A Discussion

on

Post-Disaster Schooling in Nepal

06/05/2015

Laxman Sharma @

Psycho-social Counseling OrientationNNTA/NAHEP

Outlines

•Objectives •Earthquakes in various sector•Scientific Approach of Earthquake•Tremors•Our priorities and Precautions• Images and discussions

ObjectivesThis session is

To discuss on Eq. and tremors in Education sector

To figure out the possible behaviors shown by the students

To list out the Essential Plus Arrangements for it

Earthquakes ( 2015)

• Physical – Deaths , injuries, Houses and other properties loss, World heritages damages, Epidemics, Malnutrition, Landslides

• Psychological-Fear, Sorrow, Stress, Uncertainty, Trauma, willing Suicides

• Economical – Workforce loss, Tourism distracted, Employee shortages,

• Morale- Donation, Theft, Greed, Positive thinking, Unity, Volunteerism,

• Political – New Groups formation, International relations redefine, All Party Government ?

• What else ??

In Education Sectors• Teacher 64-Student-Parent’s death-• Injuries•School buildings damaged, collapsed• Schools closed twice- more than a month•What about the schools re-open? • What about the TLCs, Tents , uniform, stationeries, food

• Dashboard_Press_Briefing_2015-05-29.pdf • Education Cluster Meeting Minutes_2015-06-02.docx• Damaged Schools_2015-06-04.xlsx

Reasons of Earthquakes

Conventional Thinking!! Influence of Stars Movement of Tortoise and Elephants War, crimes etc

Movement of platesCollision/friction/under pining

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The trendsBefore and After 25th April

• 25th April, 2015 7.9 R M ( 38 Greater than 4 R M) •26th April, 6.9 R M•12nd , May 7.3 R M • 12nd , May 6.3 R M •28th May- 4 Greater than 4 R M

1 Greater than 1 • 29th May- 5 Greater than 4 RM

2 Greater than 4( Source: Wikipedia )

• what about yesterday, today?

Big Earthquakes coming or going ??

Why schools now ? • Tremors are common as in other natural disasters• Global calendar doesn’t wait• Every minute is important, more for the youths and children• Maintaining different programs in the various universities• Summer Vacations will be in summer, which will come with more tragedies this year. Dashain / Tihar is obliviously holidays, which we can’t reduce.. • ‘Fukushima Pachinko Story’ and Haitian Experiences

In education sector, point the first !

Our Students by Piaget How to deal them is an issue today ??

Earthquakes in Schools

What are the

Again !

Precautions..now in schools

• Assess physical structures by technicians.. Recently..• Monitor every time hall use in the group of your team. • Group discussion within the team, invite Psycho-counselors if any needed.• Prepare a safety plan, be sure, is noticed to all students security personals , invigilators etc. • Have sufficient first aid kits, including stretchers, Ambulance • Provide sufficient opportunity to visit centers for the parents and Students earlier

This Year special • Listen them more, and make sure they’re heard • Use larger block letters in notices• Multiple notification,• More… communication… more interaction• Focus more to care family members lost,

Injured and specific cases if any• Save exams from the Jokers , Hero / Heroines

and imitators..

This Year special II• Data collection : be ready to response all questions• List the major/ special cases: find the appropriate recipients ( Stationeries, uniforms) • Map out the possible drop outs• Manage special arrangements for the new comers• Respond the victims however/what ever you can• Publish the situation : mobilize media for all•Care on sanitation issues, Gender issues, protect injured and come from different environments.• This is prone time of all, even of Youth Traffickers, abusers and other bad individuals..

At last !

Learning is natural, it continues even in emergency…

Let us move forward !

All problem come with solutions: Which are contextual more.

Thank you!