Simply brilliant: Speedballs
Following the South East Asian earthquake in 2005, our employees saw that conventional means of transport such as boxes often are not solid enough: So they used the especially durable and waterproof DHL courier bags for relief efforts in remote and inaccessible areas. Speedballs can hold up to 25 kilograms, better withstand airdrops and stay afloat longer than other containers.
Speedballs have been tried and tested in numerous relief efforts. In 2008 Deutsche Post DHL partnered with the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to pack and drop over 13,500 life-saving bags in remote flooded areas in India and Myanmar. This was a very effective effort and an example for how we provide help to people in disaster areas by quickly implementing innovative ideas.
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