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8 Community Partnership
Partnership with INNO Community Development Organization (INNO)
Flextronics partnered with Guangzhoubased
INNO in November 2011, to
provide holistic care for migrant talents’
left-behind children. This partnership
further solidifies Flextronics’ efforts to
provide holistic migrant talent care,
complementing our existing partnerships
with SDCF and LESN.
The Flextronics-INNO partnership will
see the company supporting INNO
financially in carrying out programs that
meet the educational, developmental
and emotional needs of children in
inland provinces whose parents work in
industrial areas in the cities.
The initial programs include:
■ “Day Classes” in Hunan and Guangxi provinces for migrant talents’ children
■ Distribution of mobile phones (donated by Flextronics Zhuhai employees and the British Consulate in
Guangzhou) to migrant talents’ children so that they can frequently communicate with their parents via a free
hotline platform
■ Free counseling services and effective communications training to both parents and children to further
strengthen family ties.
Flextronics Zhuhai has been objectively selected as a launch pad to roll out the above-mentioned programs.
B. Inspiring the Future Generation
In 2011, Flextronics partnered with Ashoka Foundation based in Hungary, to lead a societal transformation project
focusing on cultivating social entrepreneurs and helping them to succeed. Founded in 1980, Ashoka’s Fellows
currently work in over 60 countries across five continents.
The partnership led to the birth of Flextronics – Ashoka “Young Change Makers” program, a catalyst to create a world
where youngsters can hone their skills and get support to become “change makers” in their own community and
beyond. The partnership seeks to inculcate critical thinking in students, challenging them to develop, implement ideas
and projects addressing pivotal issues in their communities.
The “Young Change Makers” program
set sail with designing a pilot program
involving 25 teenagers from four
different cities. These teenagers
were grouped into five teams, each
to develop projects that addressed
critical issues in their communities.
Flextronics Hungary funded each of
these projects and inspired the teams
to hone their change making skills
through workshops and mentoring
programs. The results were then
presented during a final workshop in
Budapest.
8.3 Flextronics Foundation
Flextronics’ Holistic Migrant Talent Support Program
Inspiring the Future Generation
Flextronics CSER Report 2010 / 2011