They train and deliver kits to mitigate emergencies in schools in Cúcuta

The Mayor’s Office of Cúcuta and the Colombian Red Cross North of Santander section, within the framework of the project implementation of risk awareness and emergency and disaster management processes in Cúcuta, delivered school emergency kits to educational institutions in the city. In total, 15 educational institutions in the capital of the department benefited from this project, which is the result of a training process. You may be interested in: Ecopetrol responds to complaints about an environmental emergency in Tibú, Norte de Santander The president of the Colombian Red Cross North Santander Section Carlos Iván Márquez, the mayor of Cúcuta, Jorge Acevedo and the secretary of Disaster Risk Management Germán Alexander Chávez announced in detail the process carried out for the preparation and distribution of emergency humanitarian aid kits. This activity is part of the process of “Implementation of risk awareness and emergency and disaster management processes in the municipality of San José de Cúcuta”, established between the Red Cross and the Municipal Mayor’s Office. “So far this year, 374 humanitarian aid kits have been delivered, which include: market, cleaning, kitchen and night kits, we made a characterization and managed to advance this process that strengthens the response capabilities of the educational community of the city”; assured the director of the Cúcuta Risk Management Office. The 15 directors of the Educational Institutions, selected to receive the school emergency kits, were also present at the facilities of the Colombian Red Cross. This training process lasted 50 hours of first aid, 120 in school risk management, 30 in evacuation and identification of emergency signs, 60 hours in handling fire extinguishers, 120 in school response strategy, 90 hours in School Plan of Disaster Risk Management and 30 hours in emergency response drills in 292 sessions, in the 15 educational locations during the period of the September 17 to November 21, 2024. “Highlight that here in Cúcuta one of the most important actions in the world is being carried out, which is working on anticipatory actions; At the beginning of this year, the Mayor saw that in 2024 there could be floods, landslides, migrants, vulnerable displaced people and that is why it was key to make an agreement to have the capacity to deal with these emergencies,” said Carlos Iván Márquez. In addition, The director of the Red Cross in Norte de Santander added that “The emergencies that have occurred so far have been covered effectively in accordance with Disaster Risk Management procedures and care for vulnerable people; Today it can be said that 15 educational centers already have their plans in accordance with the law and the Mayor’s Office is providing them with the necessary resources so that they can be ready for any emergency situation.” Educational Institutions benefiting in the city of Cúcuta were the School Andrés Bello, Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento School, Oriental School No. 26, Santo Ángel School Educational Institution, Rafael Uribe Uribe School Educational Institution, Gonzalo Rivera School Educational Institution Laguado, Educational Institution Colegio El Rodeo, Educational Institution Colegio Alejandro Gutiérrez Calderón. You may be interested in: They release an Ecopetrol contractor who was kidnapped in Catatumbo Likewise, Educational Institution Colegio Claudia María Prada Ayala, Educational Institution Colegio Integrado Juan Atalaya, Institution Educational Institution Colegio Francisco José de Caldas, Educational Institution Colegio Buenos Aires, Educational Institution Colegio La Divina Pastora and the Educational Institution Colegio Eustorgio Colmenares Baptista. Finally, they have indicated from the municipal administration that for next year they plan to continue with this type of actions that allow them to strengthen the community’s response capacity in the event of any emergency that occurs in the city.

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