One of the most significant benefits of FedEx’s in-kind transportation support is that its value extends well beyond the delivery of an individual shipment. The program enables Rise Against Hunger to develop stronger partnerships with organizations in the countries where it operates, improve access to essential healthcare, and mobilize resources rapidly when disasters and other emergencies occur.
A recent vaccine delivery to Haiti illustrates this broader impact. With assistance from FedEx, Rise Against Hunger arranged the temperature-controlled transportation of HPV vaccines from New York to Miami, followed by their onward shipment to Haiti. Working closely with Haiti’s Minister of Health, Dr. Bertrand Sinal, and his team, the organization managed the logistics and coordinated the swift movement of the vaccines through customs while ensuring that the required cold-chain conditions were maintained throughout the journey. The $9.8 million shipment is expected to protect approximately 2,500 Haitians from HPV-related cancers. It also created an opportunity to explore a significantly larger vaccine donation with the donor.
The benefits of this partnership continued well after the vaccines reached Haiti. Following a recent earthquake in Venezuela, Dr. Sinal contacted Rise Against Hunger to explain that Haiti had sent medical professionals and a cargo aircraft carrying supplies from Haitian hospitals to assist with the emergency response.
Through the relationship established during the vaccine initiative, Dr. Sinal and his colleagues introduced Rise Against Hunger to Haiti’s ambassador to Venezuela and other government representatives responsible for coordinating the response.
These introductions provided Rise Against Hunger with a direct channel through which it could contribute additional aid. As part of its immediate emergency efforts, the organization arranged for 285,120 meals to be transported from several warehouses to the Port of Miami. The meals were then prepared for shipment to Venezuela through the FedEx in-kind transportation program.
The response has also grown beyond addressing immediate food shortages. Rise Against Hunger is supporting longer-term healthcare needs in communities affected by the earthquake. A shipping container has been prepared with 40 pallets containing hospital and trauma-care equipment, antibiotics, medications for adults and children, and substantial quantities of adult, pediatric and prenatal vitamins. These supplies will assist medical teams in treating injuries, managing continuing health needs and supporting vulnerable families throughout the recovery process.
This experience highlights the multiplier effect that can emerge from a strong partnership. What initially began as an effort to improve preventive healthcare access in Haiti helped establish a stronger working relationship with the country’s Ministry of Health. That relationship subsequently created an avenue through which Haiti, Rise Against Hunger and its established partners could work together to support communities affected by an emergency in another country. At the same time, the collaboration has expanded opportunities to improve healthcare access during the longer recovery period following the earthquake.
The benefits of FedEx’s in-kind transportation program frequently begin even before a shipment is assembled or leaves a warehouse. Knowing that transportation assistance is available gives Rise Against Hunger greater confidence when accepting offers of medicines, medical equipment and other critical supplies from donors. Donations originating in different locations can be collected and consolidated at the organization’s warehouses, allowing larger and more strategically planned shipments to be created around the priorities identified by local partners and government authorities.
Experience has shown that a single successful delivery can become the starting point for much larger opportunities. When donors see that their complex donations can be transported safely and efficiently, they are often encouraged to offer additional products or participate in larger initiatives. Likewise, when government health ministries and local partners see that Rise Against Hunger consistently fulfills its commitments, confidence and trust grow. This can lead to new relationships, requests for assistance and opportunities to reach additional communities. Much of the value generated by FedEx’s in-kind transportation support occurs behind the scenes and may therefore not be apparent in an individual shipment report.
Ultimately, this is the power of effective collaboration. One contribution can create a new relationship, that relationship can lead to another opportunity, and the combined effort can produce an impact that would be difficult for any one organization to achieve on its own.
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A recent vaccine delivery to Haiti illustrates this broader impact. With assistance from FedEx, Rise Against Hunger arranged the temperature-controlled transportation of HPV vaccines from New York to Miami, followed by their onward shipment to Haiti. Working closely with Haiti’s Minister of Health, Dr. Bertrand Sinal, and his team, the organization managed the logistics and coordinated the swift movement of the vaccines through customs while ensuring that the required cold-chain conditions were maintained throughout the journey. The $9.8 million shipment is expected to protect approximately 2,500 Haitians from HPV-related cancers. It also created an opportunity to explore a significantly larger vaccine donation with the donor.
The benefits of this partnership continued well after the vaccines reached Haiti. Following a recent earthquake in Venezuela, Dr. Sinal contacted Rise Against Hunger to explain that Haiti had sent medical professionals and a cargo aircraft carrying supplies from Haitian hospitals to assist with the emergency response.
Through the relationship established during the vaccine initiative, Dr. Sinal and his colleagues introduced Rise Against Hunger to Haiti’s ambassador to Venezuela and other government representatives responsible for coordinating the response.
These introductions provided Rise Against Hunger with a direct channel through which it could contribute additional aid. As part of its immediate emergency efforts, the organization arranged for 285,120 meals to be transported from several warehouses to the Port of Miami. The meals were then prepared for shipment to Venezuela through the FedEx in-kind transportation program.
The response has also grown beyond addressing immediate food shortages. Rise Against Hunger is supporting longer-term healthcare needs in communities affected by the earthquake. A shipping container has been prepared with 40 pallets containing hospital and trauma-care equipment, antibiotics, medications for adults and children, and substantial quantities of adult, pediatric and prenatal vitamins. These supplies will assist medical teams in treating injuries, managing continuing health needs and supporting vulnerable families throughout the recovery process.
This experience highlights the multiplier effect that can emerge from a strong partnership. What initially began as an effort to improve preventive healthcare access in Haiti helped establish a stronger working relationship with the country’s Ministry of Health. That relationship subsequently created an avenue through which Haiti, Rise Against Hunger and its established partners could work together to support communities affected by an emergency in another country. At the same time, the collaboration has expanded opportunities to improve healthcare access during the longer recovery period following the earthquake.
The benefits of FedEx’s in-kind transportation program frequently begin even before a shipment is assembled or leaves a warehouse. Knowing that transportation assistance is available gives Rise Against Hunger greater confidence when accepting offers of medicines, medical equipment and other critical supplies from donors. Donations originating in different locations can be collected and consolidated at the organization’s warehouses, allowing larger and more strategically planned shipments to be created around the priorities identified by local partners and government authorities.
Experience has shown that a single successful delivery can become the starting point for much larger opportunities. When donors see that their complex donations can be transported safely and efficiently, they are often encouraged to offer additional products or participate in larger initiatives. Likewise, when government health ministries and local partners see that Rise Against Hunger consistently fulfills its commitments, confidence and trust grow. This can lead to new relationships, requests for assistance and opportunities to reach additional communities. Much of the value generated by FedEx’s in-kind transportation support occurs behind the scenes and may therefore not be apparent in an individual shipment report.
Ultimately, this is the power of effective collaboration. One contribution can create a new relationship, that relationship can lead to another opportunity, and the combined effort can produce an impact that would be difficult for any one organization to achieve on its own.
Click here to learn more.
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