Darjeeling: Child Centered Disaster Risk Reduction prog concluded

EOI, SILIGURI, 3 Jun 2017: A Three-day training programme on Child Centered Disaster Risk Reduction funded by UNICEF in collaboration with the Disaster Management Department of West Bengal and State IAG and implemented by Anugyalaya Darjeeling Diocese Social Service Society concluded on Saturday at Darjeeling.

The training had started on June 1, where sixteen government officials from Kalimpong and Darjeeling district along with members of civil society organizations including DLR Prerna, Edith Wilkins Street Children Trust, CINI, Hill Social Welfare Society, FOSEP, MARG, Mary Ward Social Service Society – Siliguri, ATREE, WWF, Save the Hills, Friends for Trees – Mirik, EUWS Mirik, Kriti Organization – Mirik, Hope Family House – Kalimpong, Child Line Kurseong, Hayden Hall, along with other organizations were present for the training.

Rt. Rev. Bishop Stephen Lepcha, President of Anugyalaya DDSSS inaugurated the programme on the 1st of June. Rtd. Wing Commander Praful Rao of Save the Hills was also present during the Inaugural Function. Md. Abdul Gani, Professor - Natural Disaster Management, Administrative Training Institute & Ex-Officio Joint Secretary, Government of West Bengal, along with Simanchal Pattnaik – DRR Officer, UNICEF, Andrews N Devrajan from World Vision, Aloke Ghosh – State Convenor for State IAG, Tej Kumar Thapa – Child Protection Officer of Anugyalaya DDSSS and Arpan Emmanuel Rai – Executive Director of Anugyalaya DDSSS were the main resource persons during the entire training. 

Civil Societies of the area along with the Block Disaster Management Officers under the District Disaster Management Office have formulated plan of action to take the learning of the training to the communities in all the Blocks of Darjeeling and Kalimpong.