PCPM News

A systemic safety revolution in East Africa

The presence of the Polish Center for International Aid (PCPM) in Sub-Saharan Africa is not merely a response to immediate humanitarian needs, but above all a strategic intervention in a...
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The “Polish school” of rescue

Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, formerly South Sudan, and now also Nigeria are countries with enormous demographic and economic potential. Together they are home to more than 515 million people. Nairobi is...
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Zespół USAR podaczas pracy na gruzowisku

Two eight-storey blocks have collapsed. USAR firefighters on rescue...

The collapse of an eight-story building in Ngong, Kenya, claimed the lives of four construction workers. Throughout the day and night, the USAR team from Nairobi worked tirelessly at the...
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Official Launch of Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Capability...

On 7 May 2026, Kenya will take a significant step forward in strengthening its national disaster response system with the official inauguration of a specialised Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)...
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The USAR team in Kenya has saved 14 lives

“I prayed, because that was all I had left when the well collapsed on me,” recalls Robert, who was pulled out of a buried well after 14 hours. He is...
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They interrupted their courses to rush to the rescue...

On 1 December, a group of firefighters in Kiambu were preparing for another training session, this time in the classroom after several weeks of intensive field drills. Their plans changed...
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