In living up to the company tradition of giving back to the community it serves, employees of SmarTrade launched a Gift2Give gift-giving program for the benefit of Virlanie Foundation, Inc. and the street kids under its care.
To further boost the initiative launched to coincide with the company’s fifth anniversary, SmarTrade management matched every in-kind donation from its employees.
A total of 16 sacks of rice, 218 bars of bath soap, 14 liters of liquid bath soap, 100 packs of sanitary napkins, and 4 gallons of cooking oil were recently turned over to beneficiary Virlanie Foundation, Inc.
Virlanie is a private, non-profit and non-sectarian organization that has helped more than 22,000 street children for the past 29 years. SmarTrade believes in its efforts to create more sustainable programs for marginalized families to prevent the cycle of intergenerational poverty.
This aligns with SmarTrade’s mission of bringing world-class financial education to Filipinos because the company believes empowering people with tools to help fight poverty is the key to progress.
“We have always been very passionate in working together with and giving back to the different communities we serve,” says Joyce Mayo, President & CEO of SmarTrade.
“As we celebrate our 5th year in business, it is important for us to extend the blessings we received to organizations that need help the most.”
“We chose Virlanie Foundation because we believe in their cause of preventing poverty. While we have extreme cases here in the country, SmarTrade is trying to reach as many Filipinos as possible through our free learning sessions and one-on-one coaching.”
“This is to educate them about sound financial planning, which includes giving them the knowledge on how to properly invest their resources to build different streams of income.”
Aside from its business goals, SmarTrade has also been very active in its community engagement activities from environmental protection and conservation, such as tree-planting activities and coral reef restorations, to disaster relief programs.
In addition, SmarTrade believes that each company has the responsibility to not only provide employment through the business but also contribute to nation-building in its own ways.
To learn more about SmarTrade, its corporate social responsibility initiatives, and its services, visit www.smartradeph.com.
