By Inclusive Reporters.
Kennedy Lugar's Youth Exchange and Study Association of Nigeria have successfully organized Disability Red Alert aimed to empower students with disabilities on emergency response to disaster and risks situation in four states namely; Adamawa, Taraba Nasarawa and Yobe State.
In statement made available to inclusive reporters, participants in Adamawa were drawn from, LCCN Deaf Centre Academy, and Cathedral Academy, Remi Special needs school, Adamawa Association of the Deaf and Joint National Association of PWDs, Adamawa State Chapter
The training continues to taraba state where it emphasis the same impact including Nasarawa and yobe states.
Participants from Nasarawa and Taraba were drawn from Dunama Special Educational Center, International Precious Kids School Magai, Deaf Literacy School and others
Inclusive reporters further learnt that trainers were drawn from the men of Nigeria Red Cross state branches, Federal road safety corps, state branches ,federal and State fire services and all the trainers are from the state's branch where workshop takes place.
The workshops is aimed to empower students with disabilities on emergency response to disaster, risks situation and early emergency warning and it was a One-Day workshop inclusive reporters learnt.
Recall that the project title is Disability Red Alert,
The people working to implement the project are Disability Red Alert team are made up of the KL-YES alumni.
Some of the Red cross branch donate special school with a first Aid box that contains some items and tools for response to emergency treatments to help students with disabilities response to first Aids when encounter with accidents with in the school compound
The Secretary General of Joint Association of PWDs Adamawa State chapter Mr Musa Saleh commended the organization for organizing such an important program for students and youth with disabilities in his state.
"We appreciate the organizers of the program especially Ashiru Abubakar aka Nagoma and his organization for the job well done.
The students were able to learn how to rescue themselves from fire incidents and emergency response on health issues from the men of fires services department and red Cross"
Pictures of the events
Taraba
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