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Oxfam Trailwalker: Challenge Poverty, Change Lives

Oxfam Hong Kong's annual 100km walkathon, Trailwalker, raises funds to help poor people help themselves since 1986. Join us to test your perseverance and endurance for a meaningful cause!

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Oxfam Trailwalker: Challenge Poverty, Change Lives

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  1. Oxfam Hong Kong is an independent development and relief agency based in Hong Kong. Oxfam works with poor people regardless of race, sex, religion or politics in their struggle against poverty, distress and suffering.

  2. What is Trailwalker • Trailwalker is an annual 100km walkathon organized by Oxfam Hong Kong to raise funds to help poor people to help themselves. • Since 1986, Trailwalker raised more than $120 million.

  3. History of Trailwalker • 1981: An endurance training & fundraising event for Gurkhas (55 teams) • 1986: open to public, a non-military team won, OHK co-organized the event (100 teams) • 1996: Gurkhas left the territory, OHK took over the event (700 teams)

  4. Trailwalker • 2nd week of November (Fri - Sun) • a team event; a testing of perseverance, endurance and team spirit • 100 km MacLehose Trail in 48 hours • Super-trailwalker : complete the trail within 18 hours • 900 teams; 3,600 walkers • Support team: 3,600 people • Volunteers from government depts and voluntary associations: 3,000 people

  5. Trailwalker Computer System • Application • Registration • Event Management • www.trailwalker.org.hk

  6. Application • On-line Application • Draw Lot • Mailing List • Report • Enquiries

  7. Registration • On-line Registration • Report • Teams Management • Mailing List • Enquiries

  8. Event Management • Teams Management • Start, Finish & Check Points Management • Walkers Management • Enquiries • Supporting the Web • Race Records • Reports

  9. www.trailwalker.org.hk • Application • Registration • Team Founder • On-line Changes • Fundraising • Event Information • News

  10. System Development

  11. Management Challenges • Volunteers • Sponsor • Internal Expertise • Technological Changes • Cost Control • What Next?

  12. Volunteers • Volunteers are core of our system & over 300 volunteers in the event • Training • Understanding and Communications • Team Building • Learning

  13. Sponsor • Who are they? • Team Building • Communications • Learning • Many Happy Returns

  14. Internal Expertise • From None to ABC • Communications • Understanding The Needs • Resources Management • Knowledge Management

  15. Technological Changes • System Life Cycle • Enough or State of the Art • Priorities • Learning • Who should lead the changes?

  16. Cost Control • With or without Sponsor? • Any guideline? • Priorities • Learning • Resources and Cost Centres • Who and how to make the final call?

  17. What Next? • Learning • Projection • Priorities • Resources • Time

  18. Thank You Our Site www.oxfam.org.hk

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