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  • The training also involved guidance on defensive driving.
    07 May 2021 | Mozambique

    The Aga Khan Foundation Mozambique staff members trained in safety and security matters HEAT - Hostile Environmental Awareness Training (Audio Available)

    The training also involved guidance on defensive driving. AKF - Mozambique
  • AKF-M staff members at the fire-fighting session.
    07 May 2021 | Mozambique

    The Aga Khan Foundation Mozambique staff members trained in safety and security matters HEAT - Hostile Environmental Awareness Training (Audio Available)

    AKF-M staff members at the fire-fighting session. AKF - Mozambique
  • AKF-M staff members in practical first aid exercises
    07 May 2021 | Mozambique

    The Aga Khan Foundation Mozambique staff members trained in safety and security matters HEAT - Hostile Environmental Awareness Training (Audio Available)

    AKF-M staff members in practical first aid exercises AKF - Mozambique
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HEAT - Formacação em segurança - Versão Portuguesa

A third batch of additional 11 employees of the Aga Khan Foundation Mozambique (AKF-M) were recently trained in different security topics compiled on a Hostile Environmental Awareness Training (HEAT), with a more incisive focus put on field trips, working with communities, and AKF-M staff members exposure to risk.

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The training was named HEAT - Hostile Environmental Awareness Training, and it was held between March 22nd and 25th, 2021, in Pemba, Cabo Delgado. This was an intensive four-day course involving the programmatic and support teams. 

The various training sessions were aimed at providing AKF-M staff members with knowledge and mastery of how to react to unexpected and potentially unsafe situations that can happen duringday-to-day exposure while on field missions, given the current context in the province of Cabo Delgado.

The Hostile EnvironmentalAwareness Training (HEAT) is an intensive course with practical activities allowing the AKF-M staff members to explore their reaction and fast thinking skills capacityin a simulated high-risk environment. The acquired knowledge will be critical in times of crisis andcan play a decisive role and help save human lives.

The objective of the course is to improve AKF-M personal safety and self-awareness. The course was given in 4 modules, namely, (i)Basic firefighting level 1, (ii)Basic first aid/emergency response, (iii) Safety &Security, and (iv) Movement by vehicle. 

On AKF-M's vision in terms of protection and safety of its employees and assets, the Aga Khan Foundation Regional Director Rahim Bangy mentioned that this is the third group of staff members who have benefited from the HEAT training, reinforcing,

"In the environment where AKF-M operates and given the current context of the province of Cabo Delgado, we want all our employees to know how to react in times of pressure, to have a better understanding of how the human mind and behavior works, and how it can affect them in crisis situations, and to realize the importance preparedness and readiness.
Realizing the above, will help to develop internally a stronger safety and security culture".