Kai Hartmann

I’m working at IKEA since 2000, now being responsible for corporate partnerships and helping IKEA to be a good neighbour. I live in Frankfurt/Main and like to travel through Germany and Europe. I love cakes and sitting in cafes, reading books, riding the bike and fresh air. Most of it with my wife who I married more than 18 years ago. I have also visited Save the Children's projects - funded by the Soft Toys for Education campaign - in Romania, Bangladesh and Vietnam. I am now going with UNICEF to Malawi and it will be my last IWitness trip.

What we keep in our hearts and minds …

After our IWitness trip to Malawi many impressions, sounds and pictures are buzzing in our heads. “The most touching moment for me was when all the learners from Champagnat School...

4 mins October 16, 2015
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A room without a roof

The voices of the first grade students in the room next to me sound like a beehive. All 93 girls and boys are motivated and eager to learn. They are...

2 mins October 13, 2015
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Heroes of everyday life

After our visit to the northern mountain regions of Vietnam, we drive to a shelter for orphans and disabled children on our last day in Ho Chi Minh City. In...

3 mins October 15, 2013
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Bangladesh has a place in my heart

  As colourful as India, a melange of cultures and religions, Bangladesh defies simple judgement. I found myself in the middle of a busy beehive where people tried by all...

2 mins November 26, 2012
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Video: Children shape their own future in Bangladesh

At the beginning of March I accompanied a group of IKEA co-workers to Bangladesh where we visited education projects from Save the Children for children and teenagers supported by the Soft...

3 mins August 15, 2012
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Our last project visits in Bangladesh

We are back home in Germany now. While we were still on our trip, my colleague Julia and Anja from Save the Children (who hosted our visit in Bangladesh), wrote...

3 mins March 14, 2012
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Schools bring joy to rural Bangladesh

This week, together with Save the Children’s local partner, Zabarang Kalyan Samity, we visited the Community Learning Circle in Khagrachari, where Grade 1 and Grade 2 children get additional training...

3 mins March 8, 2012
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IKEA Germany is off to Bangladesh!

Hi! I’m Kai. I’m working for IKEA in Germany with Internal Communications, and I’m supporting Save the Children and UNICEF. Both are our global partners when it comes to children’s...

2 mins February 28, 2012
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