The slogan of the celebration is “Civil Defense and safety at home.”
The day is marked with the aim of drawing the attention of people to the directorate’s message, which is primarily protection of people from calamities and accidents.
“The Directorate of Civil Defense has prepared four awareness programs for the day which aims to heighten the awareness about accidents in women teachers, housewives and housemaids apart from people with special needs,” Director General of Civil Defense Lt. Gen. Saad Al-Tuwaijeri said in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency yesterday.
Some of the Civil Defense programs have already been launched in Riyadh with the collaboration of the Directorate of Education, several charity establishments for women and disabled and district centers, Al-Tuwaijeri said.
More than 7,000 women participated in the programs, he said.
The programs, which include films and video presentations, discuss accidents related to cooking gas leakage in kitchens, power connections and electric shock. They also discuss administration of first aid in the event of children’s falling down stairs and swallowing harmful chemicals or metals etc.
The programs will also strive to develop women’s skills in creating an accident-free environment at home, he said.
All other provincial governorates will mark the day in line with a directives issued by Crown Prince Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, last week.
“The directorate’s plans for the occasion includes exhibitions, lectures and visits to schools and universities in addition to distribution of leaflets and booklets describing common accidents at home and precautionary measures,” the director general said.
Al-Tuwaijeri also stressed the important role the media need to play in creating a culture of safety. He added the directorate is also setting up a media center to supply information to the media about the activities of the day. The directorate will also launch a special site on YouTube and other social networking sites. This will be in addition to information given on the directorate’s website.
