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Buksh Foundation receives best community award at 6th Global CSR Summit held in Bali - Press Release issued by Buksh Foundation(Pakistan News Releases Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) April 16, 2014 (PPI-OT) Following is the text of press release issued by Buksh Foundation Quote Buksh Foundation received the prestigious best community award at the 6th Global CSR Summit held in Bali, Indonesia recently, in recognition of the longest running program for Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. The Global CSR summit awards are held annually to recognize and honour organizations for their innovative and productive services and projects which benefit the society. These awards also appreciate organizations, working globally to bring sustainability and equality in the communities with the help of their CSR mandates. Fiza Farhan-CEO Buksh Foundation was a key note speaker at the summit, discussed Paradigm Shift in CSR; she elaborated, Corporate Social Responsibility has evolved in organizations with the passage of time. Where CSR was just a ribbon cutting ceremony in the past and today it has developed into a real impact investment while bringing a meaningful change in the society at large. " "Buksh Foundation is driven to empower the underprivileged communities; we empower societies by providing them basic necessities which are feasible and sustainable. Lighting a Million Lives (LaML) is a prime example of our initiatives for the society through which BF electrified 110 villages while lighting 27000 lives directly and 55000 indirectly. We will continue our progress in years to come." she added Further she talked about the eminent project of BF Lighting a Million Lives (LaML) and its partnerships with Coca-Cola Foundation, Bank Alfalah Limited, Men's Store, United Bank Limited, USAID, PTI, Imran Khan Foundation, Zong, Ufone which have helped in creating bigger and better impacts under their CSR mandates. Buksh Foundation has won several prestigious international awards and its efforts in the development sector have been acknowledged globally. Few of the awards that the Foundation has received are: Commitment to Microfinance Professionalism award "Hanson Wade-2010, in South Asia, CITI- PPAF Micro Entrepreneurship Award, Women in Business, Architects of Change; Wibcon 2010 which is a global award, Best Social Performance, Global Microfinance Achievement and UN HABITAT certification 2013. In 2014, Buksh Foundation plans to increase its efforts for the community with the help of CSR mandates of various national and international organizations. For more information, contact:Buksh Foundation54 D-1 Sir Syed Road Gulberg 3 LahorePakistanTell: +92-42-35716401-9Email: [email protected] Unquote |