“Through those twelve days, we’ll be doing things that basically encounter how to escort a V.I.P safely and we’re also looking at diplomacy and protocol.”
The participants of an Emergency Shelter Cluster and Evacuation Centre Management training course being conducted over five days at Hotel Insel Fehrmarn, Moto’otua, visited the Vailima National Park yesterday.
The visit was so that they could put into action what they had been learning.
Kirstie Meheux, Senior Advisor Training and Capacity Building at S.P.C said yesterday’s exercise was to promote the value of working together during times of emergencies.
“In their practical training today, we have four teams,” she explained.
“They will each be building a shelter and each team has got two tarpaulins with hammers, nails, shovels and other basic supplies plus a little bit of timber.”
“It is very necessary to have the knowledge and skills to perform the required duties.”
Ms Meheux said yesterday was the halfway point of the five-day training and yesterday’s drill looked at the shelter needs of people during an emergency.
The whole idea, she said, is that after the training,the participants should have a good understanding of erecting emergency shelters and dealing with mass evacuations.
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The training ends tomorrow with the presentations of certificates.
“This is the first time that the programme has been delivered in the region and having participants from other Pacific island countries is really good,” she said.
“Sharing experiences is one of the reasons for bringing them together.”
Attending the training are representatives from the Disaster Management Office, Samoa Red Cross, Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development, SUNGO, Ministry of Police, Fire Emergency Services Authority, Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture, Ministry of
Finance, ADRA Samoa, LDS Church, Samoa Nurses Association and National Health Services.
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