Pilot Project for Improving Safe Learning Environment
through the Use of a Japanese Style Packageof Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Education:“BOSAI for Fostering Children’s Initiativein Nepal”
Yoko Ishida, CICE Hiroshima University
Khagendra Subba, Consultant
Bhim Shrestha, Program Officer, Practical Action

What is “EDU-Port Japan”?
 EDU-Port Japan is a public-private, nationwide
initiative to proactively disseminate Japanesestyle education overseas by providing aplatform from which the public and private
sectors collaborate in achieving this objective.
 EDU-Port Japan consists:
 A public-private collaborative platform Country-specific working groups International forums
 Pilot projects⇒ EDU-Port Japan supports projects which are expected toachieve successful educational collaboration withinternational partners.
“BOSAI for Fostering Children’s Initiative in Nepal”

What is the pilot project background?
 Title Pilot Project for Improving Safe Learning Environment throughthe Use of a Japanese Style Package of Disaster Risk
Reduction (DRR) Education: “BOSAI (DRR in Japanese) for
Fostering Children’s Initiative in Nepal”

 Background Community’s decreased interests and collaboration in education;and passive attitude to development/improvement
Introducing “community school system” with enhanced school
management with community participation (from 2000)
Nepal Earthquake (April 25, 2015)
Increased interests in disaster risk reduction (DRR) (from 2015)

 Objectives
 To verify the effectiveness of the (Japanese-style) model andhow to modify for securing safe school environment in Nepal“BOSAI for Fostering Children’s Initiative in Nepal”

How was “BOSAI model” developed?
 BOSAI Model was:
 developed by JICA technical assistance project “The

Support for Improvement of School Management inNepal (SISM)” (Phase 1 from 2008 – 2011, Phase 2
from 2013 to 2018)
designed based on Japanese knowledge andexperiences of Kobe Earthquake (January 17, 1995)
and modified to meet the Nepalese context
considering:• Various geographical features, disasters• Various languages and cultures, low literacy rate
• Different school size, increased no. of private schools,
weakened relationship with community etc.

“BOSAI for Fostering Children’s Initiative in Nepal”

What are the features of the model?
BOSAI Model aims to: Provide an useful, enjoyable device(mapping with pictogram cards etc.) forstudents to play a leading role indiscussing safe school environment; Respect/foster students’ initiative andconfidence; and Connecting classroom–school–communityfor planning and “taking action.”

BOSAI Model’s major components are: BOSAI mapping workshop
 Identifying safe and unsafe places Encouraging schools to implement theirschool DRR plan BOSAI experience/information sharing“BOSAI for Fostering Children’s Initiative in Nepal”

BOSAI Mapping Pictogram

What are the so-far output?
 Outputs of FY2016
 Meeting with MoE/DoE Agreement with NGOs and JICA

Project
Baseline survey and trial
workshop in the two schools

 Outputs of FY2017
 Trainers’ training (20 resourcepersons)BOSAI workshops in 40 schools
by 20 resource persons
Monitoring and end-line survey
Public relations••

EDUCA2017 in Bangkok
Info exchange with Japaneseschools etc.

“BOSAI for Fostering Children’s Initiative in Nepal”

What are changes among students?

** = p<0.01 * = p<0.05“BOSAI for Fostering Children’s Initiative in Nepal”

What are changes among guardians?

** = p<0.01 * = p<0.05“BOSAI for Fostering Children’s Initiative in Nepal”

Was the model effective in Nepal?
 BOSAI model is functional: Students become more confident in both schools
 Students join the school evacuation drills
 Students talk about DRR with their parents
 Students feel more secured
 Students become more cautious and sensitive Somewhat negative change in their philosophical skills
 Changes in their moral competence are not clear Some positive changes in mental/physical health, but causeeffect relationship is not clear

 Guardians changes cannot be understood by the pilot

Some positive changes in students’ mental/physical health“BOSAI for Fostering Children’s Initiative in Nepal”

Promotion Manga“BOSAI for Fostering Children’s Initiative in Nepal”