The Logistics Association of Australia ( LAA) and the Clinton HIV/AIDS initiative (CHAI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to
The Logistics Association of Australia ( LAA) and the Clinton HIV/AIDS initiative (CHAI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a volunteer program aimed at supply chain professionals within developed countries.
The initiative was created to assist Australian corporations support their corporate social responsibility programs and lower costs of treatment to under-developed nations through increased training and development in supply chain and logistics related areas.
LAA Program Convenor Conor O’Malley says his organisation feels honoured to be a part of the initiative.
“The LAA is proud to be working with CHAI to present this opportunity for professional development of individual supply practitioners,” he says.
Volunteers who take part in the scheme will have the opportunity to travel to places such as Cambodia, India, Liberia, Rwanda, Swaziland and Trinidad and Tobago at either the cost of sponsoring companies or at their own expense.
Maeve Magner Supply Chain Director of CHAI, addressing possible volunteers, says the opportunity is a unique one and the work which will be done will stand firm well into the future
“I encourage you to avail of this opportunity as it not only has a long term and broader impact for these countries but also for yourselves in terms of personnel development and the satisfaction of being able to give back to those most in need,” she says.
Visit the LAA website for more details.