Some 60,000 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal will get new clothes thanks to a partnership between DHLExpress and the Singapore National Olympic Committee (SNOC).
DHL will deliver about 770 kgs of sports apparel donated by Singapore’s national athletes torefugees in Nepal as part of the United Nations’ Giving is Winning programme.
The Giving is Winning program is a joint effort by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) andthe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to encourage athletes and officials todonate their clothing to refugee camps worldwide. The IOC collected 75,000 items of clothing at thelast Beijing 2008 Olympics Games and aims to collect 100,000 clothing items for the third editionof this campaign in the run-up to the Summer Olympic Games in London.
As the Logistics Partner of the program in Singapore, DHL Express Singapore is responsible fordelivering these donations, totaling 770 kilograms to Nepal.
DHL and SNOC held a simple but symbolic ceremony at DHL’s eXpo Service Center to mark thisimportant day. Participants included Ng Ser Miang, Vice President of the International OlympicCommittee and the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), Tan Eng Liang, Vice President of SNOCand President of Olympians Singapore and James Wong, President of the SNOC Athletes’ Commission,Council Member of SNOC. National athlete Gary Yeo, a silver medalist from the SEA Games 2011,several National dragon boat rowers, and Yip Ren Kai, member of the SNOC Athletes’ Commission andformer national water polo player were also present.
Yasmin Aladad Khan, Senior Vice President for DHL Express, Southeast Asia said: “DHL has alwaysbeen a strong advocate of inspiring change in children and youth through sports. It is our honor topartner SNOC once again in this program and our involvement in this initiative is one of the Group’s ways to bring our Corporate Responsibility strategy to life through active engagements in localcommunity initiatives. The Giving and Winning program is one that is close to our hearts and wehope that through our small effort, we will be able to provide a semblance of normality to familiesand children displaced due to various reasons.”
Ng Ser Miang, Vice President of the International Olympic Committee and the SingaporeNational Olympic Council added: “We are thankful for DHL’s unwavering support as our LogisticsPartner in the Giving is Winning program in Singapore. Volunteerism is the foundation and one ofthe core values of the Olympic Movement. We hope that through this humanitarian effort, ournational athletes are given an opportunity to share the Olympic spirit and warm the hearts of therefugees in Nepal.”
