Young people from the Philippines in international online debate

Members of a Plan Philippines school team took part in an international online debate on 'safe schools' on 13th November.They learned about Disaster Risk Reduction in school through training sessions run by Plan and have since formed a 'texter clan': a group of schoolmates who relay warning messages via SMS to friends in high-risk rural areas when danger threatens. This has proved a life-saver. The islands are prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity and are plagued by around 22 typhoons a year.

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