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Our employees and company have a long standing history of generosity and support of our communities. To maximize our impact in supporting worthy local and global causes, Sutherland established a global Charitable Mission Statement in 2007. It is the charitable mission of Sutherland Global Services to stand firmly behind causes and technologies which foster, support and assist in advancing Global Youth.

This charitable mission is consistent with our core business operation and through our combined efforts has allowed Sutherland as a company to have an impact and be recognized as a global supporter of this important mission statement. As a team, Sutherland has united our focus, time and money behind causes which will become a force multiplier and provide us the ability to place our global footprint behind our mission. By supporting causes which are consistent with this mission in our local communities and our global population, we have begun the journey to fulfill our charitable mission.

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Sutherland News you Should Know

Sutherland Executive Teams up with SmileTrain to Launch BPO Charity Fund

The Smile Train’s Asia-America BPO Industry Fund. The Smile Train’s charitable cause within the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry is one of the first multinational initiatives of its kind. Sutherland intends to recruit top executives from leading BPO corporations to join The Smile Train’s efforts and raise funds to perform free surgeries for over children across India this year. Over the past eight years, The Smile Train has provided free cleft surgery for over 285,000 children worldwide. Cleft lip and palate is a major problem in developing countries where there are millions of children who suffer with unrepaired clefts. A large number of these children cannot eat or speak properly, are not allowed to attend school and are forced to live a life filled with shame and isolation. The Smile Train charity provides corrective surgery to such children in 72 countries across the world and is the world's largest and most cost-effective cleft charity. Since March 2000 it has provided free cleft surgery for 285,916 children. The free cleft surgeries it helps provide, is a true, modern-day medical miracle: it costs as little as $250 and takes as little as 45 minutes to give a desperate child not just a new smile, but a new life.

Sutherland and Microsoft Launch Community Technology Center
Joint Partnership Brings Technology Access and Training to Chennai, India

Sutherland and Microsoft have partnered in a joint initiative to provide technology access and skills training to the community of Chennai. The CTC was established as a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative to strengthen the technical knowledge base of the local Chennai community whose citizens could become a part of the Sutherland and Microsoft families of employees and consumers. The CTC’s digital inclusion initiatives were developed to foster job creation and overall economic growth by establishing an educational center that promotes digital and technological learning opportunities while using local resources to enhance the learning environment.

The curriculum consists of course material provided by Microsoft and is designed to increase basic computer awareness as well as provide students with advanced computer skills aimed at increasing employability. The CTC provides English and local language training courses and has been able to achieve graduation rates of 75%. Students receive a comprehensive learning experience in the presence of skilled Sutherland trainers in classrooms that are fully equipped with multimedia enabled computers, internet access, printers, digital teaching aids and recreational technology. The CTC has trained and certified over 1200 students so far and currently partners with 36 local community organizations to attract new students. “The CTC has opened my eyes to the world of computers and equipped me with the skills and confidence needed to pursue a rewarding technical career!” says Sasin Prabhu, a recent CTC graduate.

“We are delighted to work with Sutherland to bring technology and career opportunities to benefit the under-served community in Chennai,” said Tim Hopper, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation. “Through our joint efforts, the Sutherland - Microsoft Community Technology Center will help bridge the digital divide by providing computing skills which are increasingly necessary for global citizens of the twenty-first century as well as create technology awareness by showcasing how technology can transform lives. Sutherland’s commitment to the community reflects the stature of the company. Companies which lead the way in areas such as Corporate Social Responsibility are the ones which will thrive and prosper in the new world.“

Sutherland Global Services CEO, Dilip Vellodi added, “Sutherland is pleased to partner with a global technology leader such as Microsoft and the Community Technology Center is a testament to our joint vision and commitment to the development of the local communities that we do business in. This initiative is consistent with Sutherland’s charitable mission to stand firmly behind causes and technologies which foster, support and assist in advancing global youth.”

Sutherland Employee’s Join the Giving Effort

Nicknamed the SGS Cares initiative, Sutherland’s employees have joined forces with the company to impact local charities that have a global impact. The SGS Cares initiative combines employees’ favorite charities with casual work days. Employees donate money to “dress down” and that amount is matched by the company. Launched in April of 2008, the company donated $12,200 in the last quarter of the 2008 fiscal year. The goal for fiscal year 2009 is to raise $60,000.