Volunteering

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What’s gold, shiny and will save children’s lives?…

Wednesday 27 July 2011 by Lucy Moulsdale

If you want to take part in new Olympic sports to see what you were born to shine at (or maybe just have a crack at!) the Gold Challenge is for you…

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RB Global Community Challenge: Day Six

Friday 17 June 2011 by Guest blogger

After traditional speeches by the local people and an emotional one from Sandra, the parade started: a brass band, dancers to Pink Floyd as well as Beethoven.

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RB Global Trek Challenge: Days Two & Three

Thursday 16 June 2011 by Sarah Gillett

Our path went through grass, bushes and the vegetation was getting richer remebling more a tropical forest, the closer we came to the small rivers which cross the valley.

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RB Global Community Challenge: Day Five

Thursday 16 June 2011 by Guest blogger

‘I can’t believe a week has flown by and so much was accomplished! I am filled with many emotions that no words would do justice describing.

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RB Global Community Challenge: Day Four

Monday 13 June 2011 by Voices from the Field

The RB volunteers are starting to see the impact of their hard work on the two creches they’re renovating in north-east Brazil.

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RB Global Community Challenge: Day Three

Monday 13 June 2011 by Voices from the Field

Day 3 of the RB Global Community Challenge and the RB volunteers are making good progress with the creches and meeting some of the local children.

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RB Global Community Challenge: Day Two

Friday 10 June 2011 by Voices from the Field

It’s day two for the community challenge volunteers from RB Global Challenge 2011 as they continue to renovate creches in north-east Brazil.

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RB Global Community Challenge: Day One

Thursday 9 June 2011 by Voices from the Field

This week and next, 64 Reckitt Benckiser employees from 33 different countries are arriving in Brazil for this year’s RB Global Challenge in aid of Save the Children. Two of the volunteers recount their first day.

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The Reckitt Benckiser Global Challenge lands in Brazil

Tuesday 7 June 2011 by Olivia Zinzan

This week, the 64 RB employees from 33 different countries are arriving in Brazil for this year’s RB Global Challenge in aid of Save the Children. 31 of them landed here in Petrolina yesterday and the Community Challenge is well under way.

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Trekkers samba as RB Global Challenge launches

Friday 27 May 2011 by Mark Sowersby

Save the Children staff join 65 Reckitt Benckiser employees from 33 countries to launch the company’s 2011 Global Challenge Initiative which hopes to raise £300,000 for our projects worldwide.

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