Helping Our Global Community

Volunteer Incentive Programs

BD Volunteer Service Trip Program
The Henry P. Becton Community Service Award Program
Community Service

BD Volunteer Service Trip Program

When possible, BD joins together its resources to allow for greater impact. The employee Volunteer Service Trip Program typifies the successful combination of cash, product and BD volunteers. BD associates have the opportunity to apply for and participate in Company-sponsored volunteer trips that address global health issues.

Zambia

In 2005, BD launched this innovative Service Trip Program by collaborating with Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), to help address HIV/AIDS in Zambia. BD associates returned to Zambia in 2006 with CMMB and worked at four rural healthcare facilities.

On-going, positive results of these two volunteer trips are evident in investments that two Zambian hospitals have attracted due to improved laboratory practices:

Mwandi Hospital has qualified for government support for anti-retroviral therapies (ARTs)
Chilonga Mission Hospital is nearing candidacy for U.S. Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funding

Ghana

BD and Direct Relief International, a humanitarian medical aid nonprofit organization, launched a joint volunteer initiative to strengthen healthcare in two areas of Ghana. Beyond product and monetary donations, BD employees contributed time and expertise in nursing and laboratory science to help people in Ghana treat disease and improve lives by raising health standards.

2007
Working side-by-side with Direct Relief in-country partners and clinic staff from Maranatha Maternity Clinic and Motoka Clinic in Ghana, 12 BD employee volunteers from around the globe helped increase local healthcare capacity during March and April 2007. BD associates trained local healthcare providers, constructed a new health facility, upgraded existing laboratory capabilities and incorporated clean water solutions at existing facilities, bolstering the clinics' abilities to provide vitally needed services to their patients.

BD associates achieved the following key successes during their trip to Ghana:

A new clinic was constructed in Bonkwaso
A new lab was built and furnished in Motoka
An existing lab was refurbished in Kumasi
Local clinic workers were trained to use computers for maintaining inventory and patient records

2008
In late March through early April, 13 BD employee volunteers from a variety of BDs international locationscontinued the work that was started in 2007 at the Maranatha Maternity Clinic, the Bonkswaso Clinic and the Kings Village Medical Clinic in Ghana.

Key success stories include:

A new lab was installed at King Medical Centre
A blood bank was installed in Kings Village
A running water system was completed in Bonkswaso
HydrAid™ BioSand Water Filters contributed from International Aid were delivered and installed in area villages.

By helping to strengthen the regions infrastructure, BD creates a lasting impact on these communities and their futures. Click here to view a video about the BD/DRI Volunteer Service Trip.

The Henry P. Becton Community Service Award Program

The Henry P. Becton Community Service Award Program is named for BD Director Emeritus Henry P. Becton, Sr. The program recognizes excellence and creativity in community involvement of BD associates and retirees by making financial contributions in the awardees names to the organizations for which they volunteer. In 2008, BD awarded grants to 14 nonprofit organizations around the world.

Community Service

Eligible U.S. associates are encouraged to volunteer for up to two (2) full days of paid time off per year for community service. Examples of qualifying organizations where associates may volunteer include:

Community healthcare delivery or support organizations;
Accredited elementary, secondary or university-level schools;
Additional eligible community service organizations

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