Reaching for the rainbow

Hands-on-Argentina Update

Here is a video on Hands On Argentina - a project by IMD MBA 2006 started in 2006. The Video contains an update from the field by Cris, Nicolas and Carolina.

Hands on Argentina has been implemented successfully during the last two years:

• 2 reading centers built and functioning
• the local community very involved and parents being trained to teach on early education
• 280 children and family members participating

Now we are in the decision phase regarding stepping onto the next phase of the program.

IMD Videos

Through the night - it has started

Saturday night update

After more than 240 kms with heavy rain in the morning, climbing from 600 to 2000m to the Klausen glacier and 3 flat tire the day team (Mike / Craig / Jie / Lars / Aaron W / Ihab / Eric / Stefanus / Barbara / Cristianne / Satochi / David R / Franck) arrived at Brienze at 18h40 with everybody tired but in good physical condition.

It is more than 2 hours behind schedule but we still have enough buffer to reach Geneva following the initial plan.Very special note for David Robertson who cycled 240kms! When I am 47y old I would love (dream!) to be able to achieve such performance!

The "night riders" (Bernard / Nanang / Raphael / Carolina / Luis / Nicolas B / Omar / Ken / Jodok / Cristianne / Mike / Craig) took over and are expected to arrive in Pully tommorow between 5 and 6.30 AM. They will cycle through the night and handle the cold weather, fatigue and difficult orientation to make our challenge a reality for our project : Hands on Argentina (HOA).

Team 6 (Cristianne / Mike / Craig / Nanang) cycled all the way until Interlaken.Team 7 (Omar / Luis / Carolina / Jodok) are currently making their way to reach Thun. The condition are good and the road is relatively flat (from 300-900m max). We wish them a safe trip until Pully and address a huge BRAVO to all the MBA 2006 athletes!

SK, live from the front for HOA.

Latest pictures - have better weather now

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The weather is now better and the team is climbing uphill. It is crucial to maintain pace to keep the Swiss time - luckily the weather is better. Here are the latest pictures.

The Swiss towns they are passing

Craig updating the latest photos and news while Mike drives.

Barbara and Chris taking break. You certainly need energy to ride long distances - way to go girls.

Stephanus, Satoshi and Ihab after their turn - you can see the sun now... it was not always the same.

The new team starting off.

Another transition point.

Soaked and cold they are still cycling

They cycling team started this morning and is battling extremely bad weather... Here are some pictures. The latest update can be followed at http://handsonargentina.blogspot.com/

At breakfast at 5:30 this morning at Davos

It was still dark when they started out...

at dawn and still at it.... soon they encountered cold and the tremendous rain. The weather is not helping them. A special mention goes to Prof. David Robertson, a part of the team, who will be cycling through the day.

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Small drops make an ocean - You can make a difference

Download help_us_make_a_difference_12092006.pdf

Dear Readers,

You can make a difference even with very small amounts.

This June, the MBA program at IMD took me and the rest of the class to Argentina on a Discovery Expedition to provide a first-hand experience of what it is like to do business in a challenging environment. We left Argentina not only with a better understanding of the country’s business climate but also with an appreciation and empathy for its people and its development challenges.

To make a difference, we are aiming to raise at least CHF 50,000 for LEER, an Argentine nonprofit organization that helps children under the age of five from poor families to get access to education and break the cycle of poverty. The funds will be used to build two alphabetization centers benefiting more than 800 children and 280 families.

As Lausanne is the world’s Olympic Capital and there is no better way than sports to demonstrate commitment, endurance and teamwork, we will cycle, run, swim, kayak, rollerblade and paraglide 560 kilometers across Switzerland over two days (and nights). The intense fundraising relay will start early morning on Saturday 30 September and conclude on Monday 2 October.

In addition to raising funds, we are sending a message: fighting poverty requires not one development aid but also international cooperation. That is why we will begin our challenge at the venue of the annual World Economic Forum in Davos and end it in front of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, where we will deliver an appeal to WTO Deputy Director Valentine Rugwabiza.

Please join our challenge by making a donation. You can use bank transfer:

IMD international (MBA charity event account) 
UBS SA
Address: UBS SA, Case postale, 1002 Lausanne
Account :  243-FS138841.0
IBAN :    CH36 0024 3243 FS13 8841 0
BIC :      UBSWCHZH80A   

Alternatively, you can use your credit card through PayPal (registration needed). Go to the challenge web site to find the details: http://www.hands-on-argentina.org/ (click on “Donate”) Return to this site for the latest news on the fund raising drive over the next few days—more info and photos will be added.

Our partners in Argentina:
http://www.leer.org.ar/ (project beneficiary)
http://www.helpargentina.org/ (project administrator)

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch!

Thanks a lot, MBAFARBE.

IMD in India

IMD will be in India on the following days.

INDIA
New Delhi	25 February	16.00 - 18.00	IMS Info Session
Bangalore	27 February	19.00 - 21.00	IMS Info Session
Mumbai	28 February	19.00 - 21.00	IMS Info Session
Mumbai	1 March	19.00 - 21.00	Princeton Review Info Session

Migrating again...

Hello All,

    As the date of the first day at IMD draws closer, I have decided not to update mbafarbe anymore. All my future entries will now be posted only at colours (this will also include the MBA related posts as well as the normal life posts).

Happy New Year to all of you.

With best regards,

mbafarbe/colours.