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Container school for quake victims
21 October, the A.P. Moller- Maersk FriendshipSchool, a brand new school made out ofsecond-hand containers, opened in Mianyang, China. Theschool is a result of one of the most remarkable corporate operations in the aftermathof the devastating earthquake in May.

The local school no. 6 in downtown Mianyang collapsed during the earthquake inMay 2008 and the community desperately needed a school to be ready for the newschool year. Maersk China Ltd. offered their help and was told that there wasan urgent need for a school to be ready for the new school year beginning on 20August. This was in late June. “Our infrastructure made it possible for us todeal with the task. We were able to react really fast. But having only eightweeks from the beginning of project-planning to actually finishing the projectwas a huge challenge,” says Tom Behrens-Sorensen, Chairman of Maersk China Ltd.
                                                                                                                                 
                                                      ntil 20 August, the pupils of Mianyang No. 6 Middle School were taughtin basic tentsU


52 second-hand Maersk Line containers awaiting sale in Qingdao were delivered and grounded at a spotwhich was nothing but mud and rubble just weeks before. They were redesigned,rebuilt and installed with various features, e.g. floor, ceiling, air-systems,windows – and 50 computers sponsored by Maersk China Ltd. The completed schoolhas 26 class rooms and a capacity of about 1,000 pupils. In addition toteacher’s offices, a computer lab and chemistry class room has also beenconstructed.

Tom Behrens-Sorensen: “This project may actually be a concept for internationaldisaster relief in the future. But the real importance lies in showing what CSRand good corporate citizenship really means and can provide. In A.P. Moller -Maersk, good corporate citizenship has always been a fundamental part of how weconduct our business.”

Sandra Liu, Maersk China Ltd’s project coordinator says, “Throughout theconstruction process I have been impressed by the spirit and resilience ofvictims of the earthquake. Sichuan Province is recoveringand I find it deeply rewarding that we as a company have been able to make realcontributions to that effort at a time when it was most needed.”

Teachers and pupils attending the inauguration of the A.P. Moller -Maersk Friendship School in Mianyang
The school ope
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Unfortunately, bad weather delayed the official opening to 21 October, and theschool opening was eagerly anticipated. An excited crowd of kids broke out inspontaneous applause when Tom Behrens-Sorensen and his colleagues from MaerskChina Ltd entered the schoolyard as VIP guests for the opening ceremony.

The students were brought together in the schoolyard between the containerclassrooms and in front of a large banner telling that Mianyang no. 6 Middleschool has been rebranded The A.P. Moller - Maersk Friendship School.

"It was quite a moving experience," admitted Tom Behrens-Sorensenafter the ceremony where he was the main speaker and children from the schoolentertained the VIP-guests, who also included officials from Sichuan Province,Mianyang municipality and partners from the local Red Cross.

At a press conference with the national and local press, Tom Behrens-Sorensenemphasised what it was all about: “For A.P. Moller - Maersk corporate socialresponsibility (CSR) is a way of life. We are here to do business and to make aprofit, but we are always doing so with our community in mind. When theearthquake struck Sichuan Province in May, we sawwe could make a difference to people who needed it very much."

Made of second hand marine containers, the new school offers a fullyadequate and modern teaching environment

What was done after the earthquake
MaerskChinawas deeply involved from the very moment the quake struck. The response fromthe organisation from top to bottom was remarkable. Employees from China and abroadraised about 2 million Renminbi (USD 300,000) - and the company doubled thatamount, so close to USD 600,000 was donated by staff and the A.P. Moller –Maersk companies in China.

"Our staff contributed way beyond the call of duty and what could be expected,”says a proud Tom Behrens-Sorensen.

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