Trailwalker 2000

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• Oxfam Hong Kong is an independent development
  and relief agency based in Hong Kong. Oxfam
  works with poor people regardless of race, sex,
  religion or politics in their struggle against
  poverty, distress and suffering.

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What is Trailwalker

• Trailwalker is an annual 100km walkathon
  organized by Oxfam Hong Kong to raise funds to
  help poor people to help themselves.
• Since 1986, Trailwalker raised more than 120
  million.

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History of Trailwalker

• 1981 An endurance training fundraising event
  for Gurkhas (55 teams)
• 1986 open to public, a non-military team won,
  OHK co-organized the event (100 teams)
• 1996 Gurkhas left the territory, OHK took over
  the event (700 teams)

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Trailwalker

• 2nd week of November (Fri - Sun)
• a team event a testing of perseverance,
  endurance and team spirit
• 100 km MacLehose Trail in 48 hours
• Super-trailwalker complete the trail within 18
  hours
• 900 teams 3,600 walkers
• Support team 3,600 people
• Volunteers from government depts and voluntary
  associations 3,000 people

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Trailwalker Computer System

• Application
• Registration
• Event Management
• www.trailwalker.org.hk

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Application

• On-line Application
• Draw Lot
• Mailing List
• Report
• Enquiries

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Registration

• On-line Registration
• Report
• Teams Management
• Mailing List
• Enquiries

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Event Management

• Teams Management
• Start, Finish Check Points Management
• Walkers Management
• Enquiries
• Supporting the Web
• Race Records
• Reports

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www.trailwalker.org.hk

• Application
• Registration
• Team Founder
• On-line Changes
• Fundraising
• Event Information
• News

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System Development
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Management Challenges

• Volunteers
• Sponsor
• Internal Expertise
• Technological Changes
• Cost Control
• What Next?

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Volunteers

• Volunteers are core of our system over 300
  volunteers in the event
• Training
• Understanding and Communications
• Team Building
• Learning

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Sponsor

• Who are they?
• Team Building
• Communications
• Learning
• Many Happy Returns

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Internal Expertise

• From None to ABC
• Communications
• Understanding The Needs
• Resources Management
• Knowledge Management

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Technological Changes

• System Life Cycle
• Enough or State of the Art
• Priorities
• Learning
• Who should lead the changes?

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Cost Control

• With or without Sponsor?
• Any guideline?
• Priorities
• Learning
• Resources and Cost Centres
• Who and how to make the final call?

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What Next?

• Learning
• Projection
• Priorities
• Resources
• Time

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Thank You

• Our Site
• www.oxfam.org.hk