Mimecast, a leading email and data security company, has announced the launch of its Global Citizenship programme that aims to support charitable organisations that are building resilience in communities.<\/p>\n
Global Citizenship formalises the company\u2019s corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts and encourages all Mimecast employees to actively participate in initiatives that provide security and empowerment opportunities in their surrounding populations and environments.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough Global Citizenship, we aim to support health and human services, education and community non-profits that advance our mission to build resilience in the communities in which we work and live,\u201d said Andrea Forsht, Director Employee Engagement, Mimecast.<\/p>\n
Mimecast\u2019s Global Citizenship is made up of three pillars, the \u2018Mimecast Charitable Fund\u2019, \u2018Matching Gift Program\u2019 and \u2018Volunteer Leave\u2019.<\/p>\n
The Mimecast Charitable Fund, which is a company fund launched in partnership with The Boston Foundation, supports non-profit organisations in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia.<\/p>\n
This initiative furthers a successful pilot programme in South Africa where Mimecast works with Human Doings and iSchool Africa. The programme is aimed at improving the numeracy skills of students at Emfundisweni Primary School in Johannesburg. The project improves the learning environment\u00a0through access to iPads and digital education technology.<\/p>\n
\u201cMimecast is committed to the development of STEM skills (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and this project is helping to grow these skills from foundation phase,\u201d says Forsht.<\/p>\n
In addition to the iPad program, Mimecast South Africa has several other initiatives that form its CSR program. Mimecast-sponsored \u2018fun days\u2019 create opportunities for employees to volunteer and spend time with children outside of the classroom.<\/p>\n
A partnership with the The Tomorrow Trust, provides for a smaller group of Emfundisweni learners to participate in weekend and holiday programmes.\u00a0 Additionally, Mimecast sponsored a Mobile Clinic where a nurse, an optometrist and an oral hygienist visited Emfundisweni Primary School to deliver preventative healthcare services.<\/p>\n
Global Mimecast employees nominated organisations that the company could support with larger donations and deeper engagement, in addition to South Africa\u2019s already successful programme:<\/p>\n
Beyond the structured Mimecast Charitable Fund, Mimecast will assist employees in supporting initiatives that they support in their personal capacity. Mimecast will match independent employee charitable donations and offer up to five additional days of paid time off each year, for individual service volunteer work.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe understand that there are unsung heroes building resilience in the communities around them, who are under resourced and ill-equipped. While we are focused on cyber-resilience day-to-day, our hope is that these projects will help to build more long-standing resilience in our communities,\u201d added Forsht.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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