Monday 17th March 2008, 13:11Ann Woods an unlikely pioneer ................
I was first contacted by Ann Woods almost two years ago. Ann had watched a late night viewing of a TV programme about Emma Harrison and A4e. Ann was inspired by the vision of Improving Peoples Lives and was moved to find our web site and contact me through the Blog pages. Ann enquired if A4e was operating in Australia and if not, why not and what were our plans for setting up ASAP.

I agreed to meet Ann in Sydney early last year to give her a greater insight into A4e and also to gain an insight into the need she had identified for A4e in Australia.

Ann is best desc..Roy NeweyView Complete Post
Wednesday 12th March 2008, 15:05Budget, Child Poverty and World Call Public Services

Interesting to see the Budget today and the indicators government sees/sets for the UK economy and our society. Whilst there is economic slowdown, there is still much growth potential and A4e’s experience endorses the view outlined by the Chancellor that there is significant opportunity for exports, particularly service providers. Our international business has shown us that many UK businesses have fantastic potential in overseas market. We need to encourage businesses to explore, identify and take up these opportunities and we will aim to promote this through our business support ser..Mark LovellView Complete Post

Friday 7th March 2008, 09:53Paul Potts
I was thinking of Paul Potts And his rise to fame and I was thinking about what an ordinary humble man he was and totally unassuming. I watched his You Tube first audition and watched in wonder at the faces of the judges as he took his place on the stage in front of an audience and panel of experts who had already judged him if not a loser then certainly not a winner.

And there he stood, anxious, lacking in confidence and self esteem. Bare to the judgements of strangers.

And then he sang.

And boy could he sing. The judges moved to tears, the audience s..Roy NeweyView Complete Post
Friday 7th March 2008, 09:47Trust
In all our work trust is a critical component. When we are commissioned to deliver a service on behalf of one of the governments with which we work, they have indicated a level of trust in our ability to honour the contractual and spirit of the contract signed by both parties.

When entering into a community for the first time we seek to earn a level of trust so that members of this community have the confidence to entrust us with their future aspirations. In many of these communities trust is something that has broken with many of the agencies charged with delivering services..Roy NeweyView Complete Post
Monday 3rd March 2008, 10:46A4e in the News - Global Leader in Welfare Reform

Great fun last week - A4e was all over the Uk serious news. The Financial Times, Newsnight, Five Live and on and on. (Well done to everyone involved)

It was like the world woke up to the work we have been doing around the world 'improving people's lives.' For twenty years we have been banging a drum - saying that there has to be a better way to support people who are excluded from society. That Governments should work with organisations to deliver Front Line Public Services. That these organisations should be the ones that can make a difference - and that their status - voluntary, c..eharrisonView Complete Post

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