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Brief
one-sentence description of
project:
This
is a project in which
children will learn the
importance of human lives
and how to cope with
natural disasters such as
earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, wildfires,
floods, hurricanes,
landslides, tsunamis,
droughts and so on through
the communication and
collaboration with global
friends. Children can make
a difference in the world.
This year’s theme: Natural
Disasters and
Environment
What we can
do as YOUTH to
create the
disaster reduced
society
Slogan: Communication
saves lives!
Our
goal : is
to build
the safer place to live in for everyone in this planet.
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Full
description of project:
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Natural
Disasters occurred many places in the past and will occur in
the future. In 1995, people in Hyogo, Japan, experienced the
Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and suffered much damage. We realize the fear of natural disasters. We
learned the importance of human lives, the importance of
cooperation, collaboration and preparedness.
By
preparing for the natural activities of the earth, we can
limit the extent of human suffering. Moreover, in some
cases, we may eliminate the future suffering by studying
about the disasters. This is what we have learned through
NDYS 2005 and 2006.
Through
this project, we aim to empower youth globally and raise
their awareness of natural disasters in order to reduce the
consequences of future natural disasters. Our goal is to
enhance awareness of natural disasters to families, schools
and local communities around the world. To achieve this
goal, students have discussion on the forum, collaborate and
make a disaster safety maps.
As
a subsidiary program, the NDYS Teddy Bears (NDYS Little
Ambassadors) will be exchanged among partner schools to
strengthen the friendly bond. Through this project, we
expect students to grow as NDYS Ambassadors who share their
knowledge of disaster management and tell people the
importance of preparedness for the future risk.
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Thus, the
contents of what students learned at the youth
summit will
be disseminated to the local community where students live.
Their schools will be the center of community education
for
disaster management. We also expect teachers and civic
volunteers to support students' with learning and
activities.
NDYS
will build a global disaster management education network
utilizing Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
As the final event of the project, we will hold ‘ NDYS 2007 in
Aichi’.
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Global
Disaster Safety Map Exhibition
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Theme：
What we can do as
YOUTH to create the disaster reduced society
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Date：
27th
February to 18th March, 2007
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Venue：
Disaster
Reduction and Human Renovation Institute, Kobe, Japan
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See
more |
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Video
Conferencing"
NDYS 2007 in KOBE
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Theme：
What we can do as
YOUTH to create the disaster reduced society
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Date： Sunday,
4th March, 13:30－15:40
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Venue：
Disaster
Reduction and Human Renovation Institute
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NDYS2007
in Aichi
| Theme： |
"Natural
Disasters" and "Environment"
What we can do as YOUTH to create the
disaster reduced society
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| Date： |
May
3rd (Thurs)
- 5th (Sat)
, 2007 |
| Venue：
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Aichi
prefecture Mihama boy natural house |
NDYS2007
in
Aichi
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Age/level
of project
participants:
All
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Timetable/schedule
for
2006-2007:
Global
Disaster Safety Map (GDSM),
Kids’ Disaster Safety Bag and
International Conference ‘NDYS 2007 in Aichi’
Each
school will be requested to make research on a natural disaster
(past disaster, and measures in personal and community level) and to
make a Kid’s Disaster Safety Bag and a disaster safety map.
Through making the map and the bag, students understand anticipated
damages and think what should be done to protect their lives from
future natural disasters.
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of Making a Disaster Safety Map:
1) Select a
disaster you will make a research on, such as flood, Earthquake,
Hurricane and so on. You may select multiple topics, if you like.
2) Research
on the environment near your school.
Finding dangerous places or place
to refuge, important facilities, such as fire stations, hospitals,
temples or so on.
3) Start
drawing your disaster safety map of your school area.. You may make
a map as paper-map, map drawn by CAD or webpage. It is ideal, if you
put some photos on the map.
4) Take a
photo of your map and send it to iEARN discussion forum so that we
can share the information.
5) Send the
map to NDYS Japan office by postal mail.
6)
Introduce your own map on the iEARN forum. (Reporting what you have
researched)
Procedure
of making ‘Kids’ Disaster Safety Bag’
‘Kids’
Disaster Safety Bag’ is an emergency bag for Children. By making
the bag, students will think of what they can prepare for disasters
before hand.
Possible
project/classroom activities
Communication
through Video Conferencing,
Discussion on the forum
NDYS Teddy Bear Exchange
Research on natural disasters
Research on an environment of each school area
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Expected
outcomes/products:
Global
Disaster Safety Map
Natural Disaster Youth Summit 2007 Declaration
Websites created by NDYS students
PowerPoint presentations, booklets, websites in different languages,
safety maps and a big friendly family of teachers and students. |
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Project
contribution
to others
and the
planet:
This
project will directly contribute to the quality of lives of anyone
who live on this planet by sharing the knowledge of how to cope with
unexpected disasters and building Disaster Management Education
Network utilizing ICT.
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Project
language(s):
English,
Japanese
& other
languages
will be used
as a
supportive
language. |
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Curriculum
area:
Science,
Social
Studies,
Fine Art,
Integrated
study,
Language, |
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Names/email
of initial
participating
groups:
JEARN
iEARN-Argentina
iEARN-Cameroon
iEARN-Egypt
iEARN-Guinea
iEARN-Indonesia
iEARN-Iran
iEARN-Russia
iEARN-Senegal
iEARN-Taiwan
iEARN-Trinidad
and
Tobago
iEARN-Turkey
iEARN-USA
Project
Harmony
,
Armenia
,
American
Museum
of Natural
History
Project
Musical
Plates
UNESCO-Paris
Kyoto
University
Japan
International
Cooperation
Agency (JICA)
Hyogo
Prefecture
,
Japan
Hyogo
Prefectural
Board of
Education
,
Japan
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Name
of
facilitator(s):
Kazuko Okamoto, Yoshie Naya, Motoko Hirota ,
Hiroko Fukuda , Ryoichi Uetani from Japan, Doris Wu from Taiwan, Gia
Gaspard Taylor from Trinidad and Tobago, Mariam Mokhtari from Iran ,
Nunik Nahapetian from Armenia,
Student Facilitator: Abe
Fergusson, NDYS Representative of
Trinidad and Tobago
, Amran Hussain from
United Kingdom
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Email
of
facilitator(s):
Yoshie
Naya<
yoshie.naya@gmail.com>
Kazuko
Okamoto
<kazuko@dd.iij4u.or.jp>,
Motoko
Hirota <motoko@cty-net.ne.jp>,
Hiroko
Fukuda
<fukudahiroko7@hotmail.com>
Doris Wu
<doris21.wu@msa.hinet.net>,
Gia Gaspard
Taylor <iearntrinidadntobago@yahoo.com>,
Mariam
Mokhtari
<mariam_mokhtari@yahoo.com>,
Nunik
Nahapetian
<nunik@projectharmony.am>,
Abe
Fergusson
<afef10@hotmail.com>
Amran
Hussain <amran.hussain@hotmail.co.uk>
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iEARN
Forum/Newsgroup
where it
will take
place or is
taking
place:
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page of
project
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