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1 Pelican News July 2016 | #125 Blue Skies Newsletter A mission to stand the test of time Blue Skies has renewed its commitment to the Joint Effort Enterprise by publishing a new poster centered around a fresh articulation of the company’s mission. Called ‘The Mission Map’, the poster highlights how Blue Skies is a Joint Effort Enterprise whose mission is to ‘build together a profitable enterprise where people respect each other, care for the environment and inspire a legacy for the future’. The Mission Map is designed to ensure the values which underpin the business will carry on enduring as the company continues to grow. You can download the Mission Map from www.blueskies.com/missionmap.pdf Blue Skies calls on Ghana to sign EPA Blue Skies has called on the Government of Ghana to sign the European Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to ensure continuality of free trade between Europe and Ghana. Currently Blue Skies is entitled to tariff free access to EU member states however with Market Regulation ending this year, this is set to change unless Ghana ratifies the EPA. Those who oppose the trade deal claim that Ghana will lose more in lost revenue on imports than the money saved fromß tariff free access to the EU for exports. Blue Skies however argues that sustainable economic growth for Ghana is only possible with a bigger manufacturing and exports sector and less dependency on imports. Blue Skies Founder Anthony Pile said: “Ghana has abundant natural resources, a talented and enterprising population and a desperate need for employment. It’s about time the government embraced this and helped to build a vibrant ‘valued added’ manufacturing sector that was the envy of the world” ---------------------------------------------
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Pelican News
July 2016 | #125 Blue Skies Newsletter
A mission to stand the test of time BlueSkieshasreneweditscommitmenttotheJointEffortEnterprisebypublishinganewpostercenteredaroundafresharticulationofthecompany’smission.Called‘TheMissionMap’,theposterhighlightshowBlueSkiesisaJointEffortEnterprisewhosemissionisto‘buildtogetheraprofitableenterprisewherepeoplerespecteachother,carefortheenvironmentandinspirealegacyforthefuture’.TheMissionMapisdesignedtoensurethevalueswhichunderpinthebusinesswillcarryonenduringasthecompanycontinuestogrow.
YoucandownloadtheMissionMapfromwww.blueskies.com/missionmap.pdf
Blue Skies calls on Ghana to sign EPA
BlueSkieshascalledontheGovernmentofGhanatosigntheEuropeanEconomicPartnershipAgreement(EPA)toensurecontinualityoffreetradebetweenEuropeandGhana.CurrentlyBlueSkiesisentitledtotarifffreeaccesstoEUmemberstateshoweverwithMarketRegulationendingthisyear,thisissettochangeunlessGhanaratifiestheEPA.ThosewhoopposethetradedealclaimthatGhanawilllosemoreinlostrevenueonimportsthanthemoneysavedfromßtarifffreeaccesstotheEUforexports.BlueSkieshoweverarguesthatsustainableeconomicgrowthforGhanaisonlypossiblewithabiggermanufacturingandexportssectorandlessdependencyonimports.BlueSkiesFounderAnthonyPilesaid:“Ghanahasabundantnaturalresources,atalentedandenterprisingpopulationandadesperateneedforemployment.It’sabouttimethegovernmentembracedthisandhelpedtobuildavibrant‘valuedadded’manufacturingsectorthatwastheenvyoftheworld”
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Blue Skies inspires local schools in UK
ThroughoutJuneandJulyJulesFurnivalandSusanBrightwellhavebeenworkingwith16-18yearoldsinlocalschoolstobuildtheirknowledgeandimprovetheirskillsintheworldofemployment.Oneschoolinparticular,MalcolmArnold,tookallchildrenofftimetableforthedaytobroadentheknowledgeofallagesfrom11throughto18yearsold.Both
HilarioJesusandLornaDixjoinedJulesandSusaninsupportingtheinitiativetodeliverbespokequalitytrainingsessionsforallthechildren.Thisinitiativewillcontinuethroughoutnextyear’sschooltermworkingcloselywithNorthamptonshireenterpriseteamandlocalschools.
ReportbyJulieFurnival,BlueSkiesUKHRManager-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New canteen for Ghana takes shape
AnewcanteenforBlueSkiesGhanaistakingshape.Workiscurrentlyaround80%completeandthenewcanteenisexpectedtobeoperationalbyOctober.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Blue Skies sponsors agricultural boot camp BlueSkiesissponsoringanagriculturalbootcampinGhanaorganizedbyDainNetwork.TheBootcamptakesplaceoverthreedaysinAugustandaimstohelpaspiringyoungagriculturalentrepreneursgaintheskillsandconfidencetopitchtheirbusinessideastopotentialinvestors.
BlueSkieswillsupportbygivingatalkaboutthebusinessandprovidingfreshjuiceandfruits.TheBootCampisalsosponsoredbyNestleandGhanaGuinnessBreweries.Youcanfindoutmoreatwww.dainnetwork.org.-------------------------------------------------
The juice bar from the air
Pictured:theBlueSkiesjuicebaratDobrofromtheair.-------------------------------------------------
#SayHello
#SayHellotoBaibaSipola,QATeamLeader@#blueskiesUK.Baibalikespainting&photography#helloBaiba-------------------------------------------------
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Meet Mbali MbheleIamMbaliMbhele20yearsofage,borninNovember1995.Myfamilyismadeupofbothparents,Ihaveabrotherandtwocousins.IamthefirstchildofMorenaandRebeccaNkosiandtheybothworkatBlueSkiesFreshProduce.
I'maveryloud,openandinteractiveperson.Istartedschoolattheageof7atBonukhukanyaPrimarySchoolthenwenttoBalfourPrimaryschooluntilgrade7.In2009IwenttoBalfourCombinedSchooluntil2013whereIcompletedmymatric.
