Armadillo courses in Afghanistan

Personal Safety and Security 23 - 25 Feb 2010

Management of Safety and Security and Crisis Management Training 28 Feb - 4 March 2010

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Armadillo provides safety and security consultancy, including training in safety and security, security management, first aid and communications, to humanitarian agencies, workers and volunteers who travel to challenging environments across the world. screen-shot-2009-11-04-at-223507 Find out about our clients here.

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Armadillo goes beyond preparing you in full for a trip to an unfamiliar climate, and for the security implications which may arise. Armadillo associates can and will accompany your organisation; providing ongoing support and mentoring as well helping you to develop your strategy to further mitigate risk in future. Find out about our services here.

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Afghanistan: a participant writes

“I had been living in Afghanistan, working for an NGO for about three years before I took the Armadillo training.
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Participants were full of praise for Steve Ritchie’s training on all aspects of safety and security in Sudan recently:
The training really made awesome impact and I’d recommend it anytime again as a base team.
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The training really made awesome impact and I’d recommend it anytime again as a base team.
The instructor was very knowledgeable and had a good way of presenting the information. He brought up some very good points about getting [...]

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