[Uwajima City Commissioned Project "Reiwa 6 Experience-Based Disaster Prevention Program"]

Organized by: Yoshida Junior High School

Cooperation: Non-profit organization Uwajima NPO Center

Anshindo Saijo Sales Office, Yoshida Town Disaster Prevention Officer

-Through this experience, participants will become interested in disaster prevention and mitigation, and will be able to prepare themselves with a sense of crisis by creating a system that will enable them to act calmly in the event of a future Nankai Trough earthquake or other recent disasters.

-As there are new teachers and students who do not know about the heavy rains of July 2018, they will watch a video created by our center that recounts what happened at the time and will hold a lecture on what it means to be a volunteer.

Wednesday, June 19, 2020 13:30-16:00

Yoshida Junior High School

Approximately 150 students from 1st to 3rd year of Yoshida Junior High School

First, we had them watch a short video summarizing the heavy rains that occurred in July 2018, and then we had a general discussion about what volunteering is.

After that, the students were divided into grade levels and had the opportunity to experience how to use toilets in emergencies, participate in a workshop on making cardboard toilets, and learn about oral care in emergencies.

Today we held a cardboard toilet workshop with the cooperation of Mr. Kido from Anshindo Saijo Office and a disaster prevention specialist from Yoshida Town in Saijo City.

During the emergency toilet training course, participants actually experienced the difference in absorption between coagulants, pet sheets, and newspapers.

As for oral care during a disaster, the students were happy with the taste of the toothpaste sheets. In their comments, the oral care aspect was the most positive. They were impressed that they could brush their teeth with the amount of water in a plastic bottle cap.