In Nigeria Ford volunteers will donate waste bins and overalls to highway cleaners.
Recycle bins that will be donated by Angola will go a long way towards health education and in Mozambique Ford teams will provide support to HIV-infected mothers and children.
These are just a handful out of 310 community service projects to be completed during Ford Motor Company’s ninth annual Global Week of Caring. In all, more than 13,000 volunteers from Ford operations on six continents – Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America – will contribute 81,000 hours of expertise and labor to improve their communities.
On his part, President, Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services Jim Vella, says “Ford Global Week of Caring is one of the many ways Ford and its employees are going further to improve the quality of life for people in the communities where we live and work. Ford employees embrace the company’s legacy of caring and the importance of giving back. As Ford expands globally, our commitment to creating a better world grows with it.” He said.
Speaking on this, President of Ford Middle East and Africa, Jim Benintende, says, “I’m so proud of the incredible work our teams in the Middle East and Africa are doing,” Benintende said. “From improving homes that look after abandoned children with HIV, to physical therapy for those with disabilities, to helping plant vegetable gardens for older adults, employees and dealers across the region are inspiring us all in the ways they give back.”
In addition to thousands of employee volunteers taking part in Ford Global Week of Caring, the company is also contributing $348,000 to nonprofit agencies to purchase the tools, supplies and materials needed to complete many of the community service projects.
Ford volunteers are putting a special emphasis on projects that support and protect water resources, a basic necessity for people everywhere. This is in keeping with the company’s corporate water strategy aimed at understanding and reducing water consumption at its global facilities and across its supply base.
In the United States, more than 1,000 Ford employees will participate in 70 volunteer projects across 14 states throughout the week. This includes a Ford Accelerated Action Day on Sept. 11, when volunteers in Michigan and Ohio will participate in community service and other projects.
While the Ford Volunteer Corps is active throughout the year, Ford Global Week of Caring is the highlight of a year-round effort to showcase the volunteer activities of Ford employees, retirees and dealers to make a positive difference in the neighborhoods and communities where the company does business.
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