Track 21

Unit 12

public administration

Risk management

Page 115

tried out

We’re starting to understand how education especially the education of children is a vital part of emergency planning for everyone.

For example, in 2004 there was a huge tsunami in the Indian Ocean. It affected thousands of people and caused extensive damage, just as the tsunami struck a British schoolgirl Tilly Smith was on the beach in Thailand with her family.

She looked out over the ocean and saw that his tsunami was coming, she yelled to everyone to leave the beach and she saved many lives.

How did she know it was a tsunami? she had learned about it in geography class at school back in Britain. I’m sure her teacher was very proud of her.

In December 2005. She was named child of the year by a French magazine for what she did. Now that’s one example of one child.