of Disasters on Education

Disasters limit access to education
Direct effect on the academic
performance of the children in school
due to disruption of regular classes
Psychological impact on the childrens
behavior and their coping mechanism
Disasters disrupt delivery of basic
education services due to depleted
education resources

Role of Education in Disaster Risk Reduc

Promote an enable Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as
integral part of the education system
Transformed focus on disaster risk education in
schools
DRR Integration into school curricula
Provide
a
better
understanding
of
disaster
management for children, teachers and communities
Improve safety in school buildings and basic facilities
(Handwashing facilities)
Strengthen Wash in Schools through School Based
Management (SBM-WinS)

Performance Areas (KPA) and Enablers

KPA 1:
Promote
childrens
ACCESS at
all times

KPA 2:
Support
childrens
ATTENDANC
E even in
emergencies

ENABLERS

KPA 3:
Enable
children to
complete
and ATTAIN
a full cycle
of education

KPA 4:
Promote
better
ACHIEVEME
NT in
learning
ourtcomes

-Promote convergence
between DepEd and
Education Partners

-Enhance basic education

curriculum with CCA and
DRRM education

-Strengthen DepEds
institutional capacity for
CCA and DRRM

dates on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

ate Change Adaptation (CCA)
DepEd Order No. 21, s. 2015 articulates
DRR protocol as well as the roles and
responsibilities of DepEd region, schools
division and schools including the DRRM
Coordinators to specify the role of every
individual in offices and schools during
disasters.

 DepEd Order No. 44, s. 2015 provides

guidelines on the Enhanced School
Improvement Planning (SIP) Process
integrating DRR concepts and Climate
Change Adaptations.
DepEds mandates per RA 9729 (Climate
Change Act) and RA 10121 (DRRM Act
of 2010) ensure our commitment to
contribute achievement of the EFA goals and
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

y empower the children and the youth

be disaster ready?
Children and the youth need to understand
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change
so that they know their roles and they can actively
participate in decision making in their communities
through their local DRR councils.

Children and youth of all ages should be

directly engaged in learning about risks and
identifying solutions to protect schools.

 Educating children and the youth can be an

effective approach in reducing vulnerability to
risk.
Children and the youth are effective risk
communicators and agents of social change
within their households and their immediate
communities.

Empowering the children and the youth to be

disaster ready creates opportunities for those
affected by disasters to recover from the

Conclusion
Children and the youth has the right to be heard
and taken seriously in climate change policy, as
the decisions that are going to make today will
affect their lives in the future.
We need to look at our youth as part of the solution
[for community resilience] we need help to make
them stronger.
~Tim Manning~

THANK YOU!