Trainers and participants of the Youth Hero Programme.
POND ISLAND--The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour together with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport have launched a Youth Emergency Hero Programme that teaches school students how to prepare themselves, their households and their communities for emergencies and stay safe during disasters.
The curriculum is provided by university instructors from the Caribbean Center for Disaster Medicine at the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. The sessions held so far have catered to students who are part of government’s Business Outreach and Placement Programme.
The programme will be introduced to more students in the two first weeks of the new school year.
A number of persons are being trained to execute the programme.
