What a difference six beautiful girls can make

The beginning of last year, 2008, six female students initiated a school project called “Key2SuxSex”.
Key2sucsex S.C is a Student Company created by 6 female students at the Hotel – and Event management department of the Business School TIO in Rotterdam. In their third and last year of education they have been working on this student project which at the end became the most successful student company school project this year.

Let me introduce them to you:
Shirley Clark, 19, Director
Bo Klein, 19, Sales Manager
Sabine Kromkamp, 20, Marketing Manager
Samantha Janssen, 19, PR Manager
Megan Wols, 19, Purchase Manager
Deborah Tijsman, 19, Financial Manager

Key2SucSex, the name says it all! Your key, which will lead to success and a safe future. A safe future, because Key2SucSex is equipped with a condom. With this key chain you will prevent inconvenient surprises and you will support the Medical Knowledge Institute: that was the aim of these fine young ladies.
The beautiful key chains, made of recycled beads, are being made by our YOELL teams in South Africa.
The goal of these students was to sell the condom key rings and to donate the money to the Mother and Child First program of MKI and that is exactly what these wonderful ladies did. On February 10th they presented me with a check of EUR 725.
I have worked with these six wonderful ladies for one year and I can easily say that I have a learned a lot from them. I am so proud to have become “their” friend.
What was very special is that my friend and colleague and co-founder of MKI, Peter Bittel was at hand to witness the presentation of the check.
Many thanks dear Shirley, Bo, Sabine, Samantha, Megan and Deborah. You six have made a difference.

A presentation in support of Close the Gap, a strategic partner of MKI

On January 29th, I gave a presentation to a group of well respected CIO’s of some of Holland’s most prestigious companies on MKI’s mission and vision.

The event was hosted by Prince Bernhard jr. of the Netherlands and Mr. Jan Baan in honor of Close the Gap. This is an international not for profit organization that helps bridging the digital divide by offering cost-efficient high-quality used IT equipment to projects in the South. Socio-educational programmes such as schools, hospitals and other projects focusing on improvement of educational and information facilities can ask for support of Close the Gap.

MKI is honored to be one of Close the Gap’s project partners.
I would very much like to use this opportunity to say to both Olivier Vanden Eynde and David Leyssens of Close the Gap how proud I am to be associated with them.