Eight volunteer members of K1 DIRECT recently received a two day psychosocial training facilitated by Inspired – Psychology Practice and Consultancy and the St. Maarten and Netherlands Red Cross. The two-day training delved into aspects of psychosocial support including self-care, team well being, prevention and communication of needs. K1 DIRECT received an understanding of psychosocial support, where […]
Last weekend, nine volunteer members of K1 DIRECT Curacao, K1 Britannia Foundation’s disaster relief and crisis team based in Curacao, completed their CPR, First Aid & AED Training facilitated by Global Support and Development (GSD). The training is a necessary component of the holistic training due to basic preparations needed to assist in shelter management, first […]
We are happy to announce that we completed the End To End Supply Chain Management training for St. Maarten that is being given by World Food Programme. This is also the first ever training organized between the Government of Sint Maarten and K1 Britannia Foundation. The participants range from the various ESF’s/entities such as GEBE, Fire Department, Government […]
From April 1st until April 12th 2019 K1 Direct hosting two consecutive 6-day training facilitated by the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC)’s Mr. Jacob “Sjaak” Seen. On March 31st, K1 Direct’s Curacao volunteers arrived and got acquainted before they jumped right in the training this morning alongside our partners such as representatives of […]
Over the last few months, K1 Direct has participated in several training exercises and TableTop’s. During the passing of Beryl and Isaac, although thankfully these hurricanes had no impact on the island, K1 Direct and ESF 7 took this opportunity along with other partner organizations to carry out different emergency functions. Through this we were […]
There are some basic trainings that all K1 Direct volunteers will be required to go through. For example, CPR/AED/First Aid, Bedrijshulpverlening/ BHV (“Company emergency services” training), Psychological First Aid, Child protection in emergencies, etc. There will be optional courses for those who want advanced training, and additional ones that will be required for the team […]
K1 Britannia Disaster Relief Team (DIRECT) leaders attended the Community Resiliency Model training as part of their ongoing preparations for the upcoming hurricane season and continued work with those affected by Hurricane Irma. The Community Resiliency Model, or CRM, is a biological model that focuses on physical symptoms of stress and skills to help individuals […]
