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MISSION STATEMENT:
The mission of the Church World Service International Security Program is to provide Non-Governmental Organizations, missionaries, and humanitarian aid workers, with area-specific security training and professional security services and consultation in order to improve safety in insecure environments, thereby enabling delivery of the best possible relief and development programs.
PROGRAM HISTORY:
Our pilot program was hosted by CWS-Pakistan/Afghanistan in 1999, just outside Islamabad. In all, we had 35 participants from Pakistan and Afghanistan. The program was an exceptional success.
To date, we have trained over 2,500 participants throughout the world. Security trainings have been conducted in:
• Indonesia
• India
• Bosnia
• Cambodia
• Ghana
• Haiti
• Jordan
• Kenya
• Liberia
• Pakistan
• Serbia
• Switzerland
• Tajikistan
• Uzbekistan
• United States
In 2004, two new programs were added to our list of training services, the CWS Security Driver's Training and the CWS Chemical/Biological Preparedness Training. The CWS Security Driver's Training focuses on proper driving techniques and advanced driving skills for insecure environments. The CWS Chemical/Biological Preparedness Training focuses on preparing staff for emergency shelter-in-place plans, decontamination and mass contamination.
OBJECTIVES:
To raise the participant's level of awareness regarding security.
To provide managers and field staff with the information/tools necessary for operating in insecure environments.
GOAL:
Our goal is to improve safety and security in insecure environments, thereby enabling delivery of the best possible relief and development programs.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION of SECURITY PROGRAM STAFF:
Tina M. Wesbrock
CWS Security Manager
Advanced Driving Instructor
InterAction Security Advisory Group Member
USAID/InterAction CBRNE Working Committee
Former Law Enforcement
Terrance J. Wesbrock
CWS Security Manager
Advanced Driving Instructor
Hostage Negotiator
USAID/InterAction CBRNE Working Committee
Retired Law Enforcement
FBINA
I. E. "Sultan" Saleh
CWS Security Specialist
Assistant Driving Instructor
Tina and Terry Wesbrock both worked in law enforcement for several years. Terry served as an investigator, hostage negotiator, and Police Chief in Arizona. Tina served as a patrol officer in Arizona, as a crime scene analyst, and an investigator.
I.E. "Sultan" has worked in the field of NGO security for the past four years, with a specialty in Iraq service.
Tina and Terry have worked for the Church World Service Emergency Response Program for several years, in disaster response and managing the Church World Service Security Program.
In past years, the CWS Security Training program has been presented on four continents to scores of humanitarian aid workers from various organizations, all of whom have given it excellent reviews.
Now, after the events of September 11th, the program has been adapted for use in America, as well as abroad, providing agencies with vital security training and services at an affordable rate.
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