KARACHI: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) inked Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with five non-profit organisations and distributed cheques among 13 CSR collaborate partners.
The five leading organizations are working in education and health sectors. These include Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro, Quaid-e-Awam University of Science and Technology (QUEST) Nawabshah, Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centres in Gwadar and Mirpurkas and Al-Hijrah Schools, Ziarat, said SSGC press release here on Wednesday.
Managing Director SSGC, Khalid Rahman, after signing MoUs, said that sustainability was a driving force in making a marked difference in the lives of the marginalized communities.
The MoU signing ceremony marked implementation phase of the Company’s CSR initiatives in the areas of education and health.
Exchange of MoU documents was followed by cheque distribution ceremony during which the MD, SSGC distributed cheques to thirteen other CSR collaborators with SSGC. They include Sindh University of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT Sukkur), The Hunar Foundation, Fatimid Foundation Kidney Centre, Quetta, Omair Sana Foundation, Children Cancer Hospital, Poor Patient Aid Society, Child Aid Association (NICH Karachi), WWF-Pakistan, Thal Limited, SoS Village, Make-a-wish Foundation and Markaz-e-Umeed.
The collaborations with these NGOs will be focused towards supporting them in meeting their medical needs in the form of equipments and environment conservation support, as in the case of WWF-Pakistan through its beach clean activities and Thal Limited in the creation of bio-degradable shopping bags, he said.
Meanwhile, the MD said the company will focus on encouraging schemes for provision of clean drinking water and bio-mass conversion process to useful energy since a large number of population stands to benefit from such schemes.
He said that SSGC will attempt to develop a more proactive mindset to make a tangible contribution towards communities in need.
Earlier, Head of Corporate Communications, SSGC gave a comprehensive presentation to the audience about the CSR initiatives in the company.
