G4S encourages its colleagues around the world to invest time and energy in local projects in the communities in which they live and work – the following are examples of the types of projects supported by G4S
International Mine Action One of the services that we provide to our customers is Mine Action. G4S’s Mine Action business operates internationally, supporting sustainable humanitarian programmes to remove the menace of landmines and unexploded ordnance so that communities can rebuild their lives and economies in safety.
In 2008 our teams supported projects in nine countries including Afghanistan, Cyprus, Mozambique, Nepal and Sudan. Over the year we employed and trained 300 local staff, put 10 million m² of land back to productive use and cleared and destroyed over 100,000 items of unexploded ordnance, explosive remnants of war and ammunition.
Toronto, Canada SickKids Foundation The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has been a place of healing and of hope since it was founded in 1875. SickKids is a national treasure, at the forefront of paediatric health care dedicated to improving the health of children. Through a payroll giving scheme and community events, G4S employees in Canada have donated $123,500 to this charity.
G4S Canada also supports a wide range of other children’s charities across the country through an extensive fund raising and volunteer programme – raising over $100,000 per year over the last three years.
Canada Kids Help Phone
G4S has been the official sponsor for Kids Help Phone (KHP) since 2003. KHP aims to improve the well-being of Canadian children and youth by providing them with anonymous and confidential professional counselling, referrals, and information both online and by phone. In 2008, they helped Canadian children in need over two million times through their phone and online counselling services.
G4S Canada helps raise awareness of Kids Help Phone by carrying the charity logo on each of its vehicles across the country and G4S also provides free of charge collection services for all KHP events. In addition to funds being provided directly by the company, staff of G4S in Canada donate through payroll giving schemes (generating more that $80,000 in the last five years) and raise money directly through various sponsored events.
Cyprus Radiomarathon Radiomarathon is an annual fundraising event designed to help able-bodied and disabled children. Funds raised are donated to various institutions that provide physical and psychological support to and accommodation for disabled children and their families.
The Radiomarathon committee also provides financial support for surgery and for medical treatment of people not able to pay for it themselves. G4S Cyprus has supported the Radiomarathon for eighteen years since the very first event, providing funding, marketing support and free of charge security services to ensure the safety and security of those attending the event.
Chile Un Techno Para Chile
The “un techo para Chile” project aims to provide every family in Chile with a home. G4S Chile contributes financially to the project each year to fund one house every month. With funds raised in 2008, G4S will provide the financing and manpower to ensure that 12 homes are constructed for needy families across Chile.
Czech Republic Projekt Šance
Projekt Šance (The Chance Project) was established in 1995 as the first preventive and humanitarian programme for children and young people who are victims of sexual assault or people trafficking. The aim of the programme is to provide education and housing assistance for these young people with the long term objective of re-integrating them into society and enabling them to live a “normal” life.
G4S provides free of charge cash transport and processing services for the funds donated to the charity across the country from a wide range of sources.
Greece Smile of the Child
The Smile of the Child operates a round-the-clock national helpline for children and utilises 50 vehicles, transporting children from the scene of an incident to national first aid centres and – if required – to one of its nine community homes which currently host 459 children whose family environment was deemed inappropriate by government child protection services. G4S Greece provides free of charge satellite tracking of 45 Smile of the Child emergency vehicles throughout Greece to ensure the safety and security of the children and the efficiency of the transportation service.
Hong Kong Changing Young Lives Foundation – Festival of Trees
Changing Young Lives Foundation, formerly known as Save the Children Hong Kong, is a long-established charitable organisation based in Hong Kong, committed to identifying underprivileged youngsters and changing young lives for the better both in Hong Kong and on the mainland.
G4S Hong Kong has provided free of charge security services to the Festival of Trees, the most important annual fund-raiser organised by Changing Young Lives Foundation, since 2004. G4S security officers safeguard the trees prior to auction during their exhibition period.
