Page 25 - SPiCE Magazine (January 2019)

The SPiCE Magazine • January 2019 25

TECHNOLOGY WITH A HEART
learning gratitude out of compassion

By Giselle Perez - Site Director, Nicaragua

Education was the Nicaragua team’s focus for
CSR Day 2018, choosing as its beneficiary the Pablo Antonio
Cuadra Primary School, which is attended by around 300 kids.

Within the school’s many needs - and the most urgent in its
list of requirements to address - were the reconstruction of
bathrooms, the organization of their computer lab and the
lack of chairs for the kids.

Thanks to the generosity of employees, the team was able to
raise funds to support the donation of 40 chairs, which were
painted during CSR day; organize repairs and maintenance of
the Computer lab, which was inactive before our visit; and the
rehabilitation of two school bathrooms.

During the CSR Day we were also able to bring
some fun to the kids and their family, with whom
we shared healthy snacks and beverages. We
also took advantage of having the kids’ parents
present as we provided IT awareness through
talks on “The good use of technology for kids”.

We had great participation rate this year and our
employees described this day as very emotional.
We ended the day with satisfaction in being able
to help the less fortunate, and with increased
appreciation and gratitude for what we have
which, sometimes, we take for granted.