Dhiren Shah rallied his colleagues from across the Operations and Technology departments to support vulnerable local households. PHOTO: BARCLAYS
In addition, along with 40 colleagues, Dhiren arranged for hot meals to be sent to several vulnerable households that were struggling financially . Under this project, which was in collaboration with Mummy Yummy and Willing Hearts, meals were distributed to the elderly, persons with disabilities, migrant workers and lone mother households.
Staff pitched in generously, from preparing ingredients, to packing lunch boxes, distributing, and cleaning up. Likewise, the Compliance team, comprising Adrian Lius, Adrielle Lim and Alicia Tan helped to provide nutritious food packs to support families of those serving time in prison.
Barclays staff often find unique ways to show support for their local communities. Jenny Lim from the Security team imparted employability skills through experience-sharing sessions with participants from Agape , another Barclays LifeSkills partner. She encouraged her colleagues from across different departments in the Singapore office to participate in a “Coffee Session” and share their personal anecdotes on resilience to encourage former prisoners, lone mothers and persons with disabilities on their journey to rebuild their lives.
This engagement motivated her to continue supporting participants through LifeSkills, with one-on-one resume review and interview preparation sessions.