Ms. Rezoana Hossain Khan and Mr. Sajjadul Alam both National Award Winner along with distinguished guests
Ms. Rezoana Hossain Khan and Mr. Sajjadul Alam both the students of Environmental Science & Disaster Management Department of Daffodil International University have received the National Award for iPrepare Competition organized by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) with support from the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs held on October 21, 2014 at Teachers Student Center ( TSC) of Dhaka University.Dr. Mahbuba Nasrin, Director & Professor at Institute of Disaster Management & Vulnerability Studies at Dhaka University, Ms. Leila Uotila, Communication Specialist at ADPC and other faculty of Dhaka University were present at the Awarding Ceremony.
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) has been contributing for last 30 years, in making Asia-Pacific safer by strengthening disaster resilience at all levels. Recently, a national campaign to bring awareness of natural hazards such as earthquakes, storms, and flooding to local communities has been launched in Bangladesh. The campaign encouraged university students and journalists around the country to act as advocates for better preparedness to disasters, which pose a growing threat to the citizens of the country. The campaign has been implemented in cooperation with the University of Dhaka, Daffodil International University in Dhaka, Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, and Khulna University. According to the campaign strategy the students have been trained on disaster preparedness, and encouraged to share their reports on the topic online as part of a national competition called iPrepare. Based on the reports and presentation, the students of Daffodil International University won the prestigious award competing with the students of other public universities.
The link for their reports is as follows:
YouTube link- http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LbtrWIZLlF4
