This recipe was originally created by our UK account manager Carrie Starkings as part of an entry to a cookery competition. They were a real hit in the office with the zesty and refreshing tropical flavours perfectly complimenting the rich shortbread base. For the base: 1 ½ Cups of […]
Author: Simon Derrick
Foundation opens new classrooms for school in Ghana
A new three classroom block for a primary school in Ghana has been officially opened during a delegation from Albert Heijn and the Dutch press in July. The classroom block also has a staff common room, a head teacher’s office and room for an internet café. The official inauguration took […]
July Pelican News is out
The latest edition of the Blue Skies Newsletter ‘Pelican News’ is out now. Click here to download it. Some highlights from this month’s newsletter: -Mary and Andre meet the Queen -Blue Skies inspire at Kids Country Show -Waitrose Foundation celebrates 10 years Pelican News is a monthly newsletter written by […]
Blue Skies inspire at Kids Country Agricultural show
Blue Skies were out in force with Waitrose at the Kids Country Agricultural Show in Peterborough, UK on Friday 3rd July Kids Country is the largest educational farming event of its kind in the UK. It is held on the East of England Showground and this year was visited by […]
Mary and Andre meet the Queen
South African General Manager, Andre Veldsman and Ghana Movements Manager, Mary Cudjoe represented Blue Skies at Buckingham Palace this month at a Queens Award Winners reception hosted by Her Majesty the Queen. At the reception, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh greeted guests in the State Rooms which form […]
Blue Skies Founder awarded for British Service to Ghana
Anthony Pile was presented with a GUBA Black Star Award for British Service to Ghana on the 4th of July at the Hilton Metropole in London. The award to recognises the long-term positive impact that Anthony’s innovative work has had in Ghana. The recipients of the Black Star Awards were […]
2014 Foundation Annual Report published
The Blue Skies Foundation has published its 2014 Annual Report In 2014 our projects in Ghana included three water systems, three KVIP toilets, a classroom block and accommodation for teachers’; while in South Africa we supported a clinic, a crèche and a primary school. In addition we continued to undertake […]
The Ethical Audit
Anthony Pile explores the ethics of the ethical audit This short paper has been inspired by a realisation that much of the material which makes up the basis upon which food retailer ethical audits are conducted on overseas food suppliers to Britain, has come from experts in ethical conduct who […]
June Pelican News is out
The latest edition of the Blue Skies Newsletter ‘Pelican News’ is out now. Click here to download it. Some highlights from this month’s newsletter: -President John Dramani Mahama opens new factory for Blue Skies Ghana -Blue Skies wins Fresh Award for CSR Excellence. -Blue Skies Foundation commissions first 2015 projects […]
New medical facility commissioned in Ghana
German Development Agency GIZ together with Blue Skies has commissioned a fully furnished ‘CHIPS’ compound (Community Clinic) in Dobro for the Nsawam Municipal Health Directorate to render health services to the people within the community and surrounding towns. Facilities in the Centre include weighing scales, delivery beds, refrigerators, stethoscopes, office […]
