Abstract
Children are widely recognized as one of the most at-risk groups from disasters but can also play a significant role in disaster risk reduction, including as effective communicators. Involving children in these activities and decision-making processes is crucial for enabling proactive measures and effective risk communication within families and communities. Social media can be a useful tool for teaching children about disaster preparedness. This study uses the Participatory Action Research (PAR) method to engage children in disaster risk communication via social media learning. A total of 175 children aged 13-15 (95 girls, 80 boys) from two middle schools in Jakarta, Indonesia, participated in exploring ideas and producing social media content on disaster preparedness. Effectiveness was measured through surveys, participant observation, focus group discussions, and teacher interviews. Results showed that most children used social media to learn or seek information (95%), shared positive content with peers (92%), and were interested in creating and sharing disaster-related content (78%). Teachers viewed social media positively as an educational tool. Practical approach by combining learning media engagement, practical training, and access to credible information has been proven to be an effective way in enabling children to become active agents of disaster risk communicators. The next research stage is to measure the reach and engagement of media produced by participating children.
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Aditya Satyagraha, Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, Indonesia
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Conference: KAMC2024
Stream: Media Studies
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Satyagraha A. (2024) Enabling Children as Disaster Risk Communicators by Using Social Media Learning Kit ISSN: 2436-0503 – The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 671-682) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2024.57
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2024.57
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