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: Project: Project UXO/LM awareness UXO/LM awareness education for primary education for primary school children in Quang Tri school children in Quang Tri provinceprovince

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:Location:Location9 communes in Trieu Phong district and 4 9 communes in Trieu Phong district and 4 comunes in Gio Linh districtcomunes in Gio Linh district

:Partners:Partners Province and District Education DepartmentsProvince and District Education Departments

: Direct Benefic iaries : Direct Benefic iaries9,500 primary school children and 500 teachers9,500 primary school children and 500 teachers

: Indirect Benefic iaries : Indirect Benefic iaries9,500 parents & community members9,500 parents & community members

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Objectives: Objectives:

1.1. To increase knowledge and awareness on To increase knowledge and awareness on UXO safety among children and teachers in UXO safety among children and teachers in Trieu Phong and Gio Linh district through Trieu Phong and Gio Linh district through provision of in-school training on accident provision of in-school training on accident prevention and sensitivity toward people prevention and sensitivity toward people with disabilities.with disabilities.

3.3. To raise awareness on UXO safety for To raise awareness on UXO safety for parents, leaders and general public through parents, leaders and general public through school-community activities to bring safety school-community activities to bring safety message out to the community.message out to the community.

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Objective 1:Objective 1:– Develop 5 student’s textbooks and 5 Develop 5 student’s textbooks and 5

teacher’s guidebooks on UXO safety teacher’s guidebooks on UXO safety to be used in primary schools in all to be used in primary schools in all project communes.project communes.

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Objective 1:Objective 1:– Train teachers on how to use the Train teachers on how to use the

textbooks in classroom and Activity-textbooks in classroom and Activity-based learning method that help based learning method that help teachers incorporate children with teachers incorporate children with disabilities in to normal classrooms.disabilities in to normal classrooms.

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Objective 1:Objective 1:

- - In-school training in all project In-school training in all project communescommunes

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Objective 2:Objective 2:

- - Organize community – school events to Organize community – school events to bring the safety message out in to the bring the safety message out in to the community.community...

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Objective 2:Objective 2:

- Develop supplemental materials & - Develop supplemental materials & activities to reinforce the in-school activities to reinforce the in-school curriculum and to raise community curriculum and to raise community awareness of the landmines/UXO problem.awareness of the landmines/UXO problem. ..

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-Primary-aged children are a vulnerable Primary-aged children are a vulnerable group for UXO/LM accidents (natural group for UXO/LM accidents (natural curiosity and lack of warning from curiosity and lack of warning from parents and adults)parents and adults)

-Primary schools proven as effective Primary schools proven as effective venues for reaching wider communityvenues for reaching wider community

-Children educated now will adopt safer Children educated now will adopt safer behaviors when olderbehaviors when older

Why an in-school curriculum ?Why an in-school curriculum ?

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- Writers: QTri DOET, MOET, NIESAC- Writers: QTri DOET, MOET, NIESAC

- Process: Process: + Study visit to Quang Tri & reference of Lao’s in-+ Study visit to Quang Tri & reference of Lao’s in-

school curriculumschool curriculum+Materials development using activity-based +Materials development using activity-based

methodology and field testing in Quang tri methodology and field testing in Quang tri primary schools for local feedback.primary schools for local feedback.

+Refine after testing incorporating local feedback +Refine after testing incorporating local feedback & recommendations (3 cyclical refinements for 3 & recommendations (3 cyclical refinements for 3 school years so far)school years so far)

How were the materials How were the materials developed?developed?

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What MRE messages are What MRE messages are presented?presented?

- UXO/landmines have different shapes and sizes UXO/landmines have different shapes and sizes and are very dangerous. Stay away from them.and are very dangerous. Stay away from them.

- Keep away from any area with a warning signKeep away from any area with a warning sign

- Report to adults when seeing UXO/LMReport to adults when seeing UXO/LM

- Don’t build a fire directly on the ground.Don’t build a fire directly on the ground.

- Don’t dismantle LM/UXO for explosivesDon’t dismantle LM/UXO for explosives

- Don’t watch adults dismantling UXO/LM. Go to Don’t watch adults dismantling UXO/LM. Go to tell adult immediately.tell adult immediately.

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How are the messages presented How are the messages presented to target groups?to target groups?

- In-school trainingIn-school training+ 5 lessons/grade: activity-based; including + 5 lessons/grade: activity-based; including

discussion of implications of having an discussion of implications of having an accident, disability sensitivity and simple accident, disability sensitivity and simple first aid techniques.first aid techniques.

- Outreach activities to communitiesOutreach activities to communities+ School-community exchange event+ School-community exchange event+ Children’s presentation on UXO safety+ Children’s presentation on UXO safety