College & University Health, Safety, and Security Seminar
Kidnapping Case StudyOctober 21, 2011
July 2011
Dec 2008
Feb 2007
LDS “Footprint” in AfricaAnnual African Humanitarian Aid
• $20.5 million of goods and services provided in Sub-Saharan Africa
• 26 emergency responses to floods, drought, armed conflict, etc.
African Humanitarian Aid: Medical
• Neonatal resuscitation training programs in 8 countries with 8,500 medical personnel trained so far
• Projects for vision care: helping 60,000 patients in 4 countries
• Projects to support WHO measles campaigns: 5 countries
African Humanitarian Aid: Water
• Provided water to 673,000 people in 27 countries annually
African Humanitarian Aid: Wheelchairs
• Donations to 14 countries providing 5,000 wheelchairs
Our “Footprint” in Africa
• 250,000 members of the Church
• Congregations in 21 countries
• Approximately 400 chapels and other support buildings
Missionaries in Africa
• 17 missions• 1800 missionaries• 800 are U.S. citizens
Temples in Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aba, Nigeria
Accra, Ghana
Past Expatriate Evacuations
• DR Congo• Congo Brazzaville• Burundi• Rwanda• Madagascar• Ivory Coast• Benin• Sierra Leone• Liberia• Egypt
BOYCE FITZGERALDInternational Area Director
RON RUMBLEArea Specialist
TYLER SWAINArea Specialist
ALEX SOLORZANOArea ManagerSouth America
CLINT FAIRBOURNArea Specialist
BRENT HYDEArea Manager
Middle East/Asia/Pacific
DAVID CHURCHArea Manager
Central America / Caribbean
MIKE ADAIRArea Specialist
Crisis Response Team
KYLE BROWNArea ManagerAfrica/ Europe
RYAN TAYLORArea Specialist
The First Phone Call
• Notification Protocol• Activate Emergency Response
Team• Infield ERT (Negotiators)• Supporting Materials
The Strategy
• Who we are• We want a safe resolution• Peaks and valleys• Slow down the process
WHEN WHERE HOWApartment Midnight 10 Gunmen
Highway Mid-morning 2 Blocking Vehicles
Home Early Morning 4 Gunmen
NEGOTIATIONS• $200,000 USD per
missionary•Reduced to $800 total
THINGS WILL GO WRONG
NIGERIAN POLICE
LESSONS LEARNED1. Be prepared.2. Identify Team Members3. Sufficient Manpower4. Decision Parameters5. Time Zones & Organization Decision Makers6. Flexibility7. Victim Debrief8. Victim Care9. Creature Comforts
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