Helping to change lives

Progress…

The CIPS Foundation is a registered

charity set up to help individuals who

struggle to progress in the procurement

and supply profession, whether through

hardship, illness, circumstance and

discrimination or due to lack of access to

formal studies and/or formal

employment. It aims to ensure a

sustainable talent stream of

procurement professionals by

supporting equal opportunities,

therefore helping students and

professionals to rise above challenging

circumstances and enabling the most

talented to rise to the top.

This is an amazingopportunity totransform futures.

About CIPS Foundation

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So many people across

the world face barriers

through poverty,

hardship, unrest and

discrimination and many

can change their futures

if they have the right

support at the right time. The CIPS

Foundation supports individuals who are

making huge sacrifices to improve their

lives and that of their families and

encourages them to fulfill their potential

in procurement and supply. By offering

international and UK bursaries, the CIPS

Foundation helps to build business and

life skills that will make a difference and

change lives in the process.

Paula Gildert

CIPS Foundation President

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Umuroo Budha Duba,received a Foundationbursary

I am the only lucky person in my

family to have been to school, I have a

passion for procurement and supply

and I want to make a positive impact

to the lives of my community and save

the economy of my country. Receiving

this financial support is a lifetime

opportunity that will make my life turn

around and that of my family for a

better future. Thank you for

giving me this chance to pursue

my CIPS qualifications.

Umuroo Budha Duba, Kenya

Discover…how you can make a difference

Make a donation:

• Pay for course books

• Pay for exam fees

• Funds a young person with life skills training

and a CIPS Introductory Certificate

• Supports one self-study student per

qualification

• Pay for study centre tuition, course books

and exam fees for one student.

Here’s how you can make a difference

to an individual

Give your time by:

• Acting as a mentor or volunteer

• Providing work experience for a student

• Volunteer your staff time to support

a student learning experience.

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This is where we need your help

The CIPS Foundation Academy is seeking

corporate partners to fund 12 additional

students for around £2,000 per student.

Find out about how you get involvedvisit: www.cips.org/foundation

Support the growth of procurement and supply

skills for successful business.

Through the CIPS Foundation Academy, we are

aiming to increase the number of procurement and

supply professionals, ensuring those entering the

profession are ethically and professionally qualified.

The Academy is a starter education programme

designed to support school leavers, by offering

them a procurement and supply journey of

education, life skills, mentoring and the

opportunity to progress in an ethical professional

sector.

Along with our Foundation Academy programme

of investment, there are a number of ways you

can support either financially or by offering your

time and experience.

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Charles received aFoundation Bursary

After receiving the message I had

been given support from CIPS

Foundation, me and my family

were all smiling, knowing the

hardship I was facing had come

to an end. The support I have

been awarded will have a big

impact for me and my family…

once I finish the course it will

help me find a good job. It will

also help me take care of my

sister and my brothers.

Charles Billy Gama, Malawi

When you work with us you will be acting as a

force for good in the community.

You will also be opening your business to a host of

benefits, including:

• Recognition for local investment and corporate social

responsibility

• Helping your country to flourish by rooting out the

corruption that has held back economic growth and

prosperity by increasing the number of ethical

procurement and supply professionals

• Investing in individuals who are CIPS qualified to work

in your company

• Bringing skilled, ethically trained and knowledgeable

professionals who have a globally recognised CIPS

qualification into industries

• Improving your online visibility through links from the

CIPS Foundation website

• Having the opportunity to support and engage with

Foundation students during the learning process.

A procurement and supply profession open to all, forthe benefit of all.

Get involvedEnhance your business reputationand profile through investment

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Carolyn Sisya from Malawi is a great example ofhow CIPS Foundation bursaries have changed lives

Before being awarded a bursary, in her own words – was left with ‘the

only option to get married, but I do not wish to as with my poor

educational background my husband would be fully in control of my

life… education is the only way to eradicate my poverty and for me to be

independent’.

After being awarded a bursary, Carolyn’s world was transformed. She

says: ‘I am so happy my future is safe, me and my family are very happy

and you have changed the story of my life.’

Carolyn Sisya, Malawi

Transform…young people’s lives by offering them asecure future

Life can be tough for many school leavers who have

little or no hope of further education and face an

uncertain, poverty-stricken future.

By coming together to offer them this opportunity, we can help

them to turn their lives around and discover a new, more hopeful

path. In turn, we will be equipping them with the skills and

knowledge to support industries as they continue to expand.

CIPS is the worldwide centre of excellence

for procurement and supply management.

Throughout the world CIPS qualifications

are recognised as the drivers of leading-

edge thinking and professionalism in

procurement and supply management.

CIPS supports individuals to achieve and

excel at every stage of their career from

students new to the profession to Chief

Procurement Officers.

MCIPS is recognised worldwide as the

standard for top quality procurement

professionals.

CIPS established the Global Standard for

Procurement and Supply to help drive

improvement in the profession.

CIPS champions the ethical procurement

agenda, which includes driving corruption

and modern slavery out of supply chains to

build confidence in the profession.

About CIPS?Join…our Foundation Academyprogramme of investment today

Together we can make a difference, helping to lift

young people out of the poverty trap and offer

them a secure and fulfilling future.

Find out more...To support our programme or to find out

more, please contact CIPS Foundation

Manager:

Tel: 01780 761 552

Email: foundation@cips.org

or visit: www.cips.org/foundation

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