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UNV’s CPSP, current and retired management executives and professionals put their expertise to good use in the field of development. These volunteers bring a wide range of competencies and technical expertise such as planning, engineering, financial management, industrial design, product development, food processing, marketing, quality control Information and Communication Technology (ICT), waste management, etc. The volunteers serve on advisory missions lasting from one week up to a maximum of three months. UNV’s Corporate/Private Sector Program aims at creating jobs, raising production efficiency, supporting technology, socioeconomic growth and environmental protection, introducing information and communication for development (ICT4D), and aiding market expansion. In 2001, Kraft Foods became the first company in the United States to form a partnership with the UNV CPSP. Kraft is currently the only major food company participating in CPSP. From the first mission in 2001 to the close of the 2008 missions, 114 Kraft volunteers have served 40 clients over 47 missions, in 29 developing countries. These missions have covered a wide range of processes and products including peanuts and cashews, readyto-eat meals, ready-to-serve meals, dairy products, jams and jellies, meat and sausages, cocoa, flour and pasta, and fruit, just to name a few. Volunteers help with process development, product development, packaging technology, HACCP development, GMPs, and equipment design. I have heard many of the Kraft volunteers talk about their experience; following are just a couple of quotes: • “I don’t think I will ever become frustrated again, knowing that people with great limitations and much less resources manage to do wonders with little and still enjoy what they do.” • “When I look back at the mission… I’m reminded that most of the world does not live like us and yet the basic human nature is the same. We all have the same feelings of caring and providing for our family and where we live. We should not be waiting for people to ask for help, we should be asking where else we can help. I think that by becoming a better global citizen, one becomes a better employee of a global company.” • “It was refreshing to work hard for the benefit of others. Helping others who need your help is the most satisfying feeling. Seeing people hunger and thirst after knowledge humbles me and motivates me to want to do more.” This is not an exclusive KraftUNV partnership. I encourage each of you to determine how you and/ or your corporation, association or government institution can become part of a program like this and contribute to the attainment of food security globally. Any parties interested in contributing corporate volunteer services or funding are encouraged to contact the UNV office in Bonn, Germany at the following address: United Nations Volunteers Postfach 260 111 D-53153 Bonn, Germany Tel: +49 228 815-2000 Fax: +49 228 815-2001 Internet: www.unvolunteers.org Email: hq@unvolunteers.org As always, feel free to contact me at anytime at VLewandowski@ kraft.com. CALL FOR TeChniCAL And POsTeR ABsTRACTs iAFP 2010 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California August 1–4, 2010 Call for Abstract instructions and submission Form Available at www.foodprotection.org Abstract submission deadline: January 20, 2010. Questions regarding abstract submission can be directed to: Tamara Ford, Phone: 800.369.6337; 515.276.3344; E-mail: tford@foodprotection.org, or go to www.foodprotection.org. DECEMBER 2009 | FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS

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