M20 was retained by a large non-profit organization who was looking to travel to a West African country for business within a very short period. The destination’s threat environment included Violent Extremist Organizations, normal crime, and “kidnap for ransom” operations. The organization knew little to nothing about the security environment or personal security within hostile environments. Our analysts conducted open source research and utilized our operators within the region to gain detailed, current “boots on the ground” intelligence down to route reconnaissance level information. We were able to provide an in-depth security and threat assessment, operational information such as which flight they should take to arrive in country at a specific time that would allow for travel to the work destination to be completed in a single day of daylight hours, safe-haven stops if an overnight stop was required, recommendations on communication devices, and arranging personal security between the airport and final destination as well as the duration of their trip. In this case, based on the information provided and our recommendations, the organization postponed their trip until they could work with us to become better prepared to venture into a hostile environment.