Dealing with Kidnapping/Abduction

This course is in Nyala

The course is only available in English at the moment; and it is a pre-requisite to have attended the Management of Staff Safety course, or have equivalent knowledge in staff safety

Numeric Code: DKA-NY-0410
Date: 28 Apr 2010
Length: 1 days
Location: Sudan
Residential/Non-Residential: Non-Residential

Suitable for:

Dealing with Kidnapping/Abduction will benefit anyone who is regularly travelling to more isolated areas, those based in high risk locations and/or those likely to be part of crisis management teams.

Course covers:

Dealing with Kidnapping/Abduction will help participants develop some key skills that will potentially reduce their risks. 

The key elements of the course include:

•     Give a basic overview of the current situation and relate it to the global picture
•     Define the concepts of kidnapping and abduction
•     Discuss key information on personal preparedness to prevent and/or limit vulnerabilities
•     Provide information on the stages of personal response; with tips/guidance for dealing with the incident 
•     Discuss organisational preparedness through four key areas
•     Develop/Discuss organisational responses in terms of the crisis management plan and crisis management team

The course draws on elements of RedR's current training suite; and prior knowledge of your organisation's safety policies and procedures is required to take full advantage of the course. It is an intensive one day course to give participants information to cascade through their field site/organisation.

Course outcomes:

RedR has introduced a new course to respond to the recent high impact incidents occuring in all Darfur states. The course is designed to give the fundamental aspects to field workers of dealing with kidnapping/abduction. The course is an intensive overview of incidents that have occurred, personal preparedness response and organisational preparedness/response.  The day will utilise a variety of learning techniques through group work, visual aids, plenary discussions and drawing on case study information.

Cost:

The cost is 110 SDG for International NGOs and 55 SDG for National NGOs.

Please apply for the course by fully completing the attached application form and returning it: 

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