Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has opened income opportunities for under-resourced families with the conduct of a sales agent training session in Tondo, Manila featuring its prepaid fiber broadband solution Surf2Sawa (S2S).
With the support of its S2S partner JK2L2 Inc., Converge trains housewives and moms from the Baseco Compound on how to operate as home-based sales agents.
The participants were also shown how to use social media to boost their earning capabilities, as well as practical tips to protect themselves against online scams, such as phishing.
“This livelihood training allows us to take tangible steps towards fostering sustainable development in communities where opportunities may be limited,” said Converge president and co-founder Maria Grace Uy.
“We recognize the reality among mothers that they find it hard to look for streams of income because of their duties at home. But with the help of the internet and social media, earning from home is now achievable which we hope we are able to impart through this S2S training session,” she added.
The initiative forms part of the company’s broader sustainability commitment to impart a positive impact to the communities it serves.
“Unlike typical CSR initiatives that offer one-time relief, we see to it that our approach to community development is always towards addressing challenges in the long-term, in ways that leverage our capabilities as a business. For us, making a difference in the lives of others is what it means to be a responsible business, and we do that particularly for those who have been left behind in terms of economic progress,” said Converge chief commercial officer and chief sustainability officer Benjamin Azada.
He said that aside from offering income prospects to disadvantaged communities, the project also contributes to the company’s pledge of bridging the digital divide by boosting their penetration in dense urban populations.
S2S employs a community-based business model where retailers and sales agents sell directly to customers within their own neighborhoods.
