7,300 Schools in Japan Face Quake Threat By Andrew C. Revkin
UNICEF Opens 200th School In Indonesia Thursday, 5 March 2009, 12:43 pm Press Release: UNICEF Building Back Better: UNICEF Opens 200th School In Indonesia 4 March 2009 – The UN Children’s Fund has contributed to the building of 200 earthquake-resistant and child-friendly schools in Indonesia. A further 146 schools are under construction and scheduled to be completed by September.
Towards the goal that all members of the educational community must work towards a culture of safety in their schools, preventative measures and evacuation procedures are delineated in documents distributed to school personnel. They are currently creating teacher materials on disaster risk reduction.