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Mbwana Alliy 08.11.2004
BRITAIN-TANZANIA SOCIETYPartners in friendship & development
Registered Charity no 270462www.btsociety.org
“A Pan QinetiQ Expedition in science social enterprise with team building & leadership development opportunities”
Overcoming the challenges of a Complex Expedition…
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Contents1 Introduction
2 Expedition Model & Planning
3 The trek
4 Outputs/Results
5 Successes, challenges & learning points
6 Outcomes
7 Questions
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1. Introduction
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BackgroundThe link with Tanzania…– Born and raised in East Africa until the age 12
– Age 12-21: Secondary school & university in England (returned to Tanzania 3 times a year). Fluent Kiswahili.
– Obsessed with Kilimanjaro & safari. (visited most game parks in Kenya & Tanzania)
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Introduction to Tanzania• A very poor country…
– Most live on less than £1 a day
• Some of the world’s most amazing sites:– Serengeti national park: most renowned of all game parks
– East African coast full of history and some of the best beaches.
– Kilimanjaro- “Highest peak in Africa”, “World’s highest free standing mountain”.
• But there is progress:– Macro economic stability is being achieved (inflation 20%4%, economic growth at 6%). Some debt relief
– Single party to multiparty democracy-Grand corruption reduced (no change in petty corruption?)
– Tourism expected to double by 2010, and take over agriculture as the largest source of GDP.
– Increased foreign investment
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Expedition Foundations
Pan QinetiQ Expedition to…– Relieve poverty and through creating opportunities for
children in science education.
– Provide personal development opportunities (team-working)
“Education and skills are the commanding heights of the modern global economy…. If globalisation is to work for poor people, increased investment in education, lifelong learning and skills is essential.”- Making Globalisation work for the poor, Government White Paper 2000
“Teams are, quite simply, the bedrock on which QinetiQ is built. Team working is one of the five QinetiQ values.”- Team Spirit, QinetiQ Learning & Executive Office
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2. Expedition Model & Planning
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8I want to organise a Kilimanjaro trip…• Too expensive…• When are you going…? Haven’t got much time to
plan.• It’s already been done, won’t happen again.
• I’ll only go if QinetiQ pays it!.....
• I’ll take my idea to the cortex conference and see what they say (Nov 2003)
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Teamwork,Leadership
Learning Plan
Safety, security and
Risk assessment
Resource planning
Travel/EventArrangements
Science Corporate SocialResponsibility
Mountain, Trek
preparation
Expedition Plan
Expedition Core plan
Will we raise enough money?
Are people really prepared for Kili?
- It’s a balance..
Another drop out. who should go?
QLI can help us…
Africa’s a dangerous place, isn’t it?
Book those flights!
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Timeline view
Prepare & Charity
Fund Raise
Kilimanjaro Trek
Recollect & Report
Engage inCharity
Work
ExpeditionPlanning
AprJan
Aug Oct2004
Jan2005
Plan Do
Adjust Check
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The Expedition Leadership Team.
Alice Porter-Health &
Science research
Lianne DentonTraining Paul Jackson
Finance
Mbwana AlliyFounder & Leader.
Matt MckieTeam, leadership
development
Chris Asselin-MillerStrategy
Phil KentTraining
Dugald WilsonExperienced mountaineer/climber- logistics & planning
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3. The Trek
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Oh my God….
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Where is it?
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Day 1 – Machame Camp, 2980m
• Here we go…
– 24 members
– 60 porters
– 8 guides
• 4/5 hours
• 18 km
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Day 2 – Shira Camp, 3840m
• First test of mental strength
– 7/8 hours
– Always a little bit further….
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Day 3 – Baranco Camp, 3950m
• Rock, rock and more rock…..
• 9 hours
• Lava tower, 4700m
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Day 4 – Barafu Camp, 4550m
• Slow shuffle, pole pole.
• 7 hours
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Day 5 – Uhuru Peak, 5895m• Set off at midnight
• Fighting altitude sickness
• Two steps forward, one step back
• Summit for sunrise
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Day 6 - Descent
• Exhausted, but pushed on
• Sense of achievement, but just wanted to get off the mountain
– Hot water
– Decent food
– Opportunity to shave
• BEER !!!!
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4. Outputs/Results
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Results
• Climb 71% summit success rate (17/24), 91% reaching final camp
• Scoring (7+/10)– customer satisfaction-96% needs met, 90% fun
factor.– Use for chartership competencies- 85%– Safety- 63%
• Over 2000 photos (online photo gallery to come.)
• Report deliverable.
• Possibly the highest ceroc dance!
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Corporate Social Responsibility• Over £10,000 raised collectively
• Thomas Hardye School & Kabale school partnership set up & will provide:
– £2,500 worth of lab equipment.
