Western Union Foundation Contributes More Than $2.7 Million to 63 Charitable Organizations Globally
12 9월 2012 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
The Western Union Foundation today announced that it gave more
than $2.7 million to 63 charitable organizations in 21 countries
during the first six months of 2012. The grants advance the Western
Union Foundation’s key giving priorities, with the overall goal of
creating economic opportunity around the world, or providing relief
in the face of natural disasters.
Western Union employees played an instrumental role in
identifying the non-profit, non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
that received Foundation support. Employees who volunteer with the
organizations and who participate in the Foundation’s partnership
with the innovative Ashoka Executive-in-Residence program
recommended half of the non-profits that received funding.
“Around the world, Western Union employees unselfishly spend
time making a difference in their communities. They do it as
individuals, with their families, and as work groups because they
are motivated to make the world a better place,” said Luella Chavez
D’Angelo, senior vice president, Western Union Social Ventures and
president, Western Union Foundation. “Their commitment and
first-hand knowledge of the communities we serve, allows us to
identify and fund extraordinary organizations that are helping
people better their lives.”
Engaged Employees Influence Grant Giving
Since 2010, several of the company’s senior leaders have been
selected each year to participate in the Western Union Ashoka
Executive-in-Residence program. This skills-based volunteering and
leadership-training program gives company executives an opportunity
to drive meaningful social change by sharing their skills and
talents while working full-time, on-site for two weeks with a
partner NGO. The Western Union Foundation contributed $10,000
grants each to several organizations, including the following,
which benefited from the expertise provided by Western Union
executives in 2011:
Projecto Quixote in Brazil rehabilitates drug addicted
and exposed adolescents, helping them develop skills to transition
back into the mainstream as financially independent and
contributing members of their communities.
Comitê para a Democratização da Informática in Brazil
works to transform lives and strengthen communities by empowering
people through information and communication technology.
Drishtee Foundation in India facilitates Financial
Inclusion through Rural Entrepreneurs. The project links
entrepreneurs, banks that provide critical funding, and technology
companies that offer necessary technical support. It also provides
financial literacy assistance and technical training.
Going to School Trust in India invests in young, aspiring
entrepreneurs who are living in poverty. The NGO works with them to
pioneer enterprises that solve problems where they live, generate
income and create jobs.
Employees Gather to Support Causes
Western Union encourages employee volunteerism at all levels by
offering paid time off for volunteering, and matching employee
volunteer hours with cash donations. During June and July, teams of
employees around the world stepped out of their offices and into
their communities as part of a global volunteer campaign,
Volunteering for Better. As a direct result of employee
involvement, grants were given to programs in Lithuania and the
Asia Pacific region, including:
Children Support Centre in Lithuania provides educational
support through volunteer mentoring, along with multidisciplinary
psychological and social support for children and their
families.
Give2Asia is a unique initiative which Western Union is
leveraging as a channel for engaging employees with NGOs. Employees
throughout the Asia Pacific region are given a direct voice in
selecting organizations that will receive grants. Four NGOs
receiving donations include: HOPE Worldwide in Hong Kong;
Assist in India; Balete Farm School in the
Philippines and the Junctions Work in Australia.
Western Union employees not only demonstrate exceptional levels
of engagement by volunteering in their communities, they also
support the work of the Western Union Foundation through their
generous donations. Each year, the Foundation conducts an annual
giving campaign and employees answer the call for support with a
resounding yes. In 2011, nearly 60 percent of the company’s 8,000
employees contributed to the Western Union Foundation – a figure
that exceeds most corporate giving campaigns in the U.S.
About The Western Union Foundation
The Western Union Foundation is dedicated to creating a better
world, where the ability to realize dreams through economic
opportunity is not just a privilege for the few but a right for
all. With the support of the Western Union Company, its employees,
Agents, and business partners, the Western Union Foundation works
to realize this vision by supporting education and disaster relief
efforts as pathways toward a better future. Our combined social
ventures efforts make life better for individuals, families and
communities around the world. Since its inception, the Western
Union Foundation has awarded more than $81.7 million in grants to
more than 2,551 nongovernmental organizations in more than 124
countries and territories. To learn more, visit
www.westernunionfoundation.org.
About Western Union
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global
payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago
Facil and Western Union Business Solutions branded payment
services, Western Union provides consumers and businesses with
fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around
the world, to send payments and to purchase money orders. As of
June 30, 2012, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded
services were offered through a combined network of approximately
510,000 Agent locations in 200 countries and territories. In 2011,
The Western Union Company completed 226 million
consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $81 billion of
principal between consumers, and 425 million business payments. For
more information, visit www.westernunion.com.
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