World Food Programme
“TNT in the UK & Ireland has a specific twinning relationship with Tanzania where for just 7p a day a malnourished child can be fed and educated under the auspices of the WFP School Feeding Programme.”
David Walker, Head of Communications
World Food Programme
TNT’s groundbreaking partnership with the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) was initiated by Peter Bakker, Ex-Chief Executive Officer of TNT NV, when he heard the staggering and highly disturbing statistic that a child dies every five seconds from hunger or hunger-related diseases.
The partnership began in 2002 and adopted the title of ‘Moving the World’ – a very apt description given that TNT committed knowledge, skills and resources to helping finance the work of the WFP and also to the physical delivery of food and supplies to disaster areas around the globe.
As the largest humanitarian aid agency on the planet, the WFP provides food aid to an average of 90 million people in over 80 countries. TNT, as a global service provider, immediately recognised the synergies with WFP and saw the rich potential of exploiting skills to help the worldwide community in which we operate.
Making a difference (above) - TNT's partnership with the World Food Programme helps feed and educate thousands of malnourished children in Tanzania
TNT’s expertise and resources, aligned to the requirements of the WFP make it a perfect partnership, enabling the company to engage with its people in a programme that ultimately facilitates and encourages developing nations to become more self-sustaining. As well as practical support, TNT also work in tandem with the WFP raising awareness of global hunger bringing it to the attention of Governments, leaders of industry and the public at large.
TNT’s annual fundraising focuses on a specifically themed ‘Fight Hunger Week’ – an initiative that encourages employees to participate, raise tens of thousands of pounds for the WFP and boost awareness and understanding via media opportunities.