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Goal
I am Paul Bunker, and I am part of a group formed to support humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine. Chiron K9 (Paul Bunker), K9 Behaviour Consultancy (Kat Serafina), and TWD Group - Thor Working Dogs (Jagna Gill) have partnered to form a coalition under IRMA Foundation, a registered non-profit organization.
We seek to help by giving training and equipment to working detection canine teams in Ukraine by providing our expertise and knowledge for free. The Ukrainian teams are overwhelmed with the demands of humanitarian support to provide a safe and permissive environment in which to live. Additionally, the need to recover the bodies of civilians and soldiers lost in the environment is a humanitarian task that will continue for years.
The support of IRMA Foundation means funds are raised to provide training to Ukrainian canine detection teams free of charge to the participants. The training team is self-funded and offers their time for free.
Each team member has committed to humanitarian support to the people of Ukraine and offered the training opportunity willingly.
We need your support to raise funds to travel to Ukraine to conduct the training events. We donate our time for free but need travel costs, food, accommodation, and a security escort while in Ukraine. Additionally, the teams need training equipment to support the mission.
The first mission, planned for November 2023, will be one-week training assistance for 15 Explosive Detection Dog of the Military and Police and 3 Human Remains Detection Dog teams of the Non-Government Organization, The Union of Samaritan Cynologists Of Ukraine. The plan is to return in 2024 to conduct 4-6 weeks of training for the teams to enhance their capabilities.