New Ways organised a Grassroots Comics Workshop from 1st-3rd August 2009 at Gramya Vikash Mancha (GVM) Office campus in Barbari, in Nalbari District of Assam in association with GVM and supported by Action Aid India. The workshop was a part of GVM’s Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Through Schools Project to create awareness on DRR issues. The workshop was facilitated by trainers Sushmita Lahkar and Usha Dewani. The participants were children and youth from different schools and colleges of Nalbari. These twenty-seven enthusiastic participants made interesting comics on Disaster related issues like prevention, minimizing the risk, early warning system, impact on a child life and so on. The comics were taken to two schools where the participants showed their work to other children and teachers there to test how effective the medium practically was, in communicating the matter in concern.
The organizers took keen interest in the training and found t
he medium helpful for teaching purposes and would also like to convert and compile these comics into Teaching-Learning materials for younger children. The children are now planning to make more comics on other issues and teach their friends too. Read full report
North east falling under the Zone 5 of the seismic area is prone to life threatening natural disaster caused by earthquakes & Floods have become a social evil with vast areas of land ravaged by the action of it every year....the programme was a training of sorts to the participants & the target group henceforth in lessening the impact of the fury of natural & man-made disasters.
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