THE FIRST HEFAT+ VR TRAINING FOR JOURNALISTS TOOK PLACE IN KYIV

The first HEFAT+ VR training for journalists took place in Kyiv

Ukrainian journalists spent three days — March 22, 23 and 24 — at the HEFAT+VR safety training from the 2402 Foundation.

For the first time, our course program included a VR scenario developed by 2402 Foundation's partners, New York based company Head Set Immersive along with certified safety, medical, and psychological first aid specialists.

During the first day training participants learned to protect yourself in the digital environment and essential information on digital media with co-founder and member of the board of the NGO "Laboratory of Digital Security" Iryna Chulivska. The second half of the day was devoted to risk assessment before traveling to and directly in a hostile environment. Co-founder of Fund 2402 and the Danish non-profit organization Daily Humanity, media manager Roman Stepanovych explained how to protect when going to work in war zones.

LEARN TO SURVIVAL, GAIN USEFUL KNOWLEDGE — THIS IS HOW WE MAKE OUR SOCIETY SAFER AND STRONGER

During the next two days, the participants learned about stoping bleeding, applying tourniquets, examining a wounded person according to the MARCH protocol, emergency evacuation of victims under fire and orientation in dangerous terrain and fortifications, as well as put the acquired knowledge into practice. The tactical medicine trainers of the 2402 Foundation Dmytro Gladyshevskyi and Serhiy Yefimchuk and trainers from the "Shield" organization were responsible for this.

We thank all participants for their hard work and attention to details. We thank our trainers for the invaluable knowledge and experience.

And for financial support, we are grateful to our partners - the international funds Justice for Journalists, Digital Defenders

This week the next 2402 Foundation HEFAT is waiting for you.
Stay tuned and follow the announcements!

See the schedule of further events here

HELP US ACHIEVE OUR GOAL

The main goal of the 2402 Foundation for the next year is to teach how to survive in difficult conditions and make safety knowledge and skills a fundamental value for everyone who lives and works in Ukraine. We plan to train at least 100 people every month out of 1200 people annually.

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