Armadillo at Large

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. The instructor was very knowledgeable and had a good way of presenting the information. He brought up some very good points [...]

“I had been living in Afghanistan, working for an NGO for about three years before I took the Armadillo training. Those three years were fraught with adventures that no one really wants to have, including walking through a minefield, being kicked off a public bus and forced to hitchhike through the Solang pass to Kabul, [...]

Personal safety, security and first aid for humanitarian aid workers If youʼre working for an NGO in Afghanistan, youʼre probably all too aware of the everyday dangers you face in this hazardous environment. You put up with them because youʼre committed to getting your humanitarian job done. But did you realise that you and your [...]

Armadillo at Large has just announced, at short notice, a keenly-priced UK course in Personal Security with Communications or First Aid extensions, in Farnham, Hants from 19th – 23rd October. For details, click the link in the box at the top of the home page.