Telus transforms school in Tondo

MANILA, Philippines -  Leading business outsourcing services provider TELUS International Philippines (TIP), in partnership with the non-profit organization, Hands on Manila (HOM), transformed a school and a community in Tondo, Manila during the company’s annual TELUS Days of Giving (TDOG) on May 13, 2017.

“TELUS Days of Giving are just one of the ways our company provides team members with the opportunity to showcase their commitment to the communities around the world where we live, work, and serve,” shared Jeffrey Puritt, TELUS International president and CEO.

“We reinforced our corporate philosophy, ‘we give where we live’ right here in Manila when we came together today to create a safe, clean, and comfortable learning environment for students to maximize their potential,” Puritt added.

Serving as a kickoff for the Department of Education’s (DepED) yearly school clean-up program, Brigada Eskwela, over 2,600 TIP volunteers came straight from a full night’s shift to spend their Saturday at Rosauro Almario Elementary School to refurbish some of the school’s facilities and extend their helping hands to the surrounding community by sharing first aid, disaster preparedness, livelihood and job interview skills.

Aside from repainting walls, repairing chairs, refurbishing bathrooms, planting gardens and replacing school windows, TIP volunteers built a new kindergarten classroom to accommodate more students.

The company also conducted a dental mission for the students of the school and organized a workshop to train teachers in first aid and proper healthcare treatment, so they can better care for their students in the event of accidents and disasters.