With the help of following picture, explain your role in the disaster management.

Being a student I can play an important Role in Disaster Management – Student power cannot be compared and distinguished with any other power. Such a great force is with students. So it is the responsibility of the nation to make utilisation of such powerful resources of the nation from the students by giving excellent training and social service awareness. Then if there is a disaster they will be able to protect themselves and others too. With effective disaster management it is possible to minimize the potential risks by developing early warning policies. It helps to repair and implement developmental plans to provide flexibility to such disasters and also to mobilize activities including communication and medical services. The students with effective managing role help in rehabilitation and post-disaster reconstruction. Hence, I strongly feel Educating a student is educating parents & Community. Form Student Committees Students can help with disaster preparedness by forming a committee to oversee such actions. Either by a volunteer process or by teacher selection, students can meet monthly and educate themselves on proper disaster management.

Ways in Which I Can Support During a Crisis

Being a student, I am inclined towards lending a helping hand to others; the following sections will help me contribute to this noble ideal of social service.

A Disaster in School

Imagine a scenario when a group of students witness another student loses consciousness after he being accidently electrocuted through a faulty switch. When faced with such a situation, it calls for a great deal of presence of mind from the onlookers to find a way to save the victim.

Here are the preventive steps students can take to help to save an accident victim.

1. A well-chalked out plan that will be come into force during an internal or external disaster

2. Active involvement with public service agencies like ambulance, police and fire departments

3. Training imparted to school staff to better manage the crisis without panicking

4. Circulation of pamphlets about disaster management in every classroom

5. Identifying the extent of damage caused by the crisis as a data point for the head of the institution to initiate corrective measures

6. Constantly being watchful about the safety of school mates

Acting on Information – The Best Way to Manage an External Crisis

Education is all about assimilating information. And this information comes from books and experiences. Far away from experiencing this benefit are the illiterates who live in remote villages. Such people are the ones who are susceptible to nature’s fury which can come in the form of an inundating flood or a shaky earthquake.

Following are the ways in which you can become a source of important information to them who are in the dire need of your support to overcome the troubled situation.

1. You can spread the word about disasters along with certain measures that can be taken to handle them better

2. You can productively utilize your holiday time by organizing mock camps, throwing light on the “do’s” and “don’ts” of a natural calamity or accident

3. Setting up and becoming a part of “rescue teams” can come as another worthwhile move to save people during an emergency

4. You as a volunteer should ensure that the victims do not panic during the emergency. This will to a great extent put things into perspective alongside reducing the after-effects of the crisis

5. First-aid training imparted to students is a good damage-control mechanism that a well-informed group of students can implement

Donations to Victims

As a timely response to a Disaster Management, you as a student volunteer can take up the responsibility of saving lives. Being a volunteer to such a group will help you offer your support to the troubled souls who rely on external help.

While our first move is to identify and locate the survivors, your next move is to call for help by informing the civic service providers.

Last but not the least is to provide resources in the form of medicines, food, water, shelter and clothes to the injured. In order to achieve this goal, we can actively engage in donation camps.

Trying to do our bit to lessen the inconvenience of a disaster, we can not only collect funds but can also bring about awareness among communities to part with their old clothes, blankets and books to the victims.

On humanitarian grounds, we can also request others to supply consumables like milk and biscuits to the disaster victim.