Final yr in June, we launched the GfK Industrial College, an thrilling initiative aimed toward onboarding and refreshing our client-facing new joiners’ important industrial information and abilities. However we wished to take it a step additional. That is why we partnered with an unbelievable international learning-focused charity known as “College in a Bag,” which operates in 56 international locations worldwide. Immediately, I need to share the wonderful affect we have created for the reason that program’s inception, empowering younger minds and making a distinction by means of the GfK Industrial College and College in a Bag charity partnership.
Making a Distinction: How GfK’s Industrial College Provides Again to Deprived Kids
At GfK, we have all the time been dedicated to offering studying alternatives for all. So, as a substitute of giving the same old disposable presents to our Industrial College individuals, we determined to do one thing extra significant. We got here up with a singular concept that not solely rewards our individuals but in addition advantages others in want.
In keeping with our philosophy, for each participant who goes by means of the Industrial College program, GfK donates to the charity College in a Bag. Based by Luke Simon in 2005, after he misplaced his brother within the Boxing Day tsunami, the charity holds a particular connection to our firm. In 2004, we tragically misplaced a board member within the tsunami and subsequently raised funds for the local people. College in a Bag has been making a big distinction by delivering over 142,000 baggage to deprived youngsters in 56 international locations worldwide.
Sustainability and Training: GfK and College in a Bag Repurpose Waste for a Better Trigger
What’s inside these baggage, you ask? Every bag is fastidiously stuffed with important objects that allow these youngsters to write down, draw, colour, calculate, specific themselves, and even get pleasure from a meal. It is all about creating an setting the place they’ll study and thrive.
The primary beneficiaries of the College in a Bag initiative had been 200 youngsters attending Ayikuma Memorial M.A. Fundamental College in Balagonor, Ghana. However our help continues past there. In Ghana, College in a Bag collaborated with one other native accomplice known as Trashy Baggage. This inspiring group produces baggage from discarded plastic waste, using over 40 locals to gather, clear, and sew the plastic trash into modern, useful baggage and different merchandise.
Since then, we have continued to make a distinction. The subsequent batch of 100 GfK baggage has been distributed to highschool youngsters within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with one other 100 baggage quickly to make their approach to the Philippines. As the newest wave of our Industrial College program involves a detailed, we’re thrilled to announce that GfK will fund an extra 203 baggage for recipients in Mongolia.
Empowering Younger Minds for a Brighter Future
Collectively, we empower younger minds and supply them with the instruments they should succeed. Our collaboration with College in a Bag not solely helps training but in addition creates sustainable options by repurposing waste. It is a testomony to GfK’s dedication to positively impacting the world round us.
So, let’s proceed this unbelievable journey collectively. By means of the GfK Industrial College, we’re shaping not solely the way forward for our firm but in addition the lives of youngsters who deserve an opportunity to study and develop. Keep tuned for extra inspiring tales and updates as we work hand in hand with College in a Bag to make a distinction, one bag at a time.
We will be the shapers of tomorrow, collectively.
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