Ambev Brewery selected 52 Brazilian NGOs from over 300 applicants to participate in VOA – a program that will train organizations in process, budget, and personnel management techniques. VOA is voluntary and carried out by the companies' own employees, including senior leaders.
VOA is aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1, 4, 8, and 17, which aim for a more inclusive and sustainable world. "We've always wanted to participate more actively in the development of social organizations, but we weren't yet clear on how to do this—until we realized we could share our knowledge and management practices." "The program not only brings us closer to the nonprofit sector, but also unites the employees themselves, who choose to dedicate much of their time to NGOs," says Richard Lee, the brewery's sustainability manager, who will be participating in the program as a volunteer for the second time.
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