Ukraine and UNICEF launch online course on children's mine safety
Фото: bezpeka.info
On December 18, UNICEF, together with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the State Emergency Service, launched an online course, "How to Teach Children Mine Safety," for educators, rescuers, and police officers.
This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Rubryka writes.
What is the problem?
Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and active hostilities, Ukraine is contaminated with explosive objects. Some analysts call Ukraine the most mined country in the world.
In September, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated that about 174,000 square kilometers remain potentially mined in Ukraine. He emphasized that this is a huge territory, the demining of which may take decades. At the same time, Ukraine aims to do this in the coming years.
Because a third of the territory of Ukraine is potentially contaminated with mines and unexploded ordnance, this creates a special danger for children.
That is why it is important to form a culture of safe behavior among children and youth, the Ministry of Education and Culture emphasized.
What is the solution?
UNICEF, together with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the State Emergency Service, launched an online course, "How to teach children mine safety," for teachers, rescuers, and police officers, dedicated to effective teaching of mine safety to children and teenagers.
How does it work?
The course is available on the website bezpeka.info. After its completion, all participants will receive certificates.
"The online course offers its students a comprehensive plan for classes with children and adolescents on handling explosive objects and is based on international standards. It provides teachers with practical tools for forming safe behavior in territories potentially contaminated by mines and other explosives. UNICEF involved specialists in cooperation in the field of child and age psychology, pedagogy, inclusive education, mental enlightenment, and behavioral changes to help course participants become effective leaders of safety for children and young people," the MES message stated.
Reference about the course
Educators will be trained separately from emergency services rescuers and police officers.
For this, two different versions of the course were developed.
The course program consists of three modules that focus on:
- what a child should know about mine safety;
- how to establish a relationship with the child and find an approach to them;
- how to teach so that children of all ages could hear you.
It also covers how to use game formats to teach mine safety.
During the course, children will be explained:
- what explosive objects look like;
- where they can be;
- what warning signs should be paid attention to;
- how to act.
The online course was developed by teachers, psychologists, child protection specialists, and experts in social and behavioral changes in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
It was prepared by the public association "Cultural Platform of Transcarpathia" with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine within the framework of the project on the formation of a culture of safety for children and youth, the press service of the Ministry of Education and Culture added.
As a reminder, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are jointly developing a mine safety workshop for Ukrainian students. An online course on teaching mine safety to children of all ages will be available for teachers.
We also reported that on August 23, a mobile mine safety class started working in the village of Ukrainka of the Halytsynivska Territorial Community of the Mykolaiv region.
In addition, an educational series was created in Ukraine about the safety of teenagers in life and online.
