The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), bagged major awards in the Asia-Pacific Day of Action contest of United Way Worldwide (UWW), an American non-profit organization.
PBSP earned the grand prize, “Day of Action with the greatest scale” for donating 550 storybooks to Maliksi Elementary School (MES) in Bacoor, Cavite, besting those from China, South Korea, India, Australia and Thailand.
Its photo entry featuring Grades 1-3 pupils showing off their new books, also won one of the Best Photo Awards.
PBSP donated to MES to boost its “Drop Everything and Read” campaign and to give the children access to reading materials right inside their classroom.
The MES’ library was converted into a classroom to accommodate its increasing population. This resulted in the increase in non-readers and frustrated readers who comprise half of the 1,500 early graders.
The books were raised through the organization’s “Give a Book” campaign conducted by PBSP through its Luzon Regional Center, in collaboration with the Corporate Affairs Unit.
Held every 21st of June, the Day of Action is a global campaign of UWW that encourages everyone to work together and improve the building blocks for a good quality of life. These are education, financial stability, and health.