GISF Forum Notes | Member Q&A | Berlin | September 2015 (Members only content)
EISF Forum Notes, September 2015. GISF Member Q&A session, which focused on the issue of death threats and organisational practices around security policy sign-off.
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EISF Forum Notes, September 2015. GISF Member Q&A session, which focused on the issue of death threats and organisational practices around security policy sign-off.
EISF Forum Notes, September 2015. John Dyer (IFRC) led this session, looking at the impact of civil-military interaction and humanitarian security, with Andy Hill (DFID) addressing recent deployments and the UK DFID approach to civil military issues. Josef Reiterer spoke…
EISF Forum Notes, September 2015. Christine Persaud (Canadian Red Cross) reflected on the challenges security managers face when trying to ensure all staff receive quality, timely and cost-effective security training.
EISF Forum notes, September 2015. How can INGOs successfully build the security risk management capacity of local partners, diaspora organisations or local staff? Franziska Heizmann (Independent Consultant) and James Davis (ACT Alliance) reflected on their training experience, with Fadi Al-DAiri…
EISF Forum notes, September 2015. Do staff benefit from simulation exercises? What is the best way to prepare staff for operations in hostile environments? Francois Delfosse from Médecins sans Frontières and Mike Tomkins from World Vision International outlined their perspectives,…
EISF Forum Notes, September 2015. This session looked at some recent innovations in technology for security training. Phil Candy and Emily Fereday of RedR presented Mission Ready, an online training course aimed at giving field staff a foundation in field…
EISF Forum Notes, September 2015. Do female travellers need different security training to their male colleagues? Is training which integrates both male and female needs preferable to segregated training? In this brief session, Candice Roggeveen (Tearfund), Ebe Brons (Centre for…
EISF Forum Notes, September 2015. In this session, Virgile Debu gave insights into MSF’s training approach regarding the human factors that affect security management in hostile environments. Dr. Donald Bosch of the Headington Institute and David Alexander of Hostage UK…
In this GISF webinar, Raquel Vazquez Llorente, GISF Research Advisor and Atish Gonsalves, Founder of Mobilize.life discuss the opportunities and challenges of integrating serious gaming technology into NGO security training. The webinar explores how new technologies can be used when training humanitarian staff to respond…
Emerging technology can be used for training humanitarian staff to respond effectively to the increasingly complex needs that arise following disasters, particularly when responding to security incidents and executing emergency plans. Creating realistic exercises during the training is crucial to…