“AN INVESTMENT IN KNOWLEDGE ALWAYS PAYS THE BEST INTEREST.”

Youth Red Cross of Kumaraguru Institute conducted an event called “DIS-QUIZ” its aim to make the participants gain more knowledge about disaster risk reduction and enhance their ability of critical thinking in such situations. It is a single-day event on 24th October 2021 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM through MS Teams.

For this event, we prepared about 20 questions regarding disaster risk reduction to get to know more about the aim to reduce the damage caused by natural hazards. The event conducted in the way of an escape room where the participants can move to the next question only when they answer the prior question correctly. Posters and registration link for the event shared on social media from October 22nd onwards.

The event started with a welcome note, then we explained about the event and gave some rules and regulations to the participants. Then the participants sent to their respective breakout rooms where they discussed with each other and answered the questions gave to them. 45 minutes was provided to complete the quiz. Finally, the event come to an end with the vote of thanks and the winners will be announced on our social medias and provided with E-certificate.

In conclusion, the participants had an exciting event by learning about disaster risk reduction through the quiz. Overall, we had about 25+ participants, 10 teams, and 5 individual participants. Hope had a great time spending with their friends and also acquired knowledge about disaster risk.