Jamaica Gifts for Schools & SANTA G4S Jamaica’s Gifts for Schools and SANTA programmes aim to have a positive impact the lives of children and young adults in many Jamaican communities through a wide range of projects. Funds from the programmes have been used to invest in essential paediatric hospital equipment, school renovations, school meal supply programmes, school equipment and much-needed medical supplies.
Kenya St. Paul’s Children’s Home The St. Paul’s Children’s Home in Ongata Rongai in Kenya is home to over 60 destitute children aged from just two months old. G4S has made various donations of funds and equipment to the home and in 2008 committed to providing the home with a means of a sustainable income and improving the diets of the children.
Land acquired near the home in 2008 has now been transformed into a poultry farm – providing eggs for the children and for sale to the local community to raise further funds to meet their growing needs. Early in 2009, G4S representatives and Haile Gebrselassie, the legendary Ethiopian long-distance runner, officially opened the poultry farm in this remote area on the outskirts of Nairobi.
Malawi Tree planting initiative In 2007, G4S commenced a tree planting project in Malawi designed to provide 48 families from eight villages with a regular wage, fuel for their homes, food for their families and an opportunity to make a living by selling surplus produce.
Since the launch, around 75,000 acacia trees have been planted in Northern Malawi and a nursery has been established to grow seedlings for future planting and for sale to third parties.
Maize is planted amongst the fertile soils between the trees, providing an additional source of food and income for the villagers. The project, which has had a very positive impact on the local community, is set to expand in 2009 to include a further 30 families.
Mozambique Clinic & Emergency Medical Services
G4S Mozambique has established a clinic at its offices in Maputo to provide medical treatment for staff and their immediate families. The clinic treats every-day cases such as flu, and headaches and if they cannot diagnose the problem, medical staff can refer patients to state hospitals or clinics.
The clinic dispenses various medicines to employees and their families at no cost to the patient. G4S Mozambique also provides two ambulances with fully qualified paramedics to transport emergency cases from their homes to hospital. In the future, it is hoped that the project can be expanded to help the many street children of Maputo as well as G4S employees and their families.
Nepal Child Welfare Scheme
Child Welfare Scheme Nepal (CWSN) is a well regarded development organisation aimed at enabling “local communities to help themselves.” G4S Hong Kong has been a proud sponsor of CWSN for a number of years – as the first and largest employer of contracted Nepali staff in the security industry in Hong Kong, G4S has strong ties with the Nepali community locally in Hong Kong and in Nepal.
Since 1997, G4S Hong Kong has supported the Saimarang Day Care Health Centre in a remote Himalayan Village which provides early childhood education, healthcare and a safe place to play for children from 0 to 6 years of age. In 2008, G4S Hong Kong provided CWSN with a grant to support 20 Early Childhood Development Centres and create 15 Child Clubs in Nepal over the next 3 years which will help over 2,000 people in rural communities.
Netherlands Foundation Pim
G4S Netherlands raises funds for Foundation Pim, a charity created for the care of children with disabilities. G4S has provided funding towards the construction of a house and the provision of specially adapted furniture and carers for the children.
Funds are provided directly by the company and through the efforts of G4S employees who have participated in numerous events such as marathon running, cycling and other fund-raising activities.
New Delhi, India Sustainable Education for Underprivileged Children G4S India has commenced construction of a school for underprivileged children in the heart of one of the poorest areas of India. The design of the school was finalised at the end of 2008 and construction is expected to be completed during the first half of 2009.
In addition to providing the infrastructure, G4S India will also provide books and other school equipment and teachers who will provide a structured curriculum of education for the children.
North Africa, Middle East & South Asia Happy Day
Each year, G4S businesses across the North Africa, Middle East and South Asia (NAMESA) region set aside one day dedicated to supporting disabled, HIV infected, poor, disadvantaged and underprivileged children and orphans with established NGOs and charity organisations across the region. In 2009, this included around 10,000 children at 64 locations in 27 countries.
