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BIFA supports Transaid’s 2021 Christmas Appeal
Transaid is an international development organisation that transforms lives through safe and sustainable transport. BIFA’s membership of Transaid dates back to 2015 and the association is delighted to have once again supported the charity’s 2021 Christmas Appeal. This delivers much- needed funds to aid its work in improving road safety and driver training, as well as access to vital services, such as healthcare, in sub- Saharan Africa. Throughout 2021, Transaid
several fundraising events to support Transaid. More recently members of the BIFA Young Forwarder Network took part in the ‘Chase the Moon’ 5 km run at the Olympic Park in London. We featured this event in the November edition of Bifalink. The network raised £1,195 to help fund Transaid’s projects in sub-Saharan Africa. BIFA’s gold package support for Transaid’s 2021 Christmas Appeal helped Transaid to exceed its ambitious appeal target of £28,000 before the beginning of December! At the time of writing the appeal had achieved donations just shy of £33,000. BIFA is looking forward to growing its relationship with Transaid further in 2022 and sharing how the organisation’s programmes in driver training and access to healthcare will evolve as a result. Transaid has asked us to wish the readers of BIFAlink a happy new year, and to thank BIFA and its Members for their continued support.
continued to deliver impactful programmes and, despite the
challenging circumstances, it has also incorporated a successful COVID-19 strategy and response into several of its programmes. In the past, BIFA has funded bicycle ambulances, which are used to ensure that rural communities can receive urgent medical treatment when needed. BIFA has also organised
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By air – Warsaw Convention (17 SDR): £17.91 per kg
By sea – Hague Visby rules (2 SDR): £2.11 per kg £702.27 per package
BIFA STC: (2 SDR): £2.11 per kg
By road – CMR (8.33 SDR): £8.77 per kg
(The SDR rate on 13 December 2021), according to the IMF website, was 1.0534)
By air – Montreal Convention (22 SDR): £23.17 per kg
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