Staffordshire Emergency Services Humanitarian Aid Association

(SESHAA)Registered UK Charity Number 1070739

Awareness Presentation

SESHAARegistered UK Charity Number 1070739

SESHAA was founded in 1995 and became a registered UK charity in 1998, now in their 21st year;

The team have been active in areas of the world that are affected by conflict, humanitarian or natural disaster. Areas include Albania, Bosnia,

Bangladesh, Croatia, Jamaica, Kashmir, Kenya, Malawi (South East Africa), Macedonia, Poland, Tajikistan, Uganda, Volgograd

The charity has also assisted in providing help and equipment to the areas of Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Siberia, Ghana, Gambia, Zambia and

Iraq.

The relief of poverty ,hardship and sickness of refugees and victims of oppression, violent conflict or natural disaster anywhere in the World , in

particular by:

•The provision and transportation of humanitarian aid.

•By establishing technical and professional aid, assistance and exchanges of resources and personnel to locations and organisations deemed to be in need of such support.

•Prevention and Response training for emergency responders.

•Assisting and delivering localised Education packages to local schools to improve road safety.

Objectives of SESHAA

2012 saw SESHAA become founding members of FIREAID, a new organisation in the Fire and Rescue community, an alliance of UK non profit organisations and services, with a mutual interest in providing ethical and sustainable projects and donations of fire and rescue aid and training, to those in need of such assistance.

Current Project

Following a successful scoping visit in March 2015 funded by UK DFID, a SESHAA team in partnership with FIRE AID returned to the mountainous Central Asian country of Tajikistan in

November 2015 to continue phase 1, of their cooperation with emergency services in Tajikistan.

In September 2016 - The team delivered firefighting PPE and medical equipment to fire and ambulance services in the capital Dushanbe and to the main fire station in the town of

Khorog to improve resilience and emergency response, and to address some of the key risks facing the country.

The team now plan to return in May 2017 for the next stage of the project.

2 Main areas of support

Between the city of Dushanbe and the Khorog runs the Pamir Highway which is classified the 5th most dangerous road in the world. This road is

a major trade route not just across the country but also between countries in this part of Asia.

Along this road there are many towns, villages and schools and unfortunately the death and injury toll is extremely high.

Next Steps

In May 2017 it is proposed to take a convoy of 4 donated fire appliances and one ambulance out to Tajikistan by driving the 4200 miles from

Staffordshire to Dushanbe.

In addition, a team of instructors will fly out to deliver 2 weeks of Prevention and Response educational packages to local schools and

Fire stations.

How can your organisation assist?

SESHAA is a charitable organisation and as such is dependent upon volunteers and donations to support our life saving work.We hope that you may be able to assist this vital work in any of

the following ways:

•Volunteering (Fund Raising/Packaging/Drivers/Instructors)•Transportation of equipment•Donation of equipment•Financial support

If you feel that you may be able to assist SESHAA in anyway possible please contact me and I will arrange to provide you with further details

of the project.

Sincere thanks

Alfred (Alf) Wilson

alfredwilson@sky.com