"Resilience Starts at Home" Public Campaign

About

The "Resilience Starts at Home" public campaign is a grassroots initiative held concurrently with the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (13 October 2026). Building on this year's global theme "Resilience Starts at Home," the campaign seeks to encourage ordinary people to take practical preparedness measures at home against crises such as earthquakes, floods, fires, and war. The campaign focuses on 7 simple, actionable, and submittable pillars so that anyone, regardless of ability level, can participate.

Overall Objectives

• Raise public awareness about the importance of household disaster preparedness
• Promote the culture of "Resilience Starts at Home" across society

Specific Objectives

• Encourage families to prepare emergency kits
• Teach correct sheltering practices at home
• Strengthen calming messages during crises
• Identify and promote non-structural safety at home
• Create a positive and hopeful atmosphere in facing crises
• Engage children in the culture of safety
• Obtain practical commitments from the public to increase resilience

Campaign Pillars (7 Pillars)

1. My Emergency Kit (1-minute video)
2. Best and Worst Places at Home for Sheltering (1-minute video)
3. Best Calming Message in Crisis (short text + photo)
4. My Resilient Home – Non-Structural Safety (photo)
5. Crisis Smile – Funniest Item in Emergency Kit (photo)
6. My Safe Home Painting (children's painting contest)
7. Resilience Pledge (short text, max 100 words)

Timeline

• 13 October 2026: Official call for participation
• 13 October – 1 December 2026: Submission period
• 1–10 December 2026: Judging
• 16 December 2026: Announcement of results
• Late December 2026: Exhibition and award ceremony

Contact Information

• Website: https://health.sbmu.ac.ir/Tabavari
• Bale Messenger: tabavarisbmu@