QinetiQ & Britain Tanzania Society Kilimanjaro Presentation

Mbwana Alliy 08 .11.200 4 BRITAIN-TANZANIA SOCIETY Partners in friendship & development Registered Charity no 270462 www.btsociety.org “ A Pan QinetiQ Expedition in science social enterprise with team building & leadership development opportunities” Overcoming the challenges of a Complex Expedition…

Contents
1 Introduction
2 Expedition Model & Planning
The trek
Outputs/Results
Successes, challenges & learning points
Outcomes
Questions

Introduction

Background
The link with Tanzania…
Born and raised in East Africa until the age 12
Age 12-21: Secondary school & university in England (returned to Tanzania 3 times a year). Fluent Kiswahili.
Obsessed with Kilimanjaro & safari. (visited most game parks in Kenya & Tanzania)

Introduction to Tanzania
A very poor country…
Most live on less than £1 a day
Some of the world’s most amazing sites:
Serengeti national park: most renowned of all game parks
East African coast full of history and some of the best beaches.
Kilimanjaro- “Highest peak in Africa”, “World’s highest free standing mountain”.
But there is progress:
Macro economic stability is being achieved (inflation 20%  4%, economic growth at 6%). Some debt relief
Single party to multiparty democracy-Grand corruption reduced (no change in petty corruption?)
Tourism expected to double by 2010, and take over agriculture as the largest source of GDP.
Increased foreign investment

Expedition Foundations
Pan QinetiQ Expedition to…
Relieve poverty and through creating opportunities for children in science education.
Provide personal development opportunities (team-working)
“ Education and skills are the commanding heights of the modern global economy…. If globalisation is to work for poor people, increased investment in education, lifelong learning and skills is essential.”- Making Globalisation work for the poor, Government White Paper 2000 “ Teams are, quite simply, the bedrock on which QinetiQ is built. Team working is one of the five QinetiQ values.” - Team Spirit, QinetiQ Learning & Executive Office

Expedition Model & Planning

I want to organise a Kilimanjaro trip…
Too expensive…
When are you going…? Haven’t got much time to plan.
It’s already been done, won’t happen again.
I’ll only go if QinetiQ pays it!.....
I’ll take my idea to the cortex conference and see what they say (Nov 2003)

Expedition Core plan QLI can help us… Teamwork, Leadership Learning Plan Safety, security and Risk assessment Resource planning Travel/Event Arrangements Science Corporate Social Responsibility Mountain, Trek preparation Expedition Plan Will we raise enough money? Are people really prepared for Kili? - It’s a balance.. Another drop out. who should go? Africa’s a dangerous place, isn’t it? Book those flights!

Timeline view Prepare & Charity Fund Raise Kilimanjaro Trek Recollect & Report Engage in Charity Work Expedition Planning Apr Jan Aug Oct 2004 Jan 2005 Plan Do Adjust Check

The Expedition Leadership Team. Alice Porter- Health & Science research Lianne Denton Training Paul Jackson Finance Mbwana Alliy Founder & Leader. Matt Mckie Team, leadership development Chris Asselin-Miller Strategy Phil Kent Training Dugald Wilson Experienced mountaineer/climber- logistics & planning

The Trek

Oh my God….

Where is it?

Day 1 – Machame Camp, 2980m
Here we go…
24 members
60 porters
8 guides
4/5 hours
18 km

Day 2 – Shira Camp, 3840m
First test of mental strength
7/8 hours
Always a little bit further….

Day 3 – Baranco Camp, 3950m
Rock, rock and more rock…..
9 hours
Lava tower, 4700m

Day 4 – Barafu Camp, 4550m
Slow shuffle, pole pole.
7 hours

Day 5 – Uhuru Peak, 5895m
Set off at midnight
Fighting altitude sickness
Two steps forward, one step back
Summit for sunrise

Day 6 - Descent
Exhausted, but pushed on
Sense of achievement, but just wanted to get off the mountain
Hot water
Decent food
Opportunity to shave
BEER !!!!

Outputs/Results

Results
Climb 71% summit success rate (17/24), 91% reaching final camp
Scoring (7+/10)
customer satisfaction- 96% needs met, 90% fun factor.
Use for chartership competencies- 85%
Safety- 63%
Over 2000 photos (online photo gallery to come.)
Report deliverable.
Possibly the highest ceroc dance!

Corporate Social Responsibility
Over £10,000 raised collectively
Thomas Hardye School & Kabale school partnership set up & will provide:
£2,500 worth of lab equipment.
£5,500 in fundraising.
Opportunity for gap year in teaching science.

