4. Who’s Helping
The following organizations are kindly providing practical support:
Reuters
Reuters is a global information company providing indispensable information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets.
I’m a Reuters business manager, taking unpaid leave to travel overland, mainly by bicycle, from a four-year posting in Hong Kong back to London to raise awareness (and have an amazing adventure). Benjamin Haines a Reuters employee has kindly set up this website in his free time. Reuters is also helping with publicity.
Reuters Foundation is helping with administration of the charitable donations, and funding the website.
www.reuters.com
Beeline Bicycles, Oxford
Beeline Bicycles, Oxford, a top independent cycle retailer in the UK, is a flagship dealer for Specialised and TREK offroad bikes, and has large selection of road bikes, including Bianchi, Battaglin etc.
Luis Tulip, owner of Beeline Bicycles, has helped with kit selection, and Beeline have given me the equipment free of charge. I used to work at Beeline quite a few years ago, when the firm was run by Luis’s father, Clive, who died two years ago.
www.beelinebicycles.co.uk
Edelman
Edelman is the the world’s largest independent public relations firm. The firm was named PRWeek’s Large Agency of the Year for 2006. Charles Lankester, Managing Director Asia Pacific Corporate Practice, has pro bono provided invaluable guidance to the Long Road Home project on PR.
ADM Capital Foundation
ADM Capital Foundation are providing funding of about $40,000 to buy the land on which the Sihanoukville, Cambodia sports centre will be built. This means that the buildings etc for which we are raising $40,000 through ‘the Long Road Home’ will be secure long term. Land ownership in Cambodia is commonly subject to corruption and abuse. ADM Foundation recently has set up a land-holding company there to build a new centre for street children through local NGO, M’lop Tapang. ADM plans to use the same land-holding company to secure the site for the new covered sports facility. The same architect M’lop Tapang is using for its centre will design the simple building. In addition, the ADM Capital Foundation has provided guidance on project selection and helped generate other corporate sponsorships for the Long Rode Home. ADM Capital Foundation was established by Asia Debt Management Hong Kong Limited, which manages investments of over $1 billion distributed among three Asian distressed debt funds, one of which was initially backed by the Asian Development Bank, which operates as a limited partner. ADM Capital Foundation was set up to invest in projects involving children at risk and environmental conservation.
www.admcap.com
Stantours
David Berghof at Stantours in Almaty has kindly been helping on visas and arrangements for Central Asia and the Caucasus.
www.stantours.com
Dr Ian H Nicolson & Associates
Dr Susannah Chua and the team at the medical practice New World Tower Hong Kong have helped with medical preparations.
Action Asia
Gordon Oldham and Robert Campbell at Action Asia magazine and Foundation in Hong Kong, have helped with practical advice.
www.actionasia.com
In addition, lots of individuals, notably Ka Kee and Jonathan Pyne, Anna and Ian Billington, and Denys and Vicky Firth, have been helping me on all sorts of things for ages. I really don’t know how I can thank you.