Across the region there are a wide variety of programmes and activities designed to bring a little fun to the lives of the children and a smile to their faces.
Peru Supporting Children
In Peru, G4S focuses on improving the quality of life for children and children’s education projects in the State of Piura, Northern Peru. G4S staff provide around 150 hours of volunteer time and the business provides financial support of some $2,000 per month to the projects. The project enables children to improve their reading and writing skills, provides a nutritious breakfast for the children every day and has helped create a sense of pride in the local community.
Romania Red Cross
The heavy rain in the summer of 2008 caused serious damage, with several towns flooded and homes isolated by the flood waters. Roads were closed as several bridges were affected by the floods – the authorities faced a real challenge to evacuate those in need of help.
G4S Romania provided financial and direct support to the Red Cross to ensure that they were able to supply the humanitarian aid required to assist victims of the floods and that evacuations could be carried out safely and efficiently.
G4S Romania also provides financial and other support to a number of charitable projects across the country.
Shanghai, China Jifu Action In 2007, G4S China launched the Jifu Action Project in Shanghai, China. In conjunction with Shanghai Nanhui Taoyuan Orphans Foster Home Center and Shanghai Charity Foundation Pudong Branch, the project provides educational support to over 80 disabled orphans in the region. It funds key supplies such as teaching tools and facilities, teachers’ salaries and activities for the students.
Sichuan, China Red Cross
In May 2008, an earthquake in Sichuan killed over 22,000 people. With more than 14,000 missing and hundreds of thousands of lives at risk, the victims were in need of help. G4S staff quickly raised more than £12,000 and G4S donated a further £20,000 to help meet the immediate needs of survivors including food, water, blankets, tents, clothes and other essential supplies.
South Africa HIV and AIDS G4S South Africa supports a wide range of charities and community programmes across the country, many of which are focused on providing support for families and individuals affected by the devastation of HIV+/AIDS.
G4S provides funding and support in many ways to worthy causes such as the Lambano Sanctuary, a home providing care for abandoned or HIV+ children and Sparrow Ministries, whose children’s homes and hospices provide care for those infected or affected by HIV.
South Africa SOS Children’s Villages of South Africa SOS Children’s Villages is a charitable organisation focused on the care of orphaned and abandoned children in a community environment. G4S has been involved with SOS Children’s villages for over two decades and has adopted eight houses throughout SOS villages in the provinces of South Africa where eight to ten children are cared for in small family homes and raised as brothers and sisters. G4S South Africa also funds Kindergartens within the villages to serve both the village children and those in the surrounding community.
South Africa Retina South Africa
Retina South Africa is a charitable organisation which aims to prevent blindness by identification, intervention, management, prevention and elimination of retinal degeneration in young South Africans. G4S provides financial support to Retina South Africa to enable them to provide counselling and support to affected people and their families and to run a gene tracking project at the University of Cape Town to identify the causes of retinal degeneration in South African families.
Oak Ridge, USA Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation
The Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation works to ensure that the Oak Ridge Public Schools provide the best public education possible and that the school system sets the standard of excellence in public education. WSI, a G4S subsidiary, has donated $500,000 directly to the Foundation over a five year period and has been instrumental in assisting the Foundation to raise $8 million for rebuilding and renovating the Oak Ridge High School.
USA Various Community Programmes
G4S Youth Services, headquartered in Florida, is involved in number of community programmes across the country. These range from the refurbishment and donation of unwanted bicycles and food donation programmes to the support of projects aimed at restoration and management of wetlands for the sustainability of North America’s wildlife. This wide variety of projects and good causes are supported by fund raising activities and G4S staff giving up their own time to volunteer to support numerous projects throughout the year.
North Carolina, USA Haiti Twinning Programme
G4S Compliance & Investigations, based in Raleigh North Carolina, provides funds and support to the Haiti Twinning Programme which has been established by St. Josephs Roman Catholic Church. Through donations made by G4S, the Haiti parish of Pignon has been able to build schools, provide financial support to young people to enable them to go to university, offer a microcredit programme distributing loans for Haitian people to start their own businesses – all of which have improved the lives of thousands of native Haitians.