IstayedinBalfourfor12yearsuntilIfinishedmyhighschoolandthenlefttothecityofJohannesburgwhereIstayedfrom2014untilpresent.IstudiedBusinessAdministrationatRichfieldGraduateInstituteofTechnologyfortwoyearsanddidmypracticalsatBlue
SkiesFreshProduceunderthesupervisionofHRmanagerWayduNhlapointhemonthofJanuary2016.IamgratefulandhonouredtobegiventheopportunitytoworkwithBlueSkiestofulfilmycareerendeavor.
Onthe7thofJune2016Igraduatedwithmyfirstqualification.IamproudtosayIamaqualifiedbusinessadministrator.MydreamistostudyfurtherasfarasIcan.IhopeinmyfutureIwillgetthejobofmyheartdesireasIresumewithmysecondqualification.TomyparentsthankyouformakingsurethatIamwellequippedformyfuturebygivingmethebesteducation.
Pelican News Editorial
Stronger Together SincetheUKvotedlastmonthtoleavetheEuropeanUniontherehavebeenmixedreactionsfromamongoursitesoverwhatthismeansfortheUKandforBlueSkies.WhileBrexitundoubtedlyimpactsBlueSkiesduetothesuddencollapseofthepound,farlessunderstoodisthemessagethe‘leavevote’sendstherestoftheworldabouttheUK’sattitudetodiversityandinclusivity,twoofthecornerstonesoftheBlueSkiesJEE.
ManyofthosewhovotedtoleavedidsoforunderstandableconcernsoverhowtheEUismanaged.Whetheritbethelevelofbureaucracy,thethreattosovereigntyorthelackofdemocracy,itiswidelyacknowledgedevenamongtheremainvoters,thattheEUmustbereformed.Butwhathasstoodout,particularlyforthosewatchingfromoutsidetheUK,ishowBrexithasfuelledworryinglevelsofxenophobiaandracismamongaverysmallsectionofsociety.Thisofcoursemaynotreflecttheviewsofthevastmajorityofleavevoters,howeveritisthesidewhichhasbeenseenbymanypeoplelivingoutsidetheUK,notleastbyourownstaff.SoshouldwenowbelievetheUK,onceabeaconforenterprise,charityandmulti-culturalism,hasnowcloseditsdoorsontheworldanddeclaredthatitnolongerwishestoplayitspartasresponsibleglobalcitizens,helpingtosolvesomeofthemonumentalchallengesfacedbyourplanetanditspeople?
No,ofcoursethisisnotthecase,butwehavearesponsibilitytoassurepeoplearoundtheworld(andputpressureonourgovernmenttodothesame),thatdespiteBrexit,Britainisnow,morethanever,anopen,inclusiveandproudlydiversesociety,whichrecognizesthepartthatimmigrationhasunquestionablyplayedinshapingourcountry,drivingoureconomyandputtingtheGreatinGreatBritain.
Andthesearethevaluesthatwemustcontinuetopromoteanddefendasabusiness.TheyareattheheartofourJointEffortEnterprise;diversity,equalityandprofitability.Westrivetobreakdownthebarriersthatdivideusandembracethedifferencesthatmakeusunique.Itisthisspiritofunion–ofbeingpartofonefamily,regardlessofwhoweareorwherewecamefrom–thathasenabledustosurviveandtothrive.
SowhileweworryaboutwhereBrexitwilltakeus,BlueSkiesstandstallwithunwaveringconvictionforourvaluesandacompleteconfidencethattheywillultimatelyseeusthrough.
Blue Skies Weddings
CongratulationstoBlueSkiesDirectoranddaughterofAnthonyandJenny,HarrietandherhusbandHenry.HarrietandHenryChurchillweremarriedonthe16thofJulyatAllSaints’ChurchinPitsford.OnbehalfofusallatBlueSkies,wewishthembothawonderfulandhappylifetogether.------------------------------------------------
Baby News
CongratulationstoVictoriaandKwameontheirfirstbornson,Dylan.TheBoamahfamilyarepicturedabovewithDylankeptcarefullywrappedinthecoldclimateofGhana!---------------------------------------------
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More Foundation projects completed
Nearlyallour2016FoundationprojectsarenearingcompletionincludinganewclassroomblockforKyintoJuniorHighSchoollocatedneartothefactoryinGhanaandanewprimaryschoolforthepapayafarmingcommunityofPampanso.Our2016SchoolFarmoftheYearprojectisalsowellunderwaywithoverfiftyschoolscompetingtobecrownedthewinnersofthecompetitioninDecemberduringGhana’sFarmersDaycelebrations.
Above:ThenewclassroomblockatKyintoJuniorHighSchoolwiththeirschoolfarmintheforeground.
Above:thenewclassroomblockforPampansoPrimarySchool.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2015 Report is published
ThelatestBlueSkiesFoundationreporthasbeenpublished.Itcontainsanoverviewhttp://www.blueskies.com/foundation2015.pdf-------------------------------------------------
Amali and Tor visit South Africa projects Waydu,StephanandJusticehostedavisittoBlueSkiesSouthAfricabyAmaliBunterandTorHarrisfromWaitroseonthe18thofJuly.AmaliandTorvisitedanumberofFoundationprojectsincludingaDayCareCentrefordisabledchildrenneartothefactoryinSiyathemba,wheretheFoundationprovidedarefrigeratorandcookertoassistinthepreparationofmeals.
Above:ThechildrenhappytohavetheirphototakenattheDayCareCentreinSiyathemba.
Above:AmaliandTorwithstaffatBalfourPrimarySchool.---------------------------------------------
