HPE in India observes 2nd Global Day of Service

Hewlett Packard Enterprise held its second annual Global Day of Service (GDoS), bringing together HPE employees from around the world in an effort to assist communities near their work locations and support the important causes the HPE employees care about through volunteer work.

India Participation this year exceeded last year’s GDoS, where more than 5,500 HPE employees from 119 sites in 42 countries participated, contributingnearly 40,000 volunteer hours.

Som Satsangi, MD, HPE India, says, “I’m very proud of our HPE team in India for their contribution to the 2019 Global Day of Service. Our employees have been empowered to go out and find causes they care about, and strengthened relationships with the local community in Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram, and Mumbai. We have gained a great sense of teamwork and pride in the process and once again shown the strong commitment of HPE to India.”

As part of its employee-led approach, this year HPE has enabled volunteers to participate in individual projects for causes that they care about. HPE employees are offered 60 hours per year in paid time off for volunteering, with the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation providing up to $5,000 in annual matching per employee. Those whoare not able to participate in group events can alsocontribute through online virtual volunteer projects, allowing employees to participate individually at a time that is convenient to them, for examplesupporting STEM education and careers guidance initiatives for young people.

In India, around 2450 employees participated in volunteer activities across seven sites in Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram, and Mumbai. Volunteer activities include Science Fair & Science Excursion for Children, Rise against Hunger, Schools Beautification, and Visit to old age Home in Bengaluru; Science Fair for Children in Chennai; Tree Plantation Drive in Gurugram; and Beach Clean Up in Mumbai.