Twenty-eight community organisations across Australia and New Zealand will share in more than $260,000 in funding to help support improved mental health and environmental sustainability.

The community organisations that will each receive up to $10,000 were nominated by Bupa’s people as part of the Bupa Foundation Community Grants Program which has been running since 2019.

Bupa is an international healthcare group that has been committed to the purpose of longer, healthier, happier lives and to making a better world for more than 70 years.

“While the Bupa Foundation has partnerships with large established charities such as UNICEF Australia, Kids Helpline, Conservation Volunteers Australia and Trees that Count New Zealand; we know local grass-roots organisations play a unique and important role in supporting people and their communities with their mental and physical health and achieving better environmental outcomes,” said  Roger Sharp, Chief Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Officer, at Bupa Asia Pacific.

Sharp highlighted that encouraging staff to be active in the community is vital in delivering the Foundation’s mission to unite our people, customers and the community in creating a healthier world.

“We want our people to be active in the community and advocate for groups and causes they connect with, and I’m so pleased to award these funds to such a diverse group of recipients that are making a real impact in their local areas,” he added.

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