Image credit: Rory McCann
I’m packing for the big trip! Here is an outline of my plans. The most important thing to note though is that I intend to load a daily report here starting on the evening of Tuesday, 24/11 (internet connection permitting – but I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to get one). Thanks again to the BBC for agreeing to contribute £100 to the costs of this.
I’ve set up Skype on my laptop so hopefully that will work. I’m sxberry. I’ll also be tweeting but only when I have an internet connection as i will not be able to afford the mobile phone charges. On twitter I am 51m0n.
The itinerary
23/11 – Monday – depart Heathrow 20:00 for Dar Es Salaam via Doha
24/11- Tuesday – arrive 13:35 – field trips organised by Coca-Cola
25/11 – Wednesday – all day meeting to discuss research findings (a rep from DfID will be there)
26-27/11 – Thursday & Friday – carrying out local research
28/11 – Saturday – depart Dar Es Salaam
29/11 – Sunday – arrive Heathrow
Background reading
Coca-Cola have suggested we have a look at these two documents on ‘Business Linkages’
Business Linkages: Lessons, Opportunities and Challenges (PDF)
International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) and Harvard Kennedy School (Harvard University)
with support from Business Action For Africa & Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Supporting Entrepreneurship at the Base of the Pyramid through Business Linkages (PDF)
Report of a Roundtable Dialogue
June 10-12, 2008, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) and Harvard Kennedy School (Harvard University)
I hope I can do justice to all the support ColaLife has received to get this far. I’ll do my best!
