GlaxoSmithKline Employees Embark on Long-Term Volunteer Assignments throughout the World
PULSE volunteer program helps build healthy communities by sharing corporate expertise and skills with nonprofits
(3BL Media) June 27, 2012 - Nearly one hundred GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) employees will be setting out for long term (up to six months) assignments in 2012 with 52 nonprofit and non-governmental organizations in 25 countries. These volunteers will bring needed expertise to organizations working to address serious societal challenges including those in the health education and environmental sectors through GSK’s skill-based volunteer program, PULSE.
Commenting on the PULSE Volunteer Partnership,Claire Thomas, SVP, Human Resources,said: “GSK’s mission of helping people to do more, feel better and live longer is achieved not only by developing medicines, vaccines and consumer products, but also through employee volunteerism. PULSE makes a difference for communities in need, and it is a life-changing experience for our employees who gain an enhanced understanding of the global environment in which we operate. This flagship program is evolving our company’s culture into one that is more open-minded, generous of spirit, and focused on individuals of all income levels throughout the world.”
Since the launch of the PULSE Volunteer Partnership in 2009, nearly 300 GSK employees from 33 different countries have volunteered with 70 nonprofits in 49 countries. Watchthis videoto learn more about their experiences. Follow the journey of our 2012 volunteers on thePULSE blog.
通过一项名为Pulse Pillars的新计划，GSK将重点关注多年的多年志愿项目，增强我们在关键领域的贡献：疟疾，获得医疗保健以及儿童健康和教育。在接下来的几年中，Pulse每年最多将派遣30名志愿者与以下组织一起从事支柱项目：AMREF(非洲医学与研究基金会),Ogra Foundation,Philadelphia Education Fund和Jhpeigo.
Commenting on this partnership, Darren A. Spielman, Ph.D., Executive Director, Philadelphia Education Fund said, “The Philadelphia Education Fund has been thrilled at the success of the GlaxoSmithKline’s PULSE Volunteer Partnership. To have talented professionals who bring a private sector sensibility to our nonprofit work has become invaluable in advancing our goals related to STEM [Science, Technology, Education & Math]. We are delighted to receive additional volunteers through the PULSE Pillar project this year.”
肯尼亚西部领先的医疗紧急事务和救济组织之一，奥格拉基金会（Ogra Foundation）已经接待了Pulse志愿者三年多。OGRA基金会执行董事H O Mc'obewa博士说：“通过其技术专长和专业技能，过去的Pulse志愿者使Ogra基金会能够快速跟踪我们的战略计划。特别是，志愿者帮助我们提高了我们的知名度和范围，并通过员工培训来增强能力。我们感到很荣幸，很幸运能成为这个特殊计划的一部分。”
最近的Pulse任务包括在赞比亚，卢旺达，南非，乌干达和肯尼亚的培训非政府组织员工，为即将进行的艾滋病疫苗试验做准备，以及提高北卡罗来纳州免费卫生诊所的服务效率和服务质量。188bet上不了脉搏志愿者Len Friedland, VP and Head, Clinical and Medical Affairs, who worked with Rotaplast on sustainable, quality improvement activities as well as medical missions for cleft palate surgeries in India and Bangladesh says, “This experience has enriched my learning and I feel very fortunate to work at GSK where volunteer work is encouraged and where our goal is to run a responsible, values-based business.”
PULSE photos are available onFlickr.
GlaxoSmithKline – one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies – is committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. For further information go to us.gsk.com, follow us on twitter.com/GSKUS or visit ourblog(www.morethanmedicine.us.gsk.com/blog/).