G4S Compliance & Investigations also supports other charities and projects across the US though fund raising and employee volunteer programmes.
Florida, USA Charity Golf Tournament Since 1996, G4S Wackenhut has hosted an annual charity golf tournament raising over $1.25 million for various children’s charities. Some of the funds raised have also been donated to organisations and charities that have impacted the lives of G4S Wackenhut employees in some way, such as breast cancer, autism and Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Florida, USA Employee Association Committee
G4S Wackenhut’s Employee Association Committee based at its Headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida, hosts numerous regular fund raising events to provide support to many local charities. In 2008, funds were donated to the Children’s Home Society of South Florida, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and local needy families. In 2008, funds raised totalled over $22,000.
G4S Wackenhut also encourages employees and friends of the company to make personal charitable donations via an official web site to Save the Children, USA.
South Carolina, USA United Way Fundraising Campaign
WSI, a G4S subsidiary, conducts an annual United Way fundraising campaign that has raised over $2.3 million for local charitable agencies near to the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina where WSI is responsible for the security and safety of the site and employs around 900 people.
The campaign includes employee contributions, as well as a corporate-funded golf tournament which has raised over $374,500 since the initial tournament in 1988. The United Way agencies work to provide assistance in the areas of homelessness, domestic violence, child abuse, education, special needs, and more.
UK Sports Programme for Young People G4S UK is investing in a Youth Judo Programme to encourage the children of its employees to become involved with sport and, through judo, learn its core values of discipline and self-control while fostering physical fitness and a healthier lifestyle. By providing subsidised judo lessons and making contributions towards kit, licensing and grading, we are also hoping to grow the sport in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic Games as well as supporting local judo clubs across the UK. More than 100 children have signed up to the programme to date.
Bridgend, Wales Parc Cadets Programme G4S UK runs a variety of programmes aimed at breaking the cycle of re-offending amongst adults and young offenders.
In 2008, the Parc Cadets Programme was introduced with the aim of preparing prisoners to join the armed forces, especially the army, after release. The programme is specifically for prisoners aged between 18 and 21 and on their first sentence of up to two and a half years.
During 2008, nine young offenders took part in the programme, six passed and two have provisional places with the armed forces when they are released.
London, England Bromley by Bow Centre
For many years G4S has been a key financial and management partner of the Bromley by Bow Centre, an innovative community organisation in one of the most deprived areas in London and the UK. With support from G4S, the centre helps families, young people and adults of all ages to learn new skills, improve their health and wellbeing, find employment and develop the confidence to achieve their goals and transform their lives.
Jordan & India Sporting Initiatives
In 2008, G4S Jordan provided resources for the training, transportation and supply of kit to 16 year old Omar Qarada, who won a Silver Medal in the Beijing Paralympics 2008 in power lifting.
Each year, G4S India sponsors numerous local sporting events and occasions including the British High Commission Cricket Club, Hindustan Football Club, New Delhi Little League at the American Embassy and Ryders Cup golf tournament.
Yemen & Egypt Child Support Programmes G4S Yemen provides free and low cost medical services to children, particularly for cleft palate and other reconstructive plastic surgeries.
G4S Egypt provides new clothes and gifts to orphaned and disabled children.
South Asia Support of Women’s Projects
G4S Bangladesh provides support to acid survivors by setting up a tailoring shop with machines so that they can earn a decent living. G4S Nepal undertakes regular medical check-ups and donates clothes, blankets & bed sheets during winter to an Old Age Home for Women. G4S India contributed towards the construction of an operating theatre for the Delhi Commonwealth Women’s Association. G4S Pakistan provides financial support to women abducted from foreign countries. G4S Bahrain enrolled 20 handicapped girls into English courses to help their future job prospects.
