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.
Tough day and almost went home ..............
11 August 2011
Jen Janice
Last Wednesday was the toughest day I've ever had here in Nairobi and it even led me to completely giving up trying to make more plans and actually even booked our flight home the next day.
One challenge after another throughout the day till I said to myself "enough is enough".
However, with Riccardo continuously challenging me and pushing me as he too wanted so much to visit the Dadab Refugee Camp to see the food distribution, I perservered.
Got home in Africa
11 August 2011
Marc Bullens
What am I here for.
West Africa is struggling with a rapidly increasing number of HIV/Aids patient and the international community has decided to put a lot of effort in this Afica wide problem.
Expecialy mobile populations like truckdrivers are highly vulnerable to HIV. Those people are only paid for the time they drive. When the are sick, as they are not paid for that time spent, they do not go to a hospital and take their sickness, often infections, through the different countries where they travel. Therfore they are the most powerfull vector for the spread of HIV/AIDS
I am IM
11 August 2011
emilie voskens
This August, I’m working in Cairo, functioning as an Information Management Officer in the Logistics Cluster for Libya. The Logistics Cluster, led by WFP, coordinates logistics support for the humanitarian community in emergencies. It is basically a group of organisations working together to improve the effectiveness of relief response. In every Cluster there’s someone who takes care of information management; keeping track of all actions and situations and feeding them back into the right channels.
WFP Dubai: Global Humanitarian Services
11 August 2011
Gmathijs
To describe the temperature in Dubai as simply hot, would be an enormous understatement. There does not seem to be a suitable word to describe the intense and sweltering heat that I walked into the moment I stepped off that plane to start a four month project here with the World Food Programme (WFP).
The Pilots that care .............
10 August 2011
Jen Janice
Just would like to share with all of you an email received from the Captain of the airlift flight B767 to Nairobi on the work we are doing and how much they are appreciative of TNT's initiatives. He feels privileged to be able to volunteer for this flight.
Great pilots with very good hearts.
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Hello Jen:
I am César, the flight to Nairobi Captain.
Horn of Africa emergency response, Kenya day one
10 August 2011
rcecconi
Waking up so early in the morning has always been a problem to me. I usually work till late at night, and I can't go to sleep until two in the morning, so it is almost not possible to me to wake up before ten in the morning. It does not affect me to wake up at five though, because today is different...very different. Today is the "big jump day" as I used to call it since a couple of days. Liege airport was really close to the Park Inn hotel, where me and Jen spent the night.