– £5,500 in fundraising.
– Opportunity for gap year in teaching science.
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More stats…Diffculty of climb perception VS reality
50%
19%
31%
perception=reality
perception<reality
perception>reality
Fundraising
• 50/50 use of forms vs justgiving.co.uk. (online giving)
• 25% achieved personal targets of about £500-800. Average was £400
Climb
• Those who trained hard (90% reached the summit)
• Those who did little training (83% reached
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5. Successes, challenges & key learning points
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Key Success factors… (Entrepreneurship)
• Vision & idea: Have a clear vision, purpose- and derived goals & a plan.
• Confidence & flexibility: Develop a strategy to success (see the end game in mind)
• Network & research: Talk to as many people (including the experts) & do the research
• Support & team: Get the support/buy in of key individuals (NG, SL, RL, TB, SM, RP)
• Market: Sell, sell, sell… (posters, presentations, campaign, website) and what is QinetiQ getting?
• Unique Selling Point: Differentiate yourself, what makes you different?
• Work with the processes: Do things as required by QinetiQ… Be a corporate citizen.
• Drive: Be prepared to give 110%, and your team should be the same, but make it worth it (development opportunities).
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But some worries…• Requirements creep: (change of dates, safari &
ZNZ options, personalised trek requirements)…– … could be explained by recruitment statistics ( 49 total
interest- 19 pulled out quickly, 5 causing re-recruitment, 1 last minute .)
• Role clarity: Finding the right person for the task. (e.g. charity officer)
• Balancing required efforts: on & off mountain.
• Details: Key domestics (water, food!)
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Profound experiences…
• Final ascent dilemma– Know your limits
safety first!
• Tipping the guides & porters– Appreciate hard work
(60 porters and 8 guides to split $2000 in tips!)
– Zanzibar…….. (team reward)
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Key Competencies developed through experience:• Project Management (in experience)
– Event management, finance, roles & team integration & planning
• Leadership– Enthusiasm, motivation, dealing with unpredictability,
importance of rewarding people.
• Self Awareness & teamwork– Limits of myself and others in the team– How to delegate
• Networking… is KING!
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6. Outcomes
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Some impact outside QinetiQ…• Will meet or exceed fundraising target of £18k:
– Most significant contributor to BTS this year (10k out of their annual 60k)
– Science laboratories will be built. Chemistry lab completed in August
– Partnership between 2 schools is a bonus
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Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes
Engaging Stakeholders
•Expedition Leadership team- manage Expedition
•Britain Tanzania Society- Reduce poverty through local rural projects
•Thomas Hardye School: Engage students in science initiatives
Fundraising
•Online giving (justgiving.co.uk)
•Individual fundraising forms.
•Site Collection boxes, Cortex Sports day.
Training, Health/Safety & Research
•Peak District & Snowdon + Safety Risk Assessment.
•AMS Science research
Planning & Management
•Financial & recruitment planning- Business case QinetiQ /Individual split investment.
•QLI Leadership & team-working course: inc. Myerrs Briggs personality profiling
•Marketing: inc . Nucleus website (http://Kilimanjaro).
•Itinerary requirementsSupporting Stakeholders
•QinetiQ Learning Institute- Provide training
•KIS, ISD, FST, S&E Divisions-Provide funding
•Kearsley Tours Ltd- Supply expedition
The Expedition
•£28,000 funding raised through QinetiQ
•Climb Kilimanjaro (71% summit team success rate)
Charity Outputs
•Over £10,000 raised to date by team members
•Thomas Hardye School pledges £2,500 laboratory equipment
Expedition media
•Personal Expedition diaries
•Presentations to supporting & sponsoring stakeholders.
•Over 2000 digital photos
•IQ Article, divisional articles and presentations.
Team & Personal Development
•Cross divisional networking
•IPD chartership competencies
•Improved team-working & leadership, personal awareness.
Social Value
•UK-Tanzania science education school partnership.
• Poverty awareness
•QinetiQ Social responsibility image in Africa in terms of science.
Objectives/Requirements•Raise £18,000 for Kabale School Science.•Team trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro to the summit at 5895m (19,340ft)•Explore and develop team-work & leadership skills.
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Next expedition?...
Everest base camp on the way…. (some guidance?)
– Work to transfer lessons learnt for improvement
– Stress it must be pan QinetiQ to
• leverage the resources.
• Increase networking.
– Based on CSR benefits linked to QinetiQ values and/or science.
– Most importantly… TO LEARN & DEMONSTRATE
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Thanks (Asante Sanaa)…• Sue Mostyn , ISD management.
• Expedition team.
• BTS sends its thanks…
7. Questions?BRITAIN-TANZANIA SOCIETY
Partners in friendship & developmentRegistered Charity no 270462
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