SAP helps non-profit organisations in Chennai attain operational efficiency

SAP has announced that eleven of its employees have successfully completed a month-long ‘social sabbatical’ assignment in Chennai to help four non-profit organisations develop best practices and attain operational efficiency. The eleven SAP employees from the US, Germany, China, Czech Republic, United Arab Emirates, and Australia leveraged their expertise in areas such as project management, data management, HR and marketing to guide Bhumi, Hand in Hand, Villgro Innovations foundation and Arunodhaya – the four non-profit organisations in Chennai. This program is part of the SAP Social Sabbatical, a short term assignment for top talents who work in international, cross functional teams to solve business challenges for the social entrepreneurial or education sector in emerging markets. As of 2015, SAP’s Social Sabbatical program has activated over 75,000 pro-bono service hours by 221 employees from 36 nations, across 71 organisations worldwide, says the company. “Employees participating in SAP’s Social Sabbatical program get an opportunity to solve business challenges for the entrepreneurial or education sector in emerging markets, while developing leadership, cross-cultural as well as entrepreneurial skills and mindset. This initiative is helping SAP strengthen strategic social investments in key markets,” said Dilipkumar Khandelwal, Managing Director, SAP Labs India Pvt Ltd.