WHWB-UK - Bayo presenting at OSH Pro 2019

WHWB-UK’s mission is to engage occupational hygiene, health and safety professionals in ensuring that workers and employers throughout the world have the expertise, knowledge and means to prevent work-related disease.

Our vision is a world where workers, their families and communities do not get ill because of their work.

Work-related disease kills 2 million people a year around the world more than other well-recognised
global health and safety challenges like HIV/AIDS, armed conflict and automobile crashes. Another 160 million people in the world get ill every year from occupational health hazards. Not only adults are affected: 168 million of the world’s children are child labourers, half of whom work in hazardous conditions.
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There is recognition that greater challenges exist in parts of the world where perhaps, historically, less import has been placed upon the Health and Safety of individuals. The challenge is being accepted by many countries where increasing numbers of practitioners are promoting an understanding and appreciation of good OHS practices.
Our colleague and fellow Trustee Bayo Awosanya, based in Nigeria, has been asked to present at this year’s OSH Pro conference in Kenya (https://conference.oshproservices.org/about/) on 21-22 November. The WHWB-UK Board of Trustees considered this an important opportunity to reach out, identify future project leads and fulfil a significant part of our mission statement. The conference organisers will cover Bayo’s conference costs and airport transfers but our charity is required to fund the remaining travel and sundry expenses.

If you want to support our mission now here is your opportunity to help this worthy cause towards better workplace health. The cost to allow WHWB-UK to be involved in this venture is £1070. The Charity can match £ for £ up to £575 from our reserves. Please help this Matching Fund appeal by donating what you can afford. If this funding campaign is successful, any monies raised over our target will be used to help our future endeavours keeping people healthy and safe. We thank you for your support.