Schools Safety Starter Pack

Start Today. Be Prepared. Build a Safer Tomorrow.

A practical, step-by-step guide to help every school build a strong safety culture, reduce risks, and respond effectively to any crisis.

Guide school management in creating a safety culture that protects every student and staff member.

Better trained staff and students lead to better preparedness and confident responses.

Identify risks early, reduce vulnerabilities, and strengthen school safety systems and infrastructure.

Be ready to respond quickly and effectively to any crisis or hazardous event.

Advocate for a DRHS Officer to implement and manage safety modules with the Principal and School Management. 

This free starter manual is the first step in self-awareness and self-assessment before risks become disasters.

DEVELOPING A SAFETY CULTURE IN NEPAL'S SCHOOLS

Establishing in-house a designated Disaster Reduction, Health and Safety Manager (DRHS), trained externally, is the first step towards developing a new safety culture in the high-risk education sector of Nepal.

The DRHS, in collaboration with the Principal and school management, will implement and manage integrated safety systems covering:

HISTORY OF COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SAEFTY(CSS)

In 2005, the UNDRR, through the Hyogo Framework for Action, identified the need for proactive DRR strategies, including within the education sector. A small group of dedicated risk managers and educators began establishing a strategy starting with schools.

The Coalition for Global School Safety – Disaster Prevention Education (COGSS-DPE) was formed. Within two years, multiple agencies joined, forming a global alliance – GADRRRES – of UN agencies, international humanitarian and development NGOs and networks, donors, and Organizations that advocate for child rights and resilience in the education sector.

WHAT IS INSIDE THE STARTER PACK?

The Starter Pack is a FREE resource for all schools, designed to make every school management aware of their roles and responsibilities and what they can do for themselves. 

It provides a simple, practical, step-by-step strategy through: