My little part of support is about education. “Every child has the right to access to basic things such as education, water, health services and the right to have a future. At the moment there are more than a 100,000 refugees and migrants in Greece, and millions more in Europe, coming from Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan and so many countries”.Įven though she is aware of the issues Europe has to accommodate and integrate these refugees into society, she believes in the importance of using education to help marginalised refugees and children, in particular. “I am Chief of Education in UNICEF's partnership office in Greece I came here about three-and-a-half years ago as part of the response team for the refugees and migrants crisis. Nowadays, Imoto works in Greece with migrants and refugees for UNICEF. After nine years, I do understand the construction has not yet been completed and a lot of people are still suffering but there has to be a strong message of hope”, she explains. “Nine years ago I was in Miyagi and Iwate working for UNICEF as part of the response team and I saw the tremendous damage. This journey is particularly emotional for Naoko, as she actually worked to help people in the earthquake area in Japan. All the people who will carry this flame will convey this message of hope during this relay.” In these difficult times, it will be even more meaningful because vulnerable people especially the elderly people or children are struggling at the moment. Along the way, it will carry so much people’s hopes so that it will be such a powerful flame by the time it arrives in Tokyo. “It will go through all Japan and finally arrive in Tokyo. “The flame came from Ancient Olympia here in Greece and it goes to Fukushima where the earthquake hit in 2011," she says. Turn your ignition off and lights on.For Imoto, the symbol of the Olympic flame has a stronger meaning as the flame will travel from Greece to Fukushima, which is one of the prefectures in Tohoku region that is still undergoing reconstruction efforts following the devastating earthquake nine years ago. If you need to stop, find a clearing or a section of the roadside which has low vegetation.They have the most experience and will get you safely out of a veld fire. Give emergency vehicles priority on the roads and listen to their instructions.If, once the fire has passed, the smoke and heat in the car is too extreme get out and move to an area which is already burnt, ideally keeping your body covered.Stay low in your car and keep the windows and vents closed while you wait for the fire to pass.Unlike portrayals in the movies, the petrol tank is unlikely to explode from the heat of a veld fire. Your car is the safest place to be if you are caught in a fire as it provides the most protection from heat and smoke. You risk colliding with other vehicles or risk driving off the road into the fire.
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