• The partnership makes DHLGlobal Forwarding the first national partner in Kenya for My Dream Now, which worksprimarily with children from lower-income backgrounds to equip them with newskills and inspiration for future jobs

NAIROBI, KENYA - Media OutReach - November 5, 2018 - DHLGlobal Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and roadfreight services, has started a partnership with My Dream Now, a Swedishnon-profit social enterprise that provides mentorship programs to schoolchildren and youth from lower-income backgrounds. The partnership makes DHLGlobal Forwarding the first national partner in Kenya for My Dream Now, and isexpected to benefit more than 700 students by end 2019.

DHL Global Forwarding partners with My Dream Now to empower youth.
From left to right: Employees from DHL Global Forwarding (Rahab Njeri, Sophie Katsenga, Victor Were, Sarah Njoroge) and Jonas Bygdeson from My Dream Now

As part of the partnership,employees from DHL will spend time in primary and secondary schools, tofacilitate as a type of mentors, called class coaches, to school children andyouth. Launched earlier this month with three employees visiting CheletaPrimary School in Nairobi, the program is expected to involve more employees,who will also be trained as volunteer class coaches, before going into schools threeto four times a year for two-hour coaching sessions.

Pramod Bagalwadi, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding,Eastern Africa said, "In a country where half of its children are born intoabject poverty,[1] wehold strong to our belief that education and connection to global opportunitiesplay a direct and crucial role in improving young lives. Receiving guidancefrom positive role models can go a long way in increasing a student'sconfidence and in spurring them in the right direction. DHL's partnership ispart of a long-term commitment that we believe will inspire the young to pursuetheir dreams and contribute to the socio-economic progress of all."

Founded in 2011 by Jonas Bygdeson, My Dream Now'sunique DreamMap technique[2]helps students visualize their ambitions and set goals for themselves with thehelp of professional volunteers. As part of the newpartnership's initial stages, 15 Kenyan students will also visit DHL GlobalForwarding's office in Nairobi for study tours, allowing them to explore theirinterests and get to know different career types available to them in the nearfuture. Both organizations have already begun to plan for 2019, includingvisits to New Dawn Educational Center located in Mji Wa Huruma Village,one of Nairobi's poorest slums.

"We are delighted to begin our work in Kenya withDHL Global Forwarding as our first national partner," said Jonas Bygdeson,founder of My Dream Now. "DHL is an exemplary company with outstandingemployees who believe in empowering the next generation, and its operations worldwideprovide invaluable exposure for these students to dream bigger and achieve more for themselves. I'm looking forwardto working with DHL to empower and change the lives of Kenya's youth in a waythat both respects their full potential and helps them overcome whatever socio-economichurdles they may face."

The new agreement marks the latest milestone inDHL's corporate social responsibility efforts, which already include longstandingpartnerships with global Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) such as SOSChildren's Villages and Teach for All that focus on improving at-risk children'swelfare through education, mentorship, and vocational opportunities.

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