Bandung Disaster Study Group

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Homestay Program, initiated by Risye and Mizan, our BDSG members, and developed together through BDSG - KIDS cooperation in September 2011, is a new approach to implement DRR efforts in household level which at the same time promotes friendship and mutual understanding among its participants. Here is the concept:  Objectives To encourage disaster risk reduction in household level To exchange positive values between Indonesian and Japanese culture in daily lives       To enhance mutual understanding and friendship between students and Indonesian society Main Activities 1.        Interaction between Japanese student and Indonesian student with the host family 2.        Assessment of vulnerability and capacity of the house 3.        Discussion and action to reduce disaster risks at home Guideline 1.      ...

BDSG melakukan sharing session edisi Bulan Oktober 2011 sekaligus persiapan materi untuk kegiatan di SMA. Materi yang disimulasikan adalah Crossroad Game, sebuah permainan yang berasal dari Jepang, dibuat awalnya berdasarkan situasi-situasi riil pada gempa Kobe tahun 1995. Namun “situasi” dalam Crossroad Game yang akan diimplementasikan di kegiatan kami di SMA akan disesuaikan dengan calon pemainnya, yaitu siswa SMA. Simulasi Crossroad Game dihadiri 11 orang dibagi ke dalam 2 kelompok dan 2 sesi. SESI 1 Fasilitator: Iche Kelompok A : Priba, Fia, Aca, Agung Kelompok B : Danang, Ilah, Iid, Pinat SITUASI 1 : Bayangkan kamu sebagai Siswa SMA Ketika kamu belajar di sekolah, gempa besar terjadi. Kamu khawatir akan ayah, ibu dan adik – adik kamu. Jaringan telepon tidak bisa bekerja pada saat seperti ini. Apakah kamu pulang ke rumah?        A. Ya, Kamu pulang ke rumah B. Tidak, Kamu tidak pulang ke rumah SITUASI 2 : Bayangkan kamu sebagai Siswa  Kelas 3 SMA...

BDSG hosted KIDS activities in Indonesia this year. In the previous years, KIDS used to conduct its activities in different cities in Indonesia, such as Yogyakarta, Aceh, Bali and Jakarta. But this year KIDS decided to conduct activities fully around Bandung. It was a very good opportunity for BDSG to develop its organization and gather more members through the cooperation with KIDS J KIDS members stayed with us for 10 days from the 21 st of September to the 30 th . We had three main activities this year with KIDS: (1) Sharing our organizations’ view and experience through the International University Exchange Seminar which was organized by ITB (Institut Teknologi Bandung) and Toyohashi University, (2) conducting disaster education in four elementary schools in Bandung and Garut, and (3) implementing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Homestay Program in Bandung and Ciwidey.   The International University Exchange Seminar in which we presented our organizations was held in September...

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In September 2011, we cooperated with students from three Japanese Universities, i.e. Kyoto University, Waseda University and Toyohashi University. With the three universities we had a session in Bandung where we exchange our thoughts about the role of youth in disaster risk reduction. This session is part of the International University Exchange Seminar which was held by Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) and Toyohashi University. One of BDSG members, Priba, was the coordinator of this seminar. BDSG cooperated with students from Kyoto University and Waseda University in disaster education activities for elementary school children. The students group from Kyoto University is called KIDS (Kyoto University Disaster Prevention School) and that from Waseda is called Wasend (Waseda Student Organization for the Education of Natural Disaster). - to be continued -

Bosai Duck game mainly aims to train young children on how to respond to a threat. Bosai (in Japanese) means disaster prevention, and Duck (in English) refers to the pose associated with ‘duck’, the animal. The ‘duck’ pose, to drop, cover and hold, is a recommended first-act response if an earthquake occurs. Bosai Duck was created by T. Kikkawa and K. Yamori in 2005, which mainly targeted pre-school children in Japan. This game uses cards which contain illustrations on both sides; one side illustrates the threat, and the other side illustrates the appropriate response to the threat. After learning about each threat and practicing the appropriate responses, the game starts. The players start the game by singing any songs while dancing or marching. In the middle of the singing, facilitator will show one of the threat cards randomly. The players should yell the correct keyword while posing in response to the shown card. After posing, the facilitator may tell the correct appropriate res...

Crossroad game aims to help participants in the preparation for disasters within their communities. This game uses "Yes" and "No" cards, in order to answer a dilemmatic situation which could happen during the disaster event. With each person's argument and discussions, necessary disaster preparation could be defined. Crossroad game items were based on real events during the Kobe earthquake in 1995. The items were created through interviews with those who really experienced Kobe earthquake, i.e. volunteers, government officers, and survivors. We simulated this game in February 12, 2011. Here is the summary of the activity. Number of participants: Facilitator: Risye Number of groups: 4 groups, each group consisted of 5 - 7 persons Items played: 1. 2. Procedure: We played 2 items for 4 groups (two groups have the same one item). 1. Read the situation written in a piece of paper for each group 2. Each person decides to answer yes or no and put the ye...