CONVERGYS CORP Convergys Newsroom
November 12, 2014
(Bogotá, Colombia, November 12, 2014) Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in customer management signed a cooperation agreement with World Vision in Colombia to sponsor 5 children and promote collaboration and volunteering opportunities to help children gain access to education and improve the quality of their life, especially those lacking adequate financial resources. World Vision´s Sponsorship Program has been operating in the world for over 60 years and in Colombia since 1978.
"We are truly pleased to partner with World Vision and help enable the access to education in the country. Convergys assumes its responsibility with tangible actions. We want to promote a new culture of social responsibility that supports the generation of positive change in our society, knowing that when we join efforts and work together towards the same goal, the impossible, becomes possible!", said Rick Strub, Director of Convergys in Colombia.
In the meantime, the national director of World Vision in Colombia, Martha Yaneth Rodriguez, who was once sponsored by the organization, said:
"World Vision believes in long term solutions. This is why we are delighted to welcome the support of Convergys. Solidarity and human transformation are an option to change our reality and safeguard our children. Our goal is to continue working in Colombia in the more than 631 neighborhoods where we develop our programs thanks to the support of sponsors and companies".
Convergys arrived in Bogotá in 2010 and has since grown to more than 1000 employees. Through the Convergys Community Action Network (CAN), Convergys supports a wide range of initiatives that promote education and foster a sincere spirit of giving and volunteerism, and challenges our employees to make a difference and lead civic efforts that shape the future of our communities. World Vision has been working in Colombia for 36 years and is present in the 7 largest cities of the country, having an indirect impact on more than 750,000 people. We want to invite and motivate you to join this noble cause and take the decision to sponsor a child from one of the most vulnerable communities of Colombia.
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About World Vision
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization of development, dedicated to working with children, their families and their communities to reduce poverty and injustice and is dedicated to working with the world´s most vulnerable people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. It started in 1950 and expanded its work to Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, currently serving more than 100 million people in 95 countries around the world.
World Vision is honored to collaborate with the communities of 14 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean since 1977: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru. World Vision has been working in Colombia since 1978 in vulnerable communities in seven cities; Armenia, Barranquilla, Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cali, Medellin and Monteria, as well as the indigenous community of guambiana de Silvia, department of Cauca.
Media Contacts:
Eugenia Rojas
Communications and Public Relations
Convergys Latin America
O +506-2549-0358
E eugenia.rojasgonzalez@convergys.com
Juan Sebastián Gutiérrez
Communications
World Vision Colombia
O +57-313-8706595
E juan_sebastian_gutierrez@wvi.org
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