TNT's Emergency Response Team (ERT) was created after the realisation that logistics support is of great importance when it comes to providing assistance during major disasters like earthquakes, floods and the 2005 tsunami in Bandar Aceh, Indonesia.
Observation mission in Mali - A training before an emergency assignements
30 October 2011
Karen Monier
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Last week, I joined the TNT Express France team for an observation mission to Mali.
During a week, we visited several WFP's operations : warehouses in Bamako and Mopti, P4P - Purchase for Progress and SFP - School Feeding Programm in Dogon's country at Logo and Tougoume. We had a good welcome everywhere we went. Three staff from WFP Mali (Bamako) prepared the trip and accompagnied us. Two more, from WFP Mopti, joined us in Mopti and Dogon's country.
Dadaab, trip and first day...another planet!
19 September 2011
rcecconi
The field. The real field. To spend over a week in Amsterdam and Nairobi can’t be considered being in the field, even though they were hard working days, very stressful and full of difficulties. It wasn’t until I was looking at the baobabs, at the wild goats and the small dusty villages sliding outside the window roadside during our final trip to Dadaab camp, when I really felt on the field.
Kenya days 4 and 5...chilling out
19 September 2011
rcecconi
“Work in joy”, general Yamashi used to say. Ok, Yamashi San, at least, we agree on this! The fourth day was a light one: we just had to go to the UN Kenya headquarter to interview Challisse McDonough, senior WFP spokeswoman, and Baptiste Burgaud from the Logistic Cluster. Both interviews were supposed to take place in the late afternoon, so we could finally wake up late, take our time, write a little and enjoy the view from the hotel.
Kenya day three
19 August 2011
rcecconi
Take it easy! Where WFP can't reach, there TNT comes!
Manage your expectations… yes, that’s definitely a good suggestion. It’s a basic skill, always useful, especially when all you’ve been planning for the past three weeks twists into a new plan, unexpected and disappointing.
My final blog ......... what we left in Dadab.
19 August 2011
Jen Janice
The ride home in our vehicle was the hardest for me. As I recollected the entire journey I made from the time Riccardo came to Amsterdam, then we took the train to Liege, the early mornings to catch the B767 to Nairobi and the ride all the way to Dadab, then the challenges of being thrown all over the place and arriving in Dadab but yet not knowing if we could even come close to the refugee camp was beginning to catch up on me and my feelings.
Awesome training
18 August 2011
aurelirimia
From 13 to 15 of July I participated to the LET training in Amsterdam.
It was just AWESOME!!!
I've met a lot of nice people, I had a great time, I learned so many new stuff. It's just so good to know that I'm prepared to be deployed and try to improve the life of those people that have needs.
It was an emotional training also because I start to realise how difficult lifeis for so many people. We're never satisfied about our "rich" lives, but how about them? All I'm waiting now is an opportunity to really see the difference.
This Plumpy Sup saved lives
17 August 2011
Jen Janice
The Boeing 767 that left Liege brought with it over 45 metric tonnes of Plumpy Sup that could easily feed more than 15,000 children for a period of 1 month.
However, there is more to this product than meets the eye.
The Journey Begin ....................
17 August 2011
Jen Janice
How do I get up at 0500hrs again? I kept on asking myself. But because we were very excited about the upcoming trip to Dadab, I could hardly sleep.
All the necessary have been prepared. As we didn't get any confirmation or help from WFP, we made the decision to make our own way to Dadab with the help of Victor (TNT Kenya) and then decide our next step when we reach there. As he has contacts in Dadab, he has made most of the arrangements. With that in mind, we drew up the checklist and here was our checklist.
1. 4 by 4 (Transportation) - checked
Kenya day two
12 August 2011
rcecconi
My second day in Kenya. I almost could not believe to be there as I woke up after a deep sleep night. I was expecting some nightmares due to malarone I was taking, but nothing, just a tiny weird dream about something I could not even remember. I opened the curtains and a bitter smile appeared on my face: hard to realize but seems like I can bring the rain to Africa too. No sun, heavy grey sky, a light rain and a barely over 20 temperature. Is this supposed to be the land where the sun bake your brain inside your skull?
Birthday in a foreign land ............ Nairobi
11 August 2011
Jen Janice
When I left the Netherlands, I was aware that I will be celebrating my birthday in Africa. It was a strange feeling as usually, I am either with friends, family or my loved ones.
As this mission was too important for me, the celebration did not matter as birthdays are celebrated every year but chances of this nature does not always present itself.
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