Charity Challenge is our company-wide fund-raising and volunteering programme. It was established in 1990 and operates at more than 100 sites across BAE Systems and our joint venture partners in five countries.
The company matches funds raised and gives extra financial support to charities that provide employee volunteering opportunities
Charity Challenge raised £6 million during its 2003/04 campaign (July 2003–December 2004) from employee fundraising and BAE Systems matched donations. It reported 5,700 volunteer days for charities worldwide. Much of the money was raised for four partnership charities: the American Cancer Society (North America), NCH (UK), Help the Hospices (Germany) and the Cancer Council Australia (Australia).
Our Charity Challenge teams also organise Involvement Days where employees do volunteer work ranging from gardening to providing professional advice, IT training and running drama workshops. In the UK the company donates £50 for every day an employee spends as a volunteer at a partner charity.
