A&K NEWS Move it May A&K staff around the globe joined forces for the month of May to support Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy’s (AKP) global virtual walkathon. Each week, using a mobile app, staff challenged themselves to virtually walk the distance between two AKP projects. These projects on three continents have each continued to provide services throughout the pandemic. On week one, the challenge was to walk 1,260km from the Safe Water for Schools Initiative at Oltiyani Primary School in Kenya to Bwindi Community Hospital & Nursing School in Uganda. Week two was 2,420km from Sishemo Bead Making Studio in Zambia’s Nakatindi Village to Ilboru School for Children with Special Needs in Arusha, Tanzania. Week three, 4,060km from the Vidigal Entrepreneurs programme in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the Children of the Rainbow centre in Sacred Valley, Peru. And in the final week, 4,670km from the Cambodia Clean Water Project in Siem Reap, Cambodia to Hansraj Children’s Home in Udaipur, India. Staff members from A&K Australia and New Zealand joined the initiative and collectively walked 4,256 kilometres while at the same time raising awareness about AKP’s inspirational projects worldwide which support communities in the areas its guests visit focusing on education, health care, conservation and enterprise development.
Extraordinary Impact Speakers Series Over the past year or so when hosting physical events has not been possible, we have kept in touch with you by a variety of means. One of these has been via our newly launched Extraordinary Impact Speakers Series, where some of our most admired friends and partners have appeared virtually to share their story. If you missed any of these inspiring talks, you can view them at www.abercrombiekent.com.au/extraordinary-impact-speakers-series
Dr Lois Peeler AM Principal of Worawa Aboriginal College 4
Keith Sproule Executive Director, Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy
Sundowner www.abercrombiekent.com.au
Palani Mohan Author & photographer
Kenneth Park Curator and cultural historian
