SESHAA Staffordshire Emergency Services Humanitarian Aid Association Registered

SESHAA Staffordshire Emergency Services Humanitarian Aid Association Registered Charity Number 1070739 Tajikistan Project 2017, Phase 2 Completion

• • • Convoy, May /June 2017 4 Vehicles 13 Countries Visited. 84 Visas. 10 Personnel. 5000 Miles.

Russia/Latvia Border • • • Language Difficulties. Paperwork. 5 Days In Borderland. Political Agenda. Don’t Get Arrested

FLEXIBILITY • Game Plan Changes. • Southern Part Of Russia Closed Off To Foreign Nationals. • 250 Mile Detour. • Roads In Kazakhstan. • First Night In Bed For 7 Nights.

KAZAHKSTAN & UZBEKISTAN • 1400 Miles Through Kazakhstan. • 700 Miles Through The Desert. • Vehicle Breakdowns. • Border Crossing Between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. • The Need For Cash.

Tajikistan At Last. • • Terrain. Timescale. Vehicle Maintenance. Arrival 4 Hours Before Departure.

Learning Points. • Team Members to have a second language, two members dominant language of the area covered. • Better Communications. • One Vehicle To Act As Canteen Van. • Use Travelcard Or Cash.

Tajikistan Project 2017, Phase 2 Completion. The Instructor Cadre – Dushanbe and Khorogh Pamir Mountains

SESHAA Registered UK Charity Number 1070739 Tajikistan Training Strategy

Phased training approach for both Trauma and Vehicle extrication training. Delivered in 2 locations – Dushanbe and Khorogh

Training team

Time tables Dushanbe – Team 1 9 Day RTC instructor course 2 X 4 day Trauma courses Khorogh – Team 2 5 day RTC foundation 5 day Trauma course

Dushanbe Acquisition Assessment

Khorogh

Adaptability!!

Results? 18 New RTC Instructors 54 New Trauma & RTC Responders

Closing ceremony

Thankyou for listening.