On 22nd of November 2012 the Czech NGO platform (FoRS), in partnership with the humanitarian organisation ADRA Czech Republic and a team of Security/Safety Professionals SALANGA, organized a Round table on topic „Personal security in Czech Development Cooperation“.
The round table in Prague was part of the project supported by Czech Development Agency that aims to contribute to the professionalisation of organisations active in the field of humanitarian aid and development cooperation with focus on personal safety and security of personell deployed abroad.
While the opening remarks presented by representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Department summarized the tools that Czech Republic has to ensure security of its Citizen abroad, the following discussion was touching mainly personal experiences with practical aspects of sending personnel to risk areas. The round table discussion involved not only the field of humanitarian and development work but also academic institutions preparing students for their future carrier in this field and organisations sending volunteers to Global South countries.
The third part of the round table was dedicated to presentation of the project outcomes – a new e-learning course on personal safety and security and an internet forum for exchange of security experience and information among Czech NGOs.
This round table hopefully was only the beginning of a wider discussion on the topic. There is a plan to start a working group under the Czech NGO platform that will focus on Personal Security and will aim to strengthen the discussion on this topic in context of Czech development cooperation.
Related link: www.security-training.cz
Contact person: Markéta Lančová, Marketa.Lancova@adra.cz
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