That’s what our enthusiastic bunch of colleagues at TNT Singapore was doing to raise additional funds for Walk the World. Staffs that drive to work were encouraged to detour to the depot to get their cars washed - for a price that goes to charity. It was indeed a creative initiative to drive fund raising as well as a good opportunity for fun working together between functional teams – all for a good cause! : )
Several weeks have gone by since my last blog, in the mean time I have made several trips to Atlanta and 1 to Los Angeles in the US. With the project team we have conducted many interviews with the three NGO’s that participate in SUSTAIN GP.
Al Fara’a Group, Axiom Telecom, TNT Express, Bank Sarasin Alpen Group and Alpen Capital Group honoured for leading best business and sustainability practices in their organisations.
North Star Alliance Director, Paul Matthew, has been named Social Entrepreneur of the Year Africa by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship at the World Economic Forum on Africa.
The TNT Walk the World Singapore team has put a lot of effort in making a 'Walk the World' 2012 Singapore trailer. Within the true spirit of the WFP and Walk the World, they try to make the world a better place :)
Today I've finished my 4th presentation about our WFP fieldtrip to the Gambia.
Both the sessions in Houten and at Schiphol Rijk I received heartwarming reactions, which confirms what I already knew.
In 2012, the WFP will bring food to 75 million people in 75 countries. Every day, the WFP takes the necessary steps towards giving people hope and a future.
This year, TNT will celebrate it's 10 year partnership with the WFP. We celebrate this partnership by raising awareness and funds to end hunger. Together we take a step. Within one weekend, 1,2 and 3 June, over 40 countries, thousands of TNT colleagues will take a step to end hunger.
The first morning when the actual simulation for the participants were to take place, we experienced a thunderstorm which was hammering the walls of our sleeping quarters from 0300hrs. Very heavy rain and ground had started to become muddy.
As the bed was less than comfortable, I couldn't sleep much and woke up at 0530hrs to shower. That was definitely a good idea as the shower ran out of hot water later on and the ladies had to shower in cold water, that's a certainly good wake up call.
Day 2 begins with waking up at 0600hrs and getting ready to move from the hotel to our base of operations in Punta della Contessa.
I was still in a daze as I do not know what to expect today and the coming days. We traveled for over half an hour to the base and it was actually a base where a tower sits in the middle of the area. This tower was used for monitoring incoming commercial ships and also battleships belonging to the navi in the area.
The first evening in Brindisi was a very interesting one as more than 30 facilitators sat down to have dinner. It was raining heavily and we were all walking in the rain to the restaurant.
