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authorities as well as the media were also present. Egypt local development, biodiversity More than 150 employees of the Sofitel Winter Palace planted about 50 new trees in the hotel garden, along with their guests and children from local schools. In Sharm el-Sheikh, Sofitel employees were informed on sustainable development issues and participated in tree planting actions. Novotel employees along with the guests participated in a plant and flower painting competition. Then they cleaned up the Namaa Bay beach and planted trees. There were also awareness actions through games for children and presentations. In Cairo, the Novotel 6 October Cairo employees launched tree and palm tree planting actions around the hotel. The M/S Scarabee employees cleaned up areas nearby, along the Nile River bank. The Mercure Ismalia was engaged in a planting action around the recent organic farm. At Mercure Luxor, the 75 employees and their guests Luxor participated in cleaning actions and tree planting. Dahab is a seaside town, located on the East cost of the Sinai Peninsula. This region is a desert where about 5,000 Bedouins live. They suffer from the lack of drinkable water. The Coralia Dahab Club associates who transformed hotel gardens into organic farm last year, have had this year the idea of building a well in a nearby valley, in order to supply the Bedouin people in fresh water. This project was carried out in partnership with the local authorities, and the well is accessible by anybody. The well digging was made in several steps: location of the best available place in the Nuweiba region, contacts with drilling companies drilling, preparation of the areas near the well and purchase of the pump. The well was inaugurated twice: first on March 24 th , during the Sinai National Day, with the local authorities of Dahab region and second on Earth Guest day, April 22 nd , with the employees, Accor participants and Coralia Dahab Club guests. On this occasion, the employees placed a large marble sign, reflecting Accor project and the Group engagement in sustainable development. This sign is visible from the road and a lot of tourists come here, as it is on the way to Saint Catherine monastery. Kuwait biodiversity, waste The ibis Salmiya employees and guests were informed on the possible means to conserve water in this arid region of the globe. Every team of the hotel pledged to consume and conserve water in a better way on a daily basis, on the workplace and at home Training was given to raise their awareness, campaign slogans were invented and contests were carried out to stimulate water consumption reduction in the daily activities. Trained teams transmitted tips on water conservation to their colleagues and to the guests via flyers displayed in the rooms. Since the hotel opening in March 2008, the hotel has been equipped with water flow regulators in the rooms, kitchen and common areas. Laundry teams are washing with full loads, thus saving a lot of water. An Earth Guest Committee has been created. Its objectives are to report the water and energy consumption and find action plans to minimize these consumptions. The aim is a 15% water consumption cut by 2010. Moreover, Earth Guest day 2009 was also the opportunity for the hotel employees to clean up vacant spaces and Sheikh Nasser Al Sabah Hospital, near the hotel. Tons of waste was evacuated! Sustainable development Department – July 2009 4/27
Mauritania water, local development The Marhaba Mercure hotel of Nouakchott will provide water to a school for blind and dumb during one year starting on Earth Guest day 2009. This school is settled in a place that lacks water. Earth Guest day was the occasion to inaugurate the project. Mauritius child protection The Sofitel L’Imperial Resort and Spa employees spent time with children of CEDEM (Centre d’Education et de Développement pour les Enfants Mauriciens), an NGO aiming at helping children with special needs (handicapped and abused children). During this day, several activities were proposed to those children: land and water sport activities, beach games, educational activity, etc. Morocco Sofitel biodiversity, energy The Sofitel hotels of Fes and Agadir created green areas (flowers, olive and lemon trees). The Sofitel Essaouira Medina Beach & Spa cleaned up the town beach, helped by students specialized in the tourism industry. A candle-lit dinner was also organized as a symbol for energy saving. The Marrakech Sofitel planted 4 orange trees and 4 lemon trees in the hotel garden. The Rabat Sofitel created a green area. For the occasion, the action was filmed by the Moroccan television. The action was made in partnership with companies working on the hotel and school renovation. On April 27 th , guests and employees, helped by a local partner in charge of waste collecting in El- Jedida organized a cleaning operation on the Nour el Kamar beach in El-Jedida. Accor Hospitality local development, water Moreover, Accor financially helped The Hermann Gmeiner school of Aït Ourir for the finalization of a used water reutilization project. This project is aiming at getting back the used waters from the playground washbasins and the rain waters in order to recycle them in a hole and reuse them to provide school plants with water. The children have already installed canalization between the washbasins and the future hole place. On April 22 nd , there was a large publicity in the media about the event in the presence of the children, Mohamed VI Foundation for the Environment members, SOS Children’s Villages association members and Accor employees. Nigeria biodiversity, waste On March 10 th , during an environmental seminar organized by the British Council, the Sofitel Lagos Moorhouse gave a lecture presenting Accor and the hotel’s actions for sustainable development. The hotel team gave information to their guests concerning their environmental engagement: replacing chlorination water treatment by ozone’s one, saving energy for water boiling, planting trees. The Novotel Port Harcourt employees built a tap connecting the hotel and the nearest neighbourhood. , to supply the inhabitants with treated water from the hotel. Qatar environment The Mercure Doha continued its partnership with the Shafalla Center for environmental awareness raising and professional experience with children with special needs. Sustainable development Department – July 2009 5/27
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