People
Salmon is a vibrant, dynamic company with a loyal and professional workforce ensuring that tight deadlines are met with high quality work, on the most complex of projects.
Salmon employs approximately 170 consultants who work and play hard. We organise regular social events to ensure that everyone gets together regularly. We have one corporate charity, Advantage Africa, but also support other needy charities whenever we can.
Introducing our Corporate Charity: Advantage Africa
Salmon supports the charity Advantage Africa which identifies and supports the ideas and plans of inspirational people who are determined to overcome poverty and hardship in African communities. By helping to develop their skills and confidence, these inspirational people become catalysts for change and hope in the villages and city slums where they live and work. Advantage Africa's work reaches people who are "doubly disadvantaged" by poverty and the stigma arising from disability or HIV/AIDS. For example, only 2% of disabled children in Africa attend school because of inadequate facilities and teachers, together with beliefs that disabled people are cursed. Read on to find out how our funds are used.
Additional charity fundraising:
What: The Three Peaks Challenge
When: 11/12th July 2009
Chosen Charity: Action Medical Research
Money Raised: Over £5000
Two teams comprising 10 Salmon staff completed the 2009 Three Peaks Challenge in aid of Action Medical Research. This tough event involves climbing the three highest peaks in Britain - Ben Nevis (1344m), Scafell Pike (978m) and Snowdon (1085m) and covering almost 25 miles within 24 hrs. Both teams completed the event in the following times: Team ‘Walks like a fish’ 22hrs and 8 minutes and team ‘Fish in boots’ 22hrs and 43 minutes.
All members of the team found this physically and mentally challenging but extremely rewarding and the sense of achievement made the months of training worth while!
The icing on the cake was the fact that we exceeded our fundraising target by over £1,000 and were able to donate to a fantastic charity dedicated to researching childhood illness. The popularity of this challenge may mean that this becomes an annual event.
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