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<\/a><\/p>\n\u25bc\u3000How to Prepare a PET Bottle Life Jacket
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\n\u30fbPrepare two 1.5L PET bottles.
\n\u30fbWrap the bottles with an orna, a long piece of cloth worn over the chest, which is also used as a head and shoulder covering in Bangladesh.
\n\u30fbHold each bottle wrapped in the orna and twist each in opposite directions.
\n\u30fbWrap the orna around your body.
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\nPeople in Hatiya already use PET bottles tied with strings for survival in water, but it is easier and quicker to use an orna for making a PET bottle life jacket.<\/p>\n
\u25cf Piggybacking<\/h4>\n
Bangladeshi parents generally hold children at their waists, as the picture on the left shows. However, this makes it possible for them to use only one hand. In addition, the child on the parent\u2019s waist cannot be held securely; therefore, both the parent and the child are at risk in emergency situations.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, piggybacking keeps both hands free. So, in an emergency, people can protect themselves and support other people such as their family and neighbours.<\/p>\n In December, 2015, we had a courtyard meeting to introduce the above methods to people at a para (the smallest type of a municipality; a kind of village) in Hatiya.<\/p>\n They observed these DRR methods with curiosity and laughed while enthusiastically trying them out.<\/p>\n<\/a>\u3000<\/a><\/p>\n