“Super David” Educational e-Game was Officially Launched

On October 10 the RA Ministry of Emergency Situations hosted the official launching event of “Super David” educational e-game, which was developed in the frames of cooperation between the World Bank Group, RA Ministry of Emergency Situations, the RA MES Crisis Management State Academy and Dasaran Educational Program. The project was made possible with the financial support of the “Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries” (of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)). Davit Tonoyan, RA Minister of Emergency Situations, Sylvie K. Bossoutrot, Country Manager of the World Bank for Armenia, H.E. Eiji Taguchi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Armenia, Suren Aloyan, Founding President of Dasaran Educational Program, several teachers, school students and other guests were in attendance. “Super David” - the new educational game on Dasaran’s electronic platform, is aimed to strengthen disaster risks preparedness among younger generations through innovative experiential learning, empowering school-aged children and communities, in general, with knowledge, skills and attitudes on the local environment and on how to reduce risks, promoting the culture of security and right behavioral norms during emergency situations, as well as encouraging informed and helping children. The RA Minister of Emergency Situations Davit Tonoyan delivered a welcome speech, highlighting the important idea of developing a culture of security, and stated that with this game students will get new skills on how to orientate and act fast in various situations, thereby earning an invaluable award – a guarantee of a safe and secure life. “I am very pleased to see the outcomes of this efficient partnership. I am sure that this project will help to build a society ready to cope with disaster-related challenges”, stated in his speech H.E. Eiji Taguchi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Armenia. Underlining the comprehensive scope of “Super David” educational game, Sylvie K. Bossoutrot, Country Manager of the World Bank for Armenia stated the importance of awareness-raising among students, their parents and teachers towards the development of a culture of safety and security. “The Project is a gift to all, as it is aimed to promote the culture of disaster confrontation among the population, which is much more important than just giving the knowledge”, - stated in his speech the Rector of Crisis Management State Academy (CMSA), Rescue Service Major-General Hamlet Matevosyan. The Founding President of Dasaran Educational Program Suren Aloyan expressed gratitude to all the project implementation partners and supporters, and mentioned that the game is accessible on Dasaran Educational Platform and is available to all the one million registered users (students, parents and teachers) of Dasaran, and is also accessible to the larger public through Facebook. A group of school students attending the event also had a short tour at the premises of the RA Ministry of Emergency Situations, enthusiastically discovering a new world of safety and security.