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ANZ and Australian Volunteers International announce Asia Pacific partnership
25 June 2010
ANZ and Australian Volunteers International (AVI) today
announced a new partnership as part of ANZ's staff volunteer
program in the Asia Pacific region.
The partnership will commence with pilot projects in the
Philippines, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea, and involve
international skilled volunteering secondments for ANZ staff.
ANZ Group Managing Director Human Resources, Susie Babani, said
both organisations would benefit from each other's experience in
the region as well as their shared values and geographical
reach.
"Our business strategy is to become a super regional bank based
on our promise to live in and understand our customer's world. One
way that we are building this understanding is through our
volunteering program and our partnership with AVI," Ms Babani
said.
AVI Chief Executive Officer, Dimity Fifer, said the innovative
partnership with ANZ would ensure organisations in the Asia Pacific
region could address specific community development needs.
"We believe this partnership ushers in a new era of engagement
in the region - it will be based on participation, mutual learning
and an inclusive approach to sustainable development," Ms Fifer
said.
The first organisation to benefit from the partnership will be
the respected child support service, Bahay Tuluyan, based in the
Philippines. ANZ staff will provide mentoring and formal training
programs, building the long-term ability of Bahay Tuluyan to
deliver services to children in need. ANZ has also recently donated
PhP1,000,000 (AUD25,000) to help Bahay Tuluyan build a new
education centre in Manila.
AVI (www.australianvolunteers.com) is an independent
not-for-profit organisation that has been at the forefront of
international volunteering for nearly 60 years, with assignments
throughout Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.
ANZ has operated in Asia for more than 40 years and has a presence
in 32 countries. The bank's global volunteer program entitles all
employees to one day's paid volunteer leave each year. ANZ staff
contributed more than 92,000 hours of service to their communities
in 2009 and are aiming to contribute 100,000 volunteer hours in
2010.
For media enquiries contact:
Vanessa O'Shaughnessy
Media Relations
ANZ
Tel: 03-8654 3651 or 0466 153 272
Email: vanessa.o'shaughnessy@anz.com
Sarah Wintle
Manager Marketing & Communications
Australian Volunteers International
Tel: 03-9279 1763 or 0411 605 210
Email: swintle@australianvolunteers.com