Plan International’s youth group in the United States suggested that awareness of disasters needs to be raised amongst young people through mediums such as:

• Social Media

• Setting up action groups

• Provide young people with clear directions as to how they can help during a disaster.

Girls from the Philippines said they would ask their government to supply the following to

improve the situation of adolescent girls in disasters:

• Provide sanitary towels, soap and similar items during disasters

• Give girls a chance to participate in decision making

• Construct evacuation centres with separate sleeping and washing rooms for girls, as well as study areas and room for people who are unwell.

Plan International Canada’s Because I am a Girl Speakers Bureau also suggested setting up a mentorship programme to pair girls with knowledgeable female community members in disaster situations.

GOOD IDEA