Chapter 1418 1401. Joint Charity Activities (2/5)

Chapter 1418 1401. Joint Charity Activities (25)

In the next few days, the tree house will continue to be improved, including circuits, furniture, and some finishing work.

After work every day, Wang Bo will come back to work on these things.

In this way, passing by the castle along the way, he can also visit the progress of the decoration of the castle.

Treehouses are more popular than castles that are becoming modern and palatial.

The news that Little Loli and the others lived in the tree house set off a tornado in the school, and every day after school, a group of children came running.

Eva prepared drinks, fruits and snacks for the tree house. After the electricity was turned on, a TV and game consoles were installed, so that the tree house became a paradise for their children.

Wang Bo had to carry out foundation reinforcement work again, and restricted the number of people boarding the tree house, no more than 20 people were allowed, and they were not allowed to gather in one place.

He just settled a house here, and another house business came to the town.

At the end of early April, the head of a company in New Zealand came to Sunset Town.

Just as Wang Bo entered the office, someone stopped him and said, "Hello, Mayor Wang, do you have time to talk?"

Hearing the greeting, he looked back and saw two middle-aged white women smiling at him.

Seeing this, he nodded friendly and said, "Hello, both of you, what can I do?"

One of the women wearing glasses smiled and said, "Mr. Mayor, I am Rosemary, the manager of IKEA New Zealand Branch, and this is Ms. Nanasa, the creative director of our company. Nice to meet you."

As soon as he heard about the people from this company, Wang Bo shook hands with her and said, "Nice to meet you, please follow me to my office. I think we need to drink some coffee and talk slowly."

IKEA is a large company in New Zealand. It was founded in Sweden in 1943 and is now the world's largest furniture and household goods merchant. Its sales mainly include seat/sofa series, office supplies, bedroom series, kitchen series, lighting series, textiles, and cookware series. , house storage series, children's product series, etc. about 10,000 products.

Wood is the main raw material for furniture products, and New Zealand can provide a large amount of high-quality wood, so IKEA has set up a very important purchasing area and production line here.

Wang Bo didn't know why the person in charge came to him. If he wanted to build a factory here, he would be very happy.

Furniture production is a green industry that can provide a large number of jobs. This industry is very popular in New Zealand.

It's a pity that he didn't come here for this reason. After being seated, Rosemary first praised his delicious coffee, and then said: "There are two main things we want to talk about this time. One is that we want to set up an advertising area in Sunset Town, Our brand wants to be in your store."

Wang Bo nodded and said, "That's fine, but I'm not in charge of this aspect. I'll introduce the person in charge to you, and you can talk to him about it."

Rosemary said: "There is another thing, that is, we at IKEA are planning to organize a joint activity on the living environment of refugees around the world. All the countries where the company is located must do it, and we want to put the activity in New Zealand in Sunset Town."

Wang Bo asked: "What kind of activity is it?"

"We want to use practical actions to support and help the refugees suffering from the war. The war has destroyed their families and displaced them. They can only helplessly face the bleak reality."

"I see, a charity event, isn't it?"

Rosemary nodded and said, "Yes, our event is in conjunction with the New Zealand Red Cross. We need to restore a refugee house in Sunset Town, completely restore it, and then seek donations from visitors."

Wang Bo understood, no wonder the place was chosen on his site. Sunset Town has a large flow of people, and there are many tourists, and there will always be new flow of people. If you build a tour house, the influence will be greater than that in Wellington or Houses are built in these big cities like Auckland.

He thought about it and said, "I think that's no problem. I'd be happy to help those refugees. Maybe our Salvation Army can help."

Rosemary thanked him, and then showed him the photos, explaining the specifications and styles of the refugee houses to be built this time.

The first photo is a very simple dilapidated house, almost made of hollow bricks, and the second photo is a board house that looks very good.

He asked strangely: "What's the matter with this board room?"

Rosemary said: "It's like this. Many houses in refugee camps are often made of canvas, ropes, and simple tents that can be put up randomly. They can be used for up to 6 months, and the sanitation is extremely poor, and diseases are prevalent."

Wang Bo nodded and said, "Yes, I know this. I've read the news, and some people don't even have a set of tents, and they can only gather together."

Rosemary smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, think about it, the cold comes and goes, the wind and rain are precarious, the tent has no door or window, can't withstand the heat, can't resist the cold, and the children who grow up in the refugee camp have never had a real home. In this way , they have no privacy, let alone dignity."

"Therefore, our IKEA Foundation and UNHCR jointly established the "Better Shelter" project, a temporary shelter for refugees."

The IKEA Foundation, like the Salvation Army, is a well-known charitable organization in the world. It was founded in the Netherlands by IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad in 1982. It provides shelters for many backward areas and war-torn areas every year.

"The main purpose of our donations this time is to buy food, clean water and this kind of housing for refugees." Rosemary said, "I know, you may think, IKEA must want to use this opportunity to make money."

"Actually, this is not the case. The cost of this kind of house is about 4,500 US dollars each. We at IKEA will be responsible for half of it, and the other half will need donations to purchase."

Wang Bo said: "I understand, in fact, you don't need to explain. No one will question the IKEA Foundation. You have indeed helped many poor families in the past 30 years."

There are some houses for the homeless in New Zealand, which are also built by IKEA.

Wang Bo is more interested in this kind of house, because from the photos, the house is very light, and the roof has reflective material, which looks like solar panels.

After listening to his inquiry, Rosemary said: "Yes, this is a solar panel, so that as long as the sun is shining, the refugees can take a hot bath at night and have electric lights, and even when the electricity is sufficient, they can watch television."

Wang Bo asked: "How long is the expected service life of this kind of house?"

"For about three years, its advantage is not its long life, but its high heat resistance, light material, portability, easy disassembly, easy transportation, easy installation, and more importantly, its firmness and safety." Rosemary replied.

Wang Bo nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Very well, I want to know more about this kind of house."