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ASB-Foreign Aid / Annual Report 2015

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right to asylum and to do everything we can to find a

European solution. ASB is ready to cooperate.”

In his closing remarks, ASB president Franz Münte-

fering also highlighted the importance of ASB’s ref-

ugee aid work in Germany and abroad: “We cannot

save everyone. But it’s about each individual person.

I am very proud to be the president of ASB and the

refugee aid work ASB is currently providing.”

A video illustrated the efforts of ASB on the Balkan

route. Find out how ASB helps those who have lost

everything:

Media response to

ASB refugee aid work

In June, ASB gave journalists the opportunity to gain

an insight into the situation of the displaced people

and the many helpers in Ukraine. You can read about

the results and publications of this journalists’ trip at

In September, ASB federal chairman Knut Flecken-

stein MdEP travelled to Serbia accompanied by many

journalists. This publication is also available online at

Volunteers rehearse for an emergency

For four days in June, Lake Kemnader See in

Bochum turned into a disaster area – this is where

helpers of ASB rapid intervention team rehearsed for

their deployments abroad. The members of the First

Assistance Samaritan Teams (FAST) set up their field

clinic and water treatment plant.

An important part of the exercises was to correctly

diagnose and treat abrasions and contused wounds,

diarrhoea and respiratory diseases. The medical staff

had to pay particular attention to specific cultural

conditions. The patients were played by extras who

presented to the field clinic with various symptoms

and problems. The wounds were created by the real-

istic emergency representation teams using make-up.

The extras also challenged the helpers with the water

treatment plant, which was used by the FAST mem-

bers to turn the untreated water from Lake Kemnader

See into drinking water.

You can find an extensive picture gallery of the exer-

cises at