Education
Forty percent of reported rabies cases worldwide are children under the age of fifteen. In our project areas, the proportion of children dying is often even higher.
We are working to change this.
Rabies most often persists in poor communities and rural regions of developing countries in Africa and Asia. If the risks are widely understood and appropriate dog bite treatment is well known – rabies is 100% preventable.
Our education sessions are empowering children, their teachers and their families with the knowledge to protect themselves from bites, prevent rabies and save lives.
We encourage members of the public to bring their dogs for vaccination and sterilisation, and raise awareness of our emergency rabies response teams. We are creating communities who know how to protect themselves from rabies and who act to support rabies control.
Life-saving lessons in schools
Our experienced educators deliver lessons directly to children in their classes and assemblies, focusing particularly on primary schools. We use an array of teaching methods tailored for each respective country and campaign including drawing, role play, flashcards, video, props and demonstration to deliver the message of rabies prevention and ensure it is memorable. Learn more about our work in schools here.
Over 11 million children educated
Training for teachers
By training teachers on rabies prevention and how to deliver thought-provoking lessons on the disease, we are able to widen our impact further. Teachers are encouraged to incorporate role-playing activities, where students act out scenarios related to rabies prevention into the sessions, including how to behave around dogs and essential first aid following a bite.
Over 260,000 teachers trained
Creating rabies-aware communities
Alongside our work within schools, we also extend our educational outreach to the wider local community. In the lead up to a vaccination campaign, teams raise awareness by speaking with community groups and key members of the community. We encourage communities to recognise and report rabid dogs, care for and protect dogs with vaccination, and help bite victims get treatment through active and thought-provoking sessions.
