I really enjoyed the travelling and it was really interesting going to the different places and meeting the people.

Our member companies support us with their expertise, as well as funding, by allowing employees with specialist skills to volunteer in our programmes.

 

This section has been posted to allow you a glimpse into the everyday life adventures that our professional volunteers experience as they dedicate their time, expertise and skills in support of Transaid to address the transport issues and other related problems in some of the world's poorest regions.

 

Please click on the links below to read each of the volunteers' diary blogs.

 

Shaun Dempsey, operations training coordinator for CEVA Logistics, went out to Ghana to help implement a programme for classroom-based theory work, vehicle checks and driving for the Ghana Female Market Traders Project. Click above to read Shaun's journal while he was in Ghana.

 

Clare Bottle, a freelance logistics specialist, is carrying out a voluntary Transaid project with the Zambian Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport from 29th March to 12th April 2008. Click above to read her comments on the project.

 

Ed O’Connor, from our member company, Wincanton, spent six weeks in Mozambique with Gary Forster, our Southern Africa Programmes Manager, in September of 2007.