Engro Corporation, announced the winners of I Am The Change (IATC) competition for 2014-15 amid the presence of various corporate veterans, media and the senior management of the Engro group.
IATC is a corporate initiative to highlight the efforts of individuals working in the fields of education, health and livelihoods for the betterment of under-privileged people in Pakistan. This year’s recipients included the Azat Foundation in the category of education, working to provide education and youth empowerment opportunities to individuals from various areas of Baluchistan including Noshki, Kharan, Awaraan amongst others.
In the category of Livelihoods, the award was given to Orangi Pilot Project that continues to focus on urban development and works with the underprivileged in the arena of micro-finance and micro-enterprises, helping set up small businesses such as embroidery, footwear manufacturing and other small cottage industries reaching out to over 100,000 individuals through various projects.
The winner in the category of Health was Child Life Foundation (CLF) an NGO providing comprehensive child health care services from emergency care to prevention. CLF provides free medicines, essential oxygen systems, medical monitors and most importantly trains doctors and nurses to help save the lives of children at imminent risk reaching out to approximately 800 child-patients every day.
Speaking at the occasion, Ali Ansari – President & CEO, Engro Corporation said,
“We strongly believe in empowerment of communities by highlighting change agents who are working in high-impact areas such as education, health and livelihoods. Pakistan has a growing young population which will be in need of job opportunities. Coupled with the fact that half of the country cannot read or write and up to 25 million children not having access to school, the country is faced with an education emergency. In this scenario it is imperative that we join hands to empower agents of change who are working to improve these grave statistics – IATC is one such platform that has partnered with other corporates and helps amplify the magnitude of unsung heroes from across Pakistan.”
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