More stats…
Fundraising
50/50 use of forms vs justgiving.co.uk. (online giving)
25% achieved personal targets of about £500-800. Average was £400
Climb
Those who trained hard (90% reached the summit)
Those who did little training (83% reached

Successes, challenges & key learning points

Key Success factors… (Entrepreneurship)
Vision & idea: Have a clear vision, purpose- and derived goals & a plan.
Confidence & flexibility: Develop a strategy to success (see the end game in mind)
Network & research: Talk to as many people (including the experts) & do the research
Support & team: Get the support/buy in of key individuals (NG, SL, RL, TB, SM, RP)
Market: Sell, sell, sell… (posters, presentations, campaign, website) and what is QinetiQ getting?
Unique Selling Point: Differentiate yourself, what makes you different?
Work with the processes: Do things as required by QinetiQ… Be a corporate citizen.
Drive: Be prepared to give 110%, and your team should be the same, but make it worth it (development opportunities).
Leadership & team work convince commitment

But some worries…
Requirements creep: (change of dates, safari & ZNZ options, personalised trek requirements)…
… could be explained by recruitment statistics ( 49 total interest- 19 pulled out quickly, 5 causing re-recruitment, 1 last minute .)
Role clarity: Finding the right person for the task. (e.g. charity officer)
Balancing required efforts: on & off mountain.
Details: Key domestics (water, food!)

Profound experiences…
Final ascent dilemma
Know your limits  safety first!
Tipping the guides & porters
Appreciate hard work (60 porters and 8 guides to split $2000 in tips!)
Zanzibar…….. (team reward)

Key Competencies developed through experience:
Project Management (in experience)
Event management, finance, roles & team integration & planning
Leadership
Enthusiasm, motivation, dealing with unpredictability, importance of rewarding people.
Self Awareness & teamwork
Limits of myself and others in the team
How to delegate
Networking… is KING!

Outcomes

Some impact outside QinetiQ…
Will meet or exceed fundraising target of £18k:
Most significant contributor to BTS this year (10k out of their annual 60k)
Science laboratories will be built. Chemistry lab completed in August
Partnership between 2 schools is a bonus

Expedition Impact Value Chain Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes
Engaging Stakeholders
Expedition Leadership team- manage Expedition
Britain Tanzania Society- Reduce poverty through local rural projects
Thomas Hardye School: Engage students in science initiatives
Fundraising
Online giving (justgiving.co.uk)
Individual fundraising forms.
Site Collection boxes , Cortex Sports day.
Training, Health/Safety & Research
Peak District & Snowdon + Safety Risk Assessment.
AMS Science research
Planning & Management
Financial & recruitment planning- Business case QinetiQ /Individual split investment.
QLI Leadership & team-working course: inc. Myerrs Briggs personality profiling
Marketing: inc . Nucleus website (http://Kilimanjaro).
Itinerary requirements
Supporting Stakeholders
QinetiQ Learning Institute- Provide training
KIS, ISD, FST, S&E Divisions- Provide funding
Kearsley Tours Ltd- Supply expedition
The Expedition
£28,000 funding raised through QinetiQ
Climb Kilimanjaro (71% summit team success rate)
Charity Outputs
Over £10,000 raised to date by team members
Thomas Hardye School pledges £2,500 laboratory equipment
Expedition media
Personal Expedition diaries
Presentations to supporting & sponsoring stakeholders.
Over 2000 digital photos
IQ Article, divisional articles and presentations.
Team & Personal Development
Cross divisional networking
IPD chartership competencies
Improved team-working & leadership, personal awareness.
Social Value
UK-Tanzania science education school partnership.
Poverty awareness
QinetiQ Social responsibility image in Africa in terms of science.
Objectives/Requirements
Raise £18,000 for Kabale School Science.
Team trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro to the summit at 5895m (19,340ft)
Explore and develop team-work & leadership skills.

Next expedition?...
Everest base camp on the way…. (some guidance?)
Work to transfer lessons learnt for improvement
Stress it must be pan QinetiQ to
leverage the resources.
Increase networking.
Based on CSR benefits linked to QinetiQ values and/or science.
Most importantly… TO LEARN & DEMONSTRATE

Thanks (Asante Sanaa)…
Sue Mostyn , ISD management.
Expedition team.
BTS sends its thanks…
7. Questions? BRITAIN-TANZANIA SOCIETY Partners in friendship & development Registered Charity no 270462 www.btsociety.org

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