Citi Philippines CEO Aftab Ahmed is joined by more than 300
volunteers to paint chairs and cover books for “Brigada Eskwela” at the Upper
Bicutan Elementary School in Taguig, as part of Citi’s worldwide Global
Community Day celebration
Annual event contributes nearly four million hours of
service since launch
Citi recently celebrated its annual Global Community Day,
as more than 5,000 Citi volunteers in the Philippines engage in service
activities in their local communities. In the days leading up to and including
Global Community Day, more than 100,000 Citi colleagues, alumni, clients,
family and friends in more than 450 cities across 90 countries and territories
volunteer on 1,400 service projects that are helping address a range of
community needs, from feeding the hungry to revitalizing schools for a better
learning environment to preparing young people for jobs.
On Global Community Day, Citi volunteers invest their time
and efforts alongside community and nonprofit partners on service opportunities
that help create thriving neighborhoods. Some of these volunteer efforts
complement the year-round philanthropic and business-led initiatives, including
the Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress, that help make our communities
stronger.
“Citi is committed to making a positive difference in the
Philippines. Participation in our Global Community Day continues to grow every
year and I’m proud to volunteer alongside more than 5,000 of my colleagues and
their family members,” said Citi Philippines chief executive officer Aftab
Ahmed.
Since the inaugural Global Community Day in 2006, Citi
volunteers have contributed nearly four million hours of service to Global
Community Day projects in hundreds of cities.
For this year’s GCD, volunteers got to take part in the
Brigada Eskwela where they painted classroom desks and chairs, cleaned
classrooms, potted plants and refurbished textbooks for the new school year.
They also helped build and paint 10 homes and clear and plough nearby plots in
Cavite; conducted workshops on career readiness and finance and legal matters;
donated and sorted clothing and toys and watched a movie in cinema with street
children; and took part in the Freedom Walk to raise awareness and respect for
people with disabilities.
This year’s GCD partners were the Philippine Business for
Social Progress (PBSP), Gawad Kalinga, Bayan Academy, ChildHope Philippines,
Habitat for Humanity, GMA Kapuso Foundation, World Vision Foundation and the
Philippine Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PFRD).
To learn more about Citi’s citizenship efforts across the
globe and to review the 2017 Global Citizenship Report, visit
http://citizenship.citigroup.com.
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