Trust: Where Do We Start?
Asia P3 Hub Newsletter, November 2018 Issue
Trust, according to the Cambridge dictionary, is to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable. It is the foundation of any relationship — personal relationships, work collaborations, or business partnerships. Some say that you build trust along the way of growing the relationship. Others say that you enter the relationship starting with the baseline of trust. How about you, where do you start?
This month’s newsletter is packed with ‘trust’ stories and tips to takeaway and practice in your partnerships, both potential and existing. Trust us, you will learn a lot from this!
PARTNERSHIP STORIES and TIPS
Kohler Asia Pacific Ltd & World Vision International Announce Multi-Country Partnership to Tackle Water and Sanitation Challenges in Schools
We are excited to announce this multi-country partnership between Kohler Asia Pacific Ltd and World Vision International to improve access to safe drinking water, improved sanitation and good hygiene practices in schools in Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines! This partnership is managed by Asia P3 Hub, and it impacts 3,000 students and teachers.
[Read the press release]
Trust in Me: How to Build Trust in Collaborations
Trust is crucial as a foundation in a team. Only when trust exists are team members able to focus their attention fully on the task at hand, rather than being strategically political in the group. A “high level of trust” is one of the key components for collaboration, but work collaborations with external partners do not allow for a lot of time to establish trust. The equation gets further complicated when partners are geographically distant, or are from vastly different domains, with very different cultural contexts. Here’s an article by Mala Rajpal, a good friend of the Hub, on 6 ways to build trust in a collaboration or partnership.
[Read the full article]
CONNECTIONS & CONVERSATIONS
Rommel Fuerte, World Vision National Director, on Asia P3 Hub
“Our experience thus far with Asia P3 Hub has created more space for creativity and innovation. In the process our World Vision brand is strengthened, and this broadens our collaboration with various stakeholders beyond the usual partners to reach individual and corporate experts within and outside the Philippines.”
All-Rounders: Nemo Ashong on Trust and World Joy
Part One of our interview with Nemo Ashong, founder of Empjoyment, explored inclusion and the need for inclusion in order to experience true innovation. In this second part of the interview, we learn about the ‘World Joy Movement’ that Nemo is championing, his unique approach to trust, and his advice for aspiring all-rounders.
[Read about our conversation with Nemo]
If you’re interested to read more articles in our All-Rounder series, please click HERE!
Gender Lens Investing, Poverty, and You
Angels of Impact hosted an event on 10 October called “Gender Lens Investing, Poverty, and You” aimed to serve and enable women-led social entrepreneurs who are tackling the challenge of poverty eradication in their local communities. The event also showcased a film documentary that examines the flaws within the aid industry system, and highlights the benefits of providing employment opportunities versus traditional charity-led approach to break the poverty cycle.
[Read the full article]
UPCOMING EVENTS
Springboard! 2019
6 December 2018, 9:30 to 12:00pm | Singapore
Come and join us at the “Springboard! 2019” event on 6 December 2018. “Springboard!” is a year-end event to celebrate Asia P3 Hub’s achievements, talk about our journey, and look forward to springboard to the new year with our community of champions, supporters and friends.
This year, we are co-hosting this event together with our trusted partner, Kohler Company at their Singapore Kohler Experience Centre, as we build on and leverage our existing partnership in new creative ways to co-create and scale transformational change in the lives of children and communities in Asia Pacific.
[RSVP here]
Webinar — More than the sum of its parts: maximising partnership value creation
Partnering is an essential human instinct. We partner because we feel that by aligning and combining our resources with others, we can achieve more than we ever could alone. That is why partnering is at the very heart of the Sustainable Development Goals and a driving force in disaster preparedness, resilience and humanitarian action.
In this webinar, join experienced practitioners from across the sectors to discuss The Partnering Initiative’s new framework (developed with World Vision) and guidebook (with UNDESA) that allows systematic examination and maximisation of partnership value creation.
