Richards, Shauna

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One Health in Schools: Extending the One Health Approach to Safety Around Animals Shauna Richards ILRICOHESA Biennial ConferencePretoria, South Africa, 20-22 November 2023History• Prior work with • NGO Farmers Helping Farmers (Canada)• Mukurwe-ini Wakulima Dairy (Kenya)• Twinned primary schools (Kenya & Canada)• Veterinarians without Borders – Canada• University of Prince Edward Island Faculty of Education (consult on pedagogy)• Government of Manitoba – implemented in schools in Canada• Opportunity with connection to schools – head teachers & sub-county director of education • Pre-existing working relationships from school twinning & teacher exchangeObjectives & Actors• Train Primary (2022) and Secondary (2023) school teachers in sub-county on a One Health Approach to Safety Around Animals1. learn about One Health, with examples relevant to the sub-county/student education level, and how to integrate One Health into the secondary school curriculum; and2. understand how safety around animals is related to One Health, with examples of prevention of zoonoses (with rabies as a specific example), prevention of injury from animals and improving animal welfare and the health of people and animals while considering environment health.• Actors: Trainer (ILRI) & Teachers (attendees), Support Sub County Director & Head Teachers (support); University of Nairobi (review of materials)Content• Teachers are trained on technical materials• What is One Health with local examples• What are Zoonotic Diseases with local examples • Rabies • Bite & injury prevention from animals• Interactive session with mentimeter and group work• Lesson plan provided with teaching materials• Detailed Lesson Plan, slide deck, images• Case StudiesProgress and Outcomes• 2022 – 71 primary teachers from each primary school in sub-county attended 1 day workshop • ~ 13,000 primary students in sub-county• 2023 – 28 secondary teacher from 35 secondary schools in sub-county attended 1 day workshop• ~11,000 secondary students in sub-countyInsights, Lessons, Challenges• Use resources that are already available and made for age group• Global Alliance for Rabies Control (rabies)• Blue Cross for Pets (images for dog behaviour & bite prevention)• Consult local teachers about curriculum to ensure it fits and you select appropriate age groups • Competency based learning is newly part of Kenya curriculum• Build in M&E• Consider how to integrate into existing material • Case based examples (teachers can develop their own)• 1 hour session Next Steps• Ideally continue program at a few diverse sites in Kenya to ensure material is appropriate • Bring M&E + report to Ministry of Education to consider about fully integrating into curriculum in future• Trainers can be students from Higher Education Institutions for in service teachers; new teachers to learn in their program• All resources are available: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/131590This project is supported by the European Commission OACPS Research and Innovation Programme: ACP-EU initiativeAcknowledgements THANK YOU

One Health in schools: Extending the One Health approach to safety around animals

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