Thursday, February 08, 2007
Convergys gives funds to Sa Aklat Sisikat program
CONVERGYS Corporation has donated US$15,000 to the Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation (SAS) to further the organization's mission to promote the love and habit of reading in Filipino children.
The SAS Reading Program is a 31-day intensive Read-A-Thon during which teachers and students have a daily reading experience and children are encouraged to read as many books as possible during the timeframe. SAS provides curriculum, activities, supplies, and 60 of the best Filipino children's storybooks to every 4th grade classroom in its program.
At the end of the 31-day Read-A-Thon, SAS places the books on a special wheeled shelf and shares with students throughout the school.
Convergys' contribution to the organization provides funding for the program in five Filipino public schools.
"Corporate citizenship, a core value at Convergys Corporation, is ever present in the minds of our employees as we collectively work to improve lives and build stronger communities," said Marife Zamora, Convergys vice president and country manager. "This investment in our community is an important step toward a brighter tomorrow for our children, families, friends, and neighbors," Zamora added.
Zamora presented the Convergys check to Celine Santillan, executive director of Sa Aklat Sisikat and Jean Alingod-Guittap, reading program manager.
To date, SAS has served 450 public elementary schools across the country, touching the lives of over 1,600 teachers and the minds of over 91,000 students.
Convergys' six state-of-the-art customer care facilities in metro
Manila and two in Cebu City employ nearly 10,000 men and women who provide customer support via telephone, web-chat, and email for a diverse portfolio of Convergys clients and their customers world-wide.
Convergys is a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services. Convergys combines specialized knowledge and expertise with solid execution to deliver outsourced solutions, consulting services, and software support. Clients in more than 70 countries speaking nearly 35 languages depend on Convergys to manage the increasing complexity and cost of caring for customers and employees. Convergys serves the world's leading companies in many industries including communications, financial services, technology, and consumer products.
Convergys is a member of the Standard and Poor 500 and a Fortune Most Admired Company. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio in the US, Convergys has approximately 74,000 employees in 75 customer contact centers, three data centers, and other facilities in the US, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. For more information, visit www.convergys.com. (Press release)
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