BARCLAYS

CSR Programme Areas & Objectives

The Company is committed to play a broader role in the communities in which it
operates by way of supporting various initiatives through funding, fund raising
and/or volunteering activities. In order to achieve its goal, the company supports
the following initiatives:

1. Youth Employability Programme (YEP): The Company intends to

provide employment enhancing vocational training to the youth through its Youth
Employability Programme. This will help the beneficiaries in improving their
employability and improve their prospects economically.
2. Women Empowerment Programme (WEP): Through its Women
Empowerment Programme, the Company intends to provide vocational skills and
training to women and girls across different sections of society. The objective of
this programme is to enhance the confidence of women and help them in moving
a step closer to economic independence.
3. Financial literacy and Mathematics Enhancement Programme (MEP):
Barclays is working with experienced and respected charities to reach children in
schools and bring in elements of financial literacy. This is done by making
concepts in math such as compound interest, profits and loss, risk analysis,
nature of money and so on, interesting and inspiring.
4. Matched Fundraising Programme: Barclays strongly believes in supporting
the communities in which it operates. One way to extend the support is through
helping its employees in supporting causes that are close to the employees
heart. The companys global parent intends to match contributions made for a
cause supported by their employees.
5. Banking on Brighter Futures: It is Barclays flagship programme through
which financial contributions are made, bringing the power and capability of the
organisation to tackle social issues. Efforts are focused on financial inclusion,
entrepreneurship, education, and enterprise and helping people into
employment. One of the recent highlights under this initiative has been the
global partnership with the UNICEF.
6. In India it has also been an active part of the Smile Foundation

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