Helping the disadvantaged take to two wheels this Global Caring Month
Our on-going ‘Park the Car’
campaign encourages people to use their cars less and make shorter journeys on
foot or on bicycle, but it’s not always that simple; some people may not even
have the luxury of a car to park, let alone a bicycle to take them on the
slightly longer journeys. As part of our Global Caring Month programme, Ford
volunteers were involved with charities in Germany and the UK who aim to help address
this issue.
In Germany, we worked with two charities – Caritas and Mobile Nachbaren-Initiativenverbund GL – on a joint project where Ford employees helped to run repair workshops for donated bikes for refugees and socially disadvantaged people at different locations in Bergisch Gladbach. In the UK, Ford employees from Dunton, Dagenham and Here East collectively donated 53 bikes to Bike Project UK, which will refurbish and donate them to refugees. For many refugees or those seeking asylum, a bicycle can be a lifeline while they await for official status.
In Germany, we worked with two charities – Caritas and Mobile Nachbaren-Initiativenverbund GL – on a joint project where Ford employees helped to run repair workshops for donated bikes for refugees and socially disadvantaged people at different locations in Bergisch Gladbach. In the UK, Ford employees from Dunton, Dagenham and Here East collectively donated 53 bikes to Bike Project UK, which will refurbish and donate them to refugees. For many refugees or those seeking asylum, a bicycle can be a lifeline while they await for official status.
“Whether it’s our ‘Park the
Car’ campaign or the work during Global Caring Month, building a better world
where people are free to move and pursue their dreams is a key commitment for Ford.
Yet the efforts of our employees in volunteering or nominating organisations
for grants highlights just how personal this is too. We feel enormous gratitude
to these fantastic organisations for letting us be a small part of the amazing
work they do. ”
Debbie Chennells,
Ford Fund manager
Global Caring Month is a
signature program of the Ford Volunteer Corps, our global network of employees
and retirees that volunteer their own time. They have logged more than 1.7
million hours volunteering in projects across six continents since 2005. On top
of that, this year our philanthropic arm, Ford Fund, awarded €906,863 (£791,202)
in grants to 126 employee-nominated non-profits in 30 countries.
Below are just some of the great projects in Europe we’ve been supporting this year through volunteer work or grants:
Ghost Diving Germany – (grant) deploys divers to retrieve fishing waste from the sea and recycle it safely
Fundación Ayuda UnaFamilia (Help a Family Foundation), Spain – (grant) will help distribute clean water in impoverished areas in
Valencia, delivering 40,000-50,000 litres each week
Oxford Mutual, UK - (grant) provides
vital support to those who need it, delivering 190 emergency food parcels a month
and cooking over 650 meals a week to enable people to live healthy lives
vzw De Veerkracht, Belgium
– (volunteer) raising walls and
painting rooms to help families with sick children or children with
disabilities
Ronald McDonald house,Cologne, Germany – (volunteer)
provides a safe place for families to stay while their child is treated in a
nearby hospital
Home Care Aachen, Germany – (volunteer) refurbish outer areas, do maintenance
work, and lay the foundations for two e-bike charging stations
Below are just some of the great projects in Europe we’ve been supporting this year through volunteer work or grants:
Ghost Diving Germany – (grant) deploys divers to retrieve fishing waste from the sea and recycle it safely
Craiova EmergencyHospital, Romania – (volunteer) helping
to transport and install fridges for storing medication and supplies
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