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Logistics industry delivers HGV simulator to Zambia

Logistics Business Magazine

Four big names from the transport and logistics sector have come together to supply an HGV driver training simulator for the Industrial Training Centre (ITC) in Zambia, which Transaid has partnered with since 2008 to help meet the country’s growing demand for professional driver training.

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How Djenabou’s life changed in a refugee camp in Cameroon

World Food Programme Logistics

Djenabou, who fled to Cameroon in 2014 with her husband and children, is part of a group of refugee women who work as retailers in the camp. Most of the refugees depend on humanitarian assistance for their basic needs including food. Training and support in business and cash management is provided retailers like Djenabou.

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Let’s fly with the wings that save lives in Mali

World Food Programme Logistics

He was in Bamako to attend his organization’s annual performance planning meeting, which helps them adjust their programmes to serve people better. We chat about the challenges people living in Gao have been experiencing since crisis erupted in 2012; the services provided by aid groups but also the difficulties of humanitarian access?—?one

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

The Logistics Academy

Peter Lukszys, University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison): In terms of different logistics applications, we see a lot of interest in humanitarian aid logistics and the impact of logistics strategies on climate change. We invite industry leaders as guest speakers in our classes and student club meetings.

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For the displaced and the forgotten

World Food Programme Logistics

“In times of crisis, natural or man made, immediate access to unconditional resources is a matter of life and death,” recognises Bruno Van der Pluijm, Belgian Director General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid. With limited access to education, jobs and opportunities, the youth often migrate or join armed groups.