International Conference on School Safety

18th-20th January 2007

MIn collaboration with the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), SEEDS organized an International Conference on School Safety in Gujarat, Ahmedabad. The Conference was a three-day event, focusing on strengthening efforts and provide direction to concerted efforts being made by governments, civil society organizations, businesses, schools, teachers and students in reducing risk to disasters in the community.

The conference was attended by over 150 delegates from 18 countries. Discussions on various aspects of School Safety ensued over the first two days of the Conference that have resulted in the framing of the Action Plan, which shall be circulated among all members as soon it is completed.

The third day of the Conference was a Public Symposium wherein over 1400 schoolchildren, teachers and principals from the state of Gujarat and other states of the country participated. The Public Symposium entailed a panel discussion, a teachers’ workshop, and various activities for the children, such as a painting competition, an I-Max movie, a street play, and stalls and exhibitions by the students .