Tandem c santé

TANDEM AND HEALTH
(LE TANDEM C'EST LA SANTÉ)

One year travel in South East Asia and in Southern Europe
to bear witness to innovative projects, which aim to
improve the health of local populations.

Marie & Pascal HOUDANT

Le Tandem c'est la santé / Août 2011 - Juillet 2012

SUMMARY OF
THE PROJECT
In all the countries we will travel through, we will find out
and meet people and associations, who try to answer local
health issues and needs, in an innovative way,
We will promote these local initiatives (during and after our
trip).

Long-term help by
- highlighting those actions thanks to
- our website (updated during the trip) and
- articles and conferences once back in France,
- helping creating partnerships between local associations abroad and French partners
(foundations, associations, medias, etc.)

An invitation to open our minds and discuss via our blog the
following topics:
- local medical practices and approaches,
- cultural, geographical, economic and political context, that act upon their implementation
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THE TEAM

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OUR CURRICULUM VITAE
Marie
• Academic background
28 years old
- Diplomas, 2006 :
o MSc. In management, granted by the Institute of Political and Economical Studies (Bordeaux, France) -
including 1 year in Bristol (UK),
o MSc. of Auditing and Controlling, IAE (Bordeaux, France),
• Professional background
- 2006 – 2009 : Corporate Internal Audit , Sanofi-Aventis : auditing subsidiaries all over the world
- 2009 – 2011 : Consultant Financial Transforming and Outsourcing, Grant Thornton (Rennes, France).
Fluent in English, basic knowledge in German and Spanish.
• Previous experiences
Participation in various projects : scouting for 10 years, humanitarian work in Burkina Faso (1998), pilgrimage
to the Negev desert (2004), camping and walk in Yellowstone national park (2007).

• Academic background
- Diplomas, 2004 : MSc. In European Business, ESCP EAP (European School of Management),
European Stream 3 years, 3 countries, 3 diplomas (Paris – Oxford – Berlin).
• Professional background
- 2005 – 2008 : Corporate Internal Audit , Sanofi-Aventis,
- 2008 – 2011 : Finance Manager, Sanofi-Aventis, (Ploërmel plant, France).
Fluent in English and German.
• Previous experiences
Bike trips : Croatia, 2001 (Trieste-Dubrovnic) ; Corsica, 2002 (Ajaccio-Bastia) ; Alps, 2005 (Bavaria –
Briançon) ; Turkey, 2006 (Istanbul – Antalia, with some stages by bus) ; Pyrenees, 2007 (Lourdes – Pascal
Collioure), 31 years old
Experience in various associations (scouting, French teaching to foreigners, etc).
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SKILLS AND ROLES
Useful skills for the project
Experience in the pharmaceutical industry with audit assignments conducted all around the world in
Sanofi Aventis subsidiaries (interviews, minutes and corporate report writing) (Marie & Pascal).
Experience in the associative world :
-Marie : Member and President of a Student association (3 years): organization of conferences and events.
- Pascal : Member of 2 associations: Secours Catholique (2000-2001) and Conférence St Vincent de Paul
(2009).

Useful skills for the trip
Scouting (Marie & Pascal),
Bike trips (Pascal) and high endurance through sport (Marie & Pascal).

Roles &Tasks
Marie
o before departure : association creation, communication, administrative tasks, website design,
o during the trip : logistics and first aid,
Pascal
o before departure : route planning, maintenance of equipments, budget, website design,
o during the trip : mechanical support, budget monitoring
We
o before departure : contacting partners in France and abroad, design of the questionnaire,
o during the trip : meeting associations, communication through our website, administrative tasks, 5
o back in France : conferences and events on the project.


THE PROJET

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OBJECTIVES
We have decided to travel one year long and meet local
associations which act to improve health in an original way in
order to :
• highlight alternating medical approaches and report on the local projets through our
website,
• increase our experience of the health sector, that we have gained in our jobs in the
Pharmaceutical Industry,
• meet people of different cultures : the better people know one other, the more they
understand, respect and help each other.

We also want to cycle in South-East Asia and in Southern
Europe in order to :

• discover areas and cultures which have played and still play a major role in the
development of the medical science (greek, arabic and asian medicine),
• open our minds and observe different languages, landscapes, cities, cultures.

One year after our wedding, we wish to take a « year
sabbatical », in order to :

• live our original honey moon, 7
• have a break in our everyday life and job.


METHODOLOGY OF THE PROJECT

• Meeting people and organisation working in various fields of the health sector in
France (medicine, pharmaceutical industry, public health) to get a better understanding
the health sector and health issues.
• Getting the help of the association and NGO network to contact local partners, that
Before we want to meet during our trip.
• Meeting media (local newspapers, specialised magazines), in order to publicize our
the trip project and thus give media coverage to the local initiatives we want to support.
• Creating a questionnaire,
• with which we will interview local partners during our trip,,
• thanks to which we will highlight the context and the various sides of these actions.

• Meeting the local partners (at least 1 initiative by country),
During • Communication through our website :
• report on our meeting with the local partners,
• description of their project, its origin and the resources they need,
the trip • travel diary of our trip,
• photos and short videos.

• Sharing our experience through conferences, photo exhibitions, articles and
through our website,
Back • with our partners in France (foundations, media, etc.),
• with associations/people interested in sharing our experiences,
home • with tpotential travellers who want to realize similar projects.
• Long-term follow-up of the local projects that we promoted, by attempting 8
to raise awareness on the health problems they have.


Adaptation to
OUR APPROACH isolated
populations

In order to focus more on
innovating projects on Access to
health, adapted to the local medical care
populations, we would like
towork on 4 areas.

A medicine
Adaptation
to poor Micro adapted to Support to Adaptation to
the Human
populations Insurance the needs of suffering Being
Financing the local patients
populations.

