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Thua Thien-Hue improves disaster reduction skills at schools

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is implementing a project to train teachers and students in risk reduction during disasters, according to Hoang Ngoc Khanh, Chief of Office of the provincial People’s Committee.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is implementing a project totrain teachers and students in risk reduction during disasters,according to Hoang Ngoc Khanh, Chief of Office of the provincialPeople’s Committee.

The 640-million VND (about 30,000 USD)project, funded by the Embassy of Germany in Vietnam and the ThuaThien-Hue Red Cross Society, will be deployed at four secondary schoolsin Quang Vinh, Quang Phuoc and Quang Loi communes and Sia town.

The activities will introduce “safe school” models and provide safe swimming and first aid skills for staff and teachers.

About30 students in each school will also attend safe swimming classes anddisaster reduction drills will be available to 30 percent of thestudents.

Another earlier disaster reduction project, funded bythe German Red Cross Society, has provided thousands of people intargeted localities with training programmes and rescue rehearsals.-VNA
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