<![CDATA[Indonesia is one of the countries with a high level of disaster vulnerability, making the improvement of disaster literacy from an early age essential. The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of East Java Province conducts disaster literacy education for children through storytelling activities at the Pojok Baca Tangguh. This study aims to analyze the role of the BPBD of East Java Province in promoting disaster literacy among children through storytelling activities and to explain the process of constructing meanings of disasters from the perspective of George Herbert Mead’s symbolic interactionism. This study employed a qualitative approach using a case study method. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation involving four informants selected using purposive sampling. The findings show that the BPBD of East Java Province plays a role as an organizer and facilitator in promoting disaster literacy among children. Storytelling activities serve as a space for social interaction that enables children to construct an understanding of disasters through symbols, including stories, characters, language, expressions, gestures, supporting media, and simple simulations. These interactions help connect disaster-related messages with preparedness actions that children need to undertake. The findings indicate that storytelling activities can support the delivery of disaster literacy in a communicative manner that is appropriate to children’s characteristics.]]>
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