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Business in the Community

Carter Centre U.K. joined forces with Business in the Community for its Awards for Excellence 2005, a gala dinner held 5 July 2005, at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Sponsored by Marks & Spencer, the dinner celebrated the most inspiring examples of the ways in which business has a positive impact on society.

During the event, The Carter Centre U.K. highlighted the Guinea Worm Eradication Programme. The Carter Center in Atlanta provides leadership for the program in partnership with the World Health Organisation, United Nations agencies, and governments from more than 11 African countries. The programme aims to eliminate this debilitating disease from the globe by using a simple mix of low cost water filter pipes and health education. Since first embarking on this effort, the incidence of Guinea worm disease has been reduced from 3.5 million cases in 1986 to approximately 16,000 reported cases in 2004.

Business in the Community's Awards for Excellence are the most prestigious U.K. awards recognising companies for integrating responsible business practice into their mainstream operations, resulting in positive impact in the marketplace, the workplace, the environment, and the community. Now in their eighth year, these awards are the primary means by which Business in the Community identifies, celebrates, and communicates good practice in corporate responsibility.

Observation of the 2004 Mozambique Elections

Three trustees of The Carter Centre U.K. - Rebecca Tinsley, Henry Tinsley, and Bill Kleh - were Carter Center delegates for the observation of the 2004 presidential elections in Mozambique.

"It was life-enhancing to see the polling stations open at 7 a.m. and to find hundreds of people, lining up in 40 degree heat, keen to vote in Mozambique's general election," said Rebecca Tinsley.

"Many voters we spoke to had walked 10 or 20 kilometres to reach the polls. They were proud of their democracy and optimistic about the future of their country."

Harry Tinsley appreciated watching the voting process for himself.

"We observed the operation of polling stations in rural Mozambique, seven hours drive from the nearest running water," he said. "Too often the media give us bad news from Africa. We saw the good news at first hand. We met representatives from opposing political parties who had literally been trying to kill each other 12 years ago. Now they are scrutinising ballot papers together, determined to make their democracy work."