The team pioneers in presenting a fun, innovative and sustainable way of educating children on how to protect themselves during floods, fires, earthquakes and storm surges by developing the Rescue 5 activity book. “Although they are the most vulnerable during disasters, we believe children can be empowered and engaged to ensure their safety. By coloring and answering the activity book, kids are motivated to learn about disaster preparedness,” TV5 Public Service Head Sherryl Yao says.
The activity book which is written in different mother tongues such as Tagalog, Sinugbuanong Binisaya and Waray contains various interactive contents such as pictures to color, puzzles and mazes that make learning about disaster preparedness easy to understand and remember, and more enjoyable. It has also bagged several recognitions from the Philippine Quill Awards and Anvil Awards.
The activity book’s distribution is part of Rescue 5’s Oplan Handa sa Eskwela project. The team goes to public elementary schools especially in disaster-prone areas nationwide to conduct safety demos and hand out 72-hour survival kits (backpacks containing emergency devices and school supplies). Rescue 5 is hosted by Renz Ongkiko and is the country’s trailblazer in cause journalism. It combines broadcast innovations and public service to deliver news that takes action.
