More than 5,000 Citi Philippines employees, with their families and friends, marked recently the bank’s annual Global Community Day by doing various service activities in their local communities.
“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 members of their families,” said Citi Philippines chief executive officer Aftab Ahmed.
This year, GCD volunteers took part in Brigada Eskwela, an annual project of the Department of Education to prepare public schools for a new school year. In five days, Citi volunteers painted classroom desks and chairs, cleaned schools, brought plants, and refurbished textbooks.
Volunteers also helped build and paint 10 homes and prepare for planting lots in Cavite; conducted workshops on career readiness, finance, and legal matters; donated clothes and toys, and showed a movie for street children; and took part in the Freedom Walk to raise awareness of and respect for people with disabilities.
This year’s GCD partners were the Philippine Business for Social Progress, 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.
Globally, more than 100,000 Citi volunteers from over 450 cities across 90 countries and territories participated in 1,400 service projects helping to address a range of community needs. Citi has contributed nearly four million hours of service to GCD projects in hundreds of cities since the initiative was launched in 2006.