2. 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.
3. 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
4. 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.
5. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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
10. 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
