APCD Resource Persons for Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DIDRR) workshop organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities on 24 - 27 February (second section) and 1 - 4 March (third section) 2020, Bangkok, Thailand

APCD Resource Persons for Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DIDRR) workshop organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities on 24 - 27 February (second section) and 1 - 4 March (third section) 2020, Bangkok, Thailand

Participants who attended each workshop were social development and security officers, leaders of persons with disabilities, and community leaders from the 10 Provinces of Thailand

 

 

 Mr. Somchai Rungsilp, Community Development Manager and Mr. Watcharapol Chuengcharoen, Chief of Networking and Collaboration shared how persons with disabilities can participate in and contribute to disaster risk reduction in the community

 

Brainstorming was undertaken on the engagement of persons with disabilities in community-based DIDRR efforts by the participants

 

Participants practiced CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) demonstrated by the trainers from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

 

Group exercises were conducted and recap of previous day were done each morning of the workshops

 

Participants learned how to stop bleeding as basic first aid support