Safety Culture is Being Developed Within the School Environment

MARY. Recently, an awareness-raising meeting on enhancing preparedness for emergency situations was held at Secondary School No. 25 in the city, jointly organized by the Mary Velayat Branch of the National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan (NRCST) and the Velayat Main Directorate of Education. This event, organized with the participation of students and volunteers, became a significant step toward ensuring safety within the school environment. The National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan carries out consistent nationwide efforts to explain the rules of self-protection to the population when emergencies arise, as well as to disseminate knowledge on international humanitarian law. This latest event held in the city of Mary serves precisely these objectives. During the meeting, the primary focus was directed toward preventing emergency situations and teaching the proper techniques for delivering first aid. NRCST specialists and volunteers provided students with valuable advice regarding various risks they might encounter in daily life and how to act correctly when facing them. Such educational and training events do not merely stop at providing theoretical knowledge; they also contribute to cultivating a high culture of safety among schoolchildren. According to the event organizers, preparedness for emergency situations is not just a general rule, but it begins with the personal awareness and civic responsibility of each individual. The advisory and training activities conducted made a major contribution to the students' understanding that they must be capable of not only protecting their own lives and health but also stepping in to assist those around them in difficult moments. This ensures the further triumph of the principles of humanism and mutual aid within society.