Prevention /
Education to
hygiene 9
Adaptation to the local
environment (cultural,
religious, geographical)

THE ITINERARY

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PROJECTED TRAVEL ITINERARY 2011-2012
Diff in Start Arrival
Departure Arrival km No. days Main difficulties/comments Country
altitude (+) date date
Big cities of South East China (Hong Kong, entry China then
1 Hong Kong Hanoi (Vn) 1 200 2 000 34 22/08/11 24/09/11
Guangzhou) Vietnam
Luang Prabang
2 Hanoi (Vn) 900 3 500 25 Mountains in Laos 25/09/11 20/10/11 Vietnam
(La)
Luang Prabang
3 Vientiane (La) 400 2 500 11 Mountains in Laos 21/10/11 02/11/11 entry Laos
(La)

4 Vientiane (La) Pakse (La) 800 3 500 22 Mountains in Laos 03/11/11 25/11/11 Laos

5 Pakse (La) Ho Chi Minh (Vn) 950 2 000 27 Busy roads (to be checked) 26/11/11 23/12/11 2nd entry Vietnam

6 Ho Chi Minh (Vn) Phnom Penh (Ca) 250 400 7 Big cities 24/12/11 31/12/11 entry Cambodge

We w ill travel far from the troubles that occur betw een
7 Phnom Penh (Ca) Bangkok (Th) 750 1 000 21 Cambodia and Thailand
01/01/12 22/01/12 entry Thaïlande

8 Bangkok (Th) Phuket (Th) 950 2 000 27 23/01/12 18/02/12 Thaïlande

TOTAL STAGES PHASE 1 6 200 16 900 174 Date of flight to Istanbul (Turkey) + 10 d. margin 28/02/12
Average altitude for 100 km (meters) 273
Diff in Start Arrival
Departure Arrival km No. days Main difficulties/comments Country
altitude (+) date date

9 Istanbul (Tq) Thessalonique (Gr) 600 1 500 17 28/02/12 16/03/12 entry Turquie

10 Thessalonique (Gr) Athènes (Gr) 600 1 000 17 17/03/12 03/04/12 entry Grèce

11 Athènes (Gr) Tirana (Al) 850 2 000 24 Boat from Durres (prox Tirana) to Bari (Italie) 04/04/12 28/04/12 entry Albanie

12 Bari (It) Naples (It) 300 500 8 Boat from Durres (prox Tirana) to Bari (Italie) 29/04/12 07/05/12 entry Italie

13 Naples (It) Florence (It) 600 1 500 17 We will pass by Roma 08/05/12 25/05/12 Italie

14 Florence (It) Marseille (Fr) 850 3 000 24 26/05/12 19/06/12 entry France

15 Marseille (Fr) Strasbourg (Fr) 1 000 3 500 28 20/06/12 18/07/12 France
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TOTALSTAGES PHASE 2 4 800 13 000 134 Arrival date + 10 d. margin 28/07/12
Average altitude for 100 km (meters) 271
Source : free software Openrunner.com Le Tandem c'est la santé / Août 2011 - Juillet 2012

PROJECTED PLANNING (CLIMATE)

2011 2012
Pays aug. sept. oct. nov. dec. jan. feb. mar. apr. may jun. jul.
China (Hong-Kong, Guangzhou)
Vietnam (Hanoi)
Laos (Vientiane)
Laos (Pakse)
Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh)
Cambodia (Phnom Penh)
Thailand (Bangkok)
Thaïland (Phuket)
Turkey (Istanbul)
Greece (Athènes)
Italy (Rome)
France
perfect climate (dry proper climate (rather
beginning of the rainy
Caption and warm cold and/or some
season
temperature) rain)

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THE ITINERARY
Stage 1 : South East Asia (Hong-Kong -> Phuket) approx. 6 500 km

Phuket

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THE ITINERARY
Stage 2 : Southern Europe (Istanbul -> France) approx. 4 500 km

Strasbourg

Mordelles

Thessalonique

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TRANSPORT AND DAILY LIFE

• Why travel by bike ?
- ecological and economical,
Transport - close to the people and to the natue:
sufficiently slow to meet people and enjoy the
scenery,
sufficiently fast to cover long distances.
• Why travel by tandem ?
- to share all good and bad moments,
- to equalize our " cycling level",
- to create curiosity and meetings.
We will travel the links between
continents by air:
- Paris – Istanbul,
- Cairo – Phuket,
- Hanoi – Rome.

• Camping or staying with local
Daily life
people in their homes
• Budget
- Daily budget : approx. 8 € / day / person,
- Total budget : 26 000 €. 15


PROJECT KEY FIGURES

Around 11 000 km
- 50 km per day – 5 days out of 7
- 2 areas :
- South East Asia
- Southern Europe
10 countries at least 10
initiatives to promote and share

Scheduled departure on August 22, 2011

Expected return in July 2012

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WHY AND HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US ?

Why support us ?
You will help us achieve our goals : testimony and solidarity action,
As a partner of our project, you can use it as a medium of communication and
thus promote this kind of initiative,
When we return in France, if you wish, we offer to testify from our experience
(photo and or video exhibition, conference, etc.).
How support us ?
Supporting financially or materially associations that we will meet during our
trip,
Helping us acquire our equipment (tandem bycicle, trailer, other equipments),
helping us finance what will need (visas, first aid kit, vaccines, insurance, etc.)
or providing financial help to our project,
Talking about our project to individuals or organizations who are interested in
partnering with us and giving us their contact,
Sharing your experience with us.
Contact
E-mail : letandemclasante@gmail.com
Mobile phone : +33 (0)6.19.77.12.58
Postal address : 3 rue des acacias 35310 MORDELLES – France (valid until 17
the date of our departure)


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