The Prince's Seeing is Believing Programme gives senior business leaders the opportunity to experience social issues taking place in the communities that their businesses operate in. It also gives them an opportunity to explore how business can play a role in improving these problems. Each event involves a morning's visit to a number of community projects, voluntary groups, or schools and is hosted by a senior business leader on behalf of HRH The Prince of Wales.
Each visit has its own focus area and objective, such as underachievement in schools, homelessness, social exclusion, employability, crime, and regeneration, in both urban and rural disadvantaged communities.
If you would like to find out more about the Seeing is Believing visits in Northern Ireland contact Allison Miller on (028) 9046 0606 or visit our events calendar to see specific dates.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
Paul Rooney, Partner with PwC believes that, “Smart businesses realise that healthy communities are vital for business success and economic growth and they will be prepared to play their part by investing in local communities. PricewaterhouseCoopers plays an active role in communities across Northern Ireland and we see benefits in terms of staff development and motivation, employee pride in working for a company they know cares and also knowing that we are positively contributing to the creation of thriving, positive and bustling communities. Ultimately, everyone benefits, which is good for business and good for society.”
Northern Bank
Key business leaders attended a Seeing is Believing visit which focused on education and youth provision. The visit was led by Northern Bank and involved delegates visiting a number of schools in the Belfast area, namely Strand Primary School, St Vincent’s and Blythefield Primary School, to demonstrate the role of business and how it can positively impact on education provision in Northern Ireland.
The Seeing is Believing visit was chaired by Northern Bank Regional General Managers (RGM) Colin Dundas, RGM Belfast and Stephen Bloomfield, RGM, North. Colin commented on the rationale for the event, “Many companies in the Belfast area are committed to supporting local schools and the community, but are unsure how best to go about this. Today’s visit has given all interested employers the opportunity to gain an insight into areas of need in our local schools. This Seeing is Believing has also been crucial to ensure that businesses understand how they can work most effectively in partnership with education for maximum impact.”
