Moscow Hosts Family Safety Event for 5-Year-Old Project
A family-friendly event was held at the Southern River Terminal in Moscow on August 29 to mark the fifth anniversary of the 'Lost? Don't Leave!' safety project, featuring interactive activities, lectures, and prize draws focused on child safety in public transport.
Consensus
- The event took place on August 29 at the Southern River Terminal in Moscow.
- The event celebrated the fifth anniversary of the 'Lost? Don't Go!' project.
- The project was launched in 2021 by Moscow Metro and the 'Search for Missing Children' Foundation.
- The project has helped 47 children return to their parents.
- Special stickers with cameras were placed on metro stations, Moscow Central Ring (MЦK), and electric buses.
- Children can seek help by standing near the stickers, where staff will assist them.
- Interactive activities, including a quest, were part of the event.
- Lectures on transport safety were held for children, parents, and teenagers.
- Registration was required for participation in lectures and the quest.
- Prizes were awarded to active participants who completed all tasks.
- Informational brochures on safety were distributed throughout the day.
Points of divergence
- The event included a lecture at 13:00 for children aged 5 to 10 about what to do if lost in transport or the city, and whom to contact for help. — ntv
- A separate session for parents was held at 13:00 with Dmitry Viktorovich Vtorov, President of the 'Search for Missing Children' Foundation, discussing building trust with children and preparing them for independent travel. — vm
- A lecture for teenagers (11–17 years) was held at 14:30 on internet safety, behavior around strangers, and personal safety on the streets. — vm
- The event included a quest starting at 12:00 where children learned how to act if lost in the city or forest, overshot a stop, used individual mobility devices, rode electric buses safely, paid for travel, and understood the work of the traffic patrol of the Central Traffic Control Center (ЦОДД). — ntv
- The event included a lecture for teenagers at 14:30 on internet safety and behavior around strangers. — vm
- The event was organized by the Moscow Department of Transport and the 'Search for Missing Children' Fund. — ntv
- The event was organized in accordance with Mayor Sergey Sobyanin's directive to prioritize child safety in transport. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- In Moscow, children will be taught safety rules in transport — НТВ Москва
- Within the 5th anniversary of the project 'Lost? Don't leave!' a family event will take place at the Southern River Station — Вечерняя Москва