2019 Anual Report

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (Volunteering)

In the session of March 7th  2019, Banamext’s Management Board authorized the continuation of the Positive Leadership and Social Responsibility Program to strengthen Bancomext abilities, which aims the realization of communitarian and altruist actions,  and work for bonds that aim to improve Bancomext’s leaders abilities, the organizational climate, social responsibilities and to help build conscience on the importance of sustainability. During these moths of 2019, the following activities have been made to generate a positive impact in the community, through personal volunteer work of Bancomext.

  • An environmental awareness program, trough the launching of electronic postal, raise awareness among members about the protection of the environment.
  • PET recycling program “Recycling and Helping”, permanent activity. The program continued with the aim of donating the collected material to the Mexican Association for Aid to Children with Cancer (AMANC), to generate resources and finance its foundation. During the year 450kg of this material was recycled.
  • “Young People Building the Future” program, permanent activity. In order to promote employability in young people who neither study nor work and support them to develop skills and competencies for work, the institution joined the Federal Government program. Initially, the goal was to open 20 vacancies for training; which was reached in the second half of June. During the year, 47 young people were trained in the various areas of the institution, of which 9 were hired, 7 through outsourcing and 2 directly.
  • “Adding love”, January. With the economic resources obtained during the photography and painting auction of the participant members in the Banking Games; in August 12th a social gathering was made in one senior care home; as well as the purchase of blankets for 70 elder people. In this gathering 33 Bancomext community members participated.
  • College Talks, March. With the aim to help young college students to get to know Bancomext’s work and how the institution has an impact on the country’s development trough different activities, a series of conferences were given in which the history of Bancomext was explained: the way it contributes to the country’s development and how its main products and programs work. 9 collaborators, who shared their knowledge to a group of 61 young people participated.
  • “I want my voice to make a difference”, April. The second entrepreneurship workshop was made; also, the creation of collective business of women in vulnerable positions. In this occasion a group of different people from Mexico City and the metropolitan area were invited to participate. 45 women and 20 volunteers participated in this workshop.
  • Cause flag ceremony, April. In order to raise awareness in the Bancomext community about populations in less favorable situations, the group Youth orchestra, Orchestrating the Fight was invited to star in the flag ceremony of the escort that represented Bancomext in the Banking Games.
  • Orchestrating the fight for the Youth Orchestra, May. With the aim to support the Youth Orchestra Foundation to make a summer course, which aims to help the vulnerable youth in communities to get close to the world of music, a fund raising was opened. 13 donors form the Bancomext community participated and managed to gather 5,700 pesos.
  • Mothers with Cause breakfast, May. With the aim to bring together the Bancomext community to activities related to the Social Responsibility Program, a woman (who participated in the workshop “I want my voice to make a difference” in 2018) to tell her experience in the workshop and to tell how she benefited her collective and how her work has improved. Coyuche Colective was invited, which is integrated by 3 women from different areas in Mexico City that offer handmade-knitted products. Has a retribution, their products were purchased and given to the women who attended the event.
  • CANAEC annual fun-raising, July. The Cancer Patients Aid Center, A.C. (CENAEC), institution that aids socioeconomic vulnerable people to the early detection of cancer and the continuation of their treatment, requested the support from the Bancomext community to fund its projects through the selling of lottery tickets. This year 45 tickets were sold, with the participation of 20 volunteers.
  • Visit to the PETSTAR recycling company with ’Swallows’, July. With the purpose to raise awareness and bring together the member’s children to the protection of the environment; this year the yearly activities were directed to show them how waste is recycled, especially PET products. PETSTAR recycling center was visited, and association which Bancomext supports trough a permanent recollection campaign Recycling and Helping. 26 young “swallows” attended the event.
  • Waste workshop with “swallows”, July. With the purpose to foster the correct use of waste, a workshop was given to 25 “swallows” to show them the origin, components and correct recycling of the most common materials used by people. Furthermore, a busines proposal was generated in which waste use would be made in a sustainable fashion.
  • “Sowing hope”. Annual tree-planting, August. 250 people from Bancomext community planted 1,5000 Moctezuma trees, revitalizing 2 hectares from Huitzilac, Morelos. The trees that were planted will provide oxygen for 6,000 people and absorb 18,000 kilograms of CO2.
  • “Helping is in the blood”. Annual campaign to donate blood, November. Every year, there is a campaign to donate blood to the Pediatric National Institute. This year were 36 effective donors. Considering that for each donation 7 children lives can be saved; 252 patients were benefited.
  • “Painting smiles”. Social activity with the Aid Foundation for the Mentally Disabled, December 2019. 63 volunteers painted and dignified the space of 57 children, young people and adults from the Aid Foundation for the Mentally Disabled, nursing home for mentally disabled people. Activities to recover green areas were made, also the painting of the exterior facilities and the use of rainwater harvesting, together with the gathering of 25 children that had a residency in FADEM.
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