Henkel Furniture Donation Story

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1、TheFurnitureDonationProjectHowaSimpleActofKindnesscangoaLongWayFormanyofuswholiveinmoderncitiesinChina,itissometimesdifficulttoimaginethatthereareplacesouttherewherevillagesstillfacethedailystruggleofsurvival.Therealityisalmostalwaysthesame:acompletelackofinfrastructure,adequatelivingcondi

2、tions,andanendlesscycleofpovertyhaveforcedmanyinhabitantstoleavetheirhomesinsearchofjobsintheurbanareas.Thismigrationtothecitieshasleftacountrysidefilledwithstructuresindesperateneedofrepairandrenovation.Eventheschoolsandthechildrenhavebeenaffectedbythisneglect.Effortstoalleviatethesecommun

3、itiesintheChinesecountrysidehasarrivedintheformofdonationsandthroughmotivatedaswellaspassionatevolunteers.ThesepeoplehavegivensomuchoftheirtimeandenergyinordertohelpmakeadifferenceinthelivesofpeopleinsomeofthemostremoteareasofChina.OnesuchbandofgoodSamaritansistheHenkelRegionalRealEstatea

4、ndFacilitiesManagementDepartmentandtheirfriendsfromARInnovationandtheSupplyChain.TogetherwiththeirstrategicpartnersatHaworthAsia-Pacific(whosuppliesHenkelwiththeirofficefurniture),theteamsetouttotraveltoavillagehiddenhighupinthemountainsofGuizhouProvinceinsouthernChinatodeliveradonationthat

5、wouldimprovethelivesofthebeneficiariesthere.RegionalRealEstateandFacilityManager(Asia-Pacific)JensSchneiderheadedtheHenkelinitiativeinGuizhou.WesatdownwithJensandhiscolleagueWilsonZhang,askedthemaboutthebackgroundofthisproject,andwhatinspiredthemtotravelgreatdistancesandcrosshighmountainpa

6、ssestohelpmakeadifference.Whatinspiredyoutoproposeandandattendclassesatthenewschoolthathasimplementthisproject?beenbuiltforthem.Jens:OurdepartmentisinchargeofanWilson:WhenwefirstvisitedNandaoVillage,initiativecalledtheSpaceandOccupancythestudentsweregoingtoschoolinanoldandProject.Weneededt

7、oacquirenewfurniturerundownbuilding.Thefurniturewasinterribleandworkstations,sincetheoldcubiclesystemscondition,andtheclassroomsweredark,dirty,werenolongerinlinewithcompanystandards.anddidnothaveanyproperheating.Infact,Wethereforedisassembledthecubiclesandsomeofthewindows