DIPECHO Project in Timor Leste

Filomeno… and Narciso BritesNational .. Disaster Management Team…

Cruz Vermelha Timor Leste

How the initiative started…

From Thematic seminar February, 2013 We selected 3 districts to implement Youth

empowerment: Aileu , Manatutu and Oe-cusse Districts

Districts were elected by staff during a ‘vote’. Aileu has been Piloting youth empowerment during

10 months, since February -in Asubilitoho village Aileu District

Plan to extend pilot first to Manatuto and Oe-cusse, then to other districts

CVTL organized and implemented Dipecho programs

Branch staff

Volunteers

Community

Branch staff

NHQ

The people involved in these activities

DRR education for children

Youth empowerment

DM staff and Health staff Branch volunteers Community volunteers

Teachers and School children

DM staff and Health staff

Branch volunteer Community volunteers

CVTL Youth volunteers in villages

How to convince our selected schools to be involved ?

From VCA/ KAP ...… We understand the type of disaster and impacts that are important to the school

School calender… we try to schedule activities so it is easy for the school to participate.

DRR education for children, activities, 2012- 2013

ICE poster distribution Plant trees Simulation Clean up Health promotion Game pad, quiz and

competition Make waste and management DRR basic information

(earthquake, flooding, Tsunami, erosion)

The objective of our youth activities

Empowering youth volunteers to contribute to community resilience in their village and district.

To empower youth to disseminate information from the iCBRR programs to other students and youth in their local communities.

The Youth structure in Asubilitoho village

Vice

Youth Coordinator

28 people,Section sport

Youth pilot in Aileu district, activities

DRR training Peer educator on DRR and Health Planting trees to protect environment Healthy youth training First aid training Peer educator training on HIV/ AIDS No smoking campaign Health and DRR Theater Quiz and competition Establish sport team Provide sport equipment Technical agriculture Training

The progress activities from youth DRR training Peer educator on DRR

and Health Youth Healthy training First Aid training Establish sport teem Support equipment (Ball,

net and uniform) Create friendship sport Technical agriculture

Munnas Gracías