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ISSREPORTERlCorporateSocialResponsibilityDECEMBER201126www.iss-shipping.comByronStonenephewofISSCOOEasternHemisphereChrisStoneinhiscapacityasEventsandTrainingCo-ordinatorforEngineersWithoutBordersCardiffBranchhasbeenworkingwiththeRuralAgencyforSustainableDevelopmentanNGOinUgandaonsettingupofalibraryintheNkokonjeru.HeapproachedISSEastAfricaforfundingwhichwasgranted.x1cWecarriedoutasurveywiththelocalpopulationandtheschoolsintheareatofindoutiftheythoughtalibrarywouldbeofusetothemx1dsaysByron.x1cThelocalpopulationshowedsomecuriosityintheprojectbutitwasthelocalschoolsthatshowedthegreatestinterest.x1cNkokonjeruhasmanyschoolsthatdonx19thaveaccesstoalibrary.WethoughtwecouldcreateamodelthatwouldservethewholeofNkokonjeruwithparticularemphasisontheschools.RASDhadabuildingusedtostorefarmanimalsduringthenight.ItwasdecidedthatthiswouldmakeaperfectlocationastheRASDcompoundislocatedjusttwominutesfromthecentreofNkokonjeru.Inadditiontheyrunaninternetcafeonsitewhichcouldbeintegratedwiththelibrary.Thecompoundisalsofullyfencedwithsecurelocks.x1cIlikedthesoundoftheprojectsodecidedtorunitalongsidemyexistingprojectwhichwasdesigningademucilagesicmachineforcoffee.FundingforthelibrarybookswassourcedfromBookAidinternationalandtheUgandangovernment.Weproposedabudgetof400tocovertherenovationandinitialset-upcostsofthelibrary.InchcapeShippingServiceskindlyprovidedthefunding.Therenovationstookamonthtocompleteandonlylocallabourandproductswereused.ISSfundsUgandalibraryDecoratingthewallsByronwithlibrarianThelibrarygoesliveThebatonx19snextstopisBahrainwheretheISSofficeisshowingitscommitmenttopromotingenvironmentalawarenessthroughaCoastalCleanupDriveonZallaqBeachraisingfundsfortheBahrainInternationalSeafarerx19sSocietybyspendingtheirsparetimecleaningthecoastlineofdebrisandwaste.ISSTurkeyx19sstaffcollectedfundsandthecompanydonatedUS1000tothevictimsoftheVanearthquakeineasternTurkeyinwhichover600peopleperishedandmanymorewereinjuredormadehomeless.BobIversenProjectManagerfortheMentalHealthofSeafarersprojectoftheRotaryClubofMelbourneSouthwrotex1cThisistothankyouandInchcapeShippingServicesandyourassociatedcorpsofshipx19sagentsfordistributingthebookletsforMastersandleafletsfornon-officerseafarersthatourprojectx1cTheMentalHealthofSeafarersx1dundertakenwiththeMelbournePortWelfareAssociationx18beyondbluex19theMissionstoSeafarersVictoriaandStellaMarisMelbournehasproduced.Youhavegonetheextramileandforthatwearemostappreciative.x1dThebookletsweredistributedin12majorportsinAustraliabyISSallcoordinatedbyAshleyCagepictured.OffherowninitiativeIsobelStaceyfromChaffordHundredofficehasraisedjustover200fortheBreastCancerCampaignandjustunderthatamountforChildreninNeed.