How we impact/Achievements

3.5.1 Internal and External Recognition

3.5.1.1 Through the GoTeach project, SOS Children’s Villages, Teach for All and DPDHL Group are tackling several of the SDGs by giving vulnerable young people a better and sustainable future.

GoTeach promotes not only dialogue between participating young people and DPDHL Group employees, but also dialogue between the company, thus and society making a lasting contribution to sustainable development. These achievements have received internal and external recognition over the past years.

The collaboration between SOS Children’s Villages International and Deutsche Post DHL Group has served multiple times as a best-practice example and received external recognitions including: the Global Compact International Yearbook 2014, active participation in the European Development Days in 2013 and 2015, presentation in the Global Child Forum in Sao Paolo as well as a Global Child Forum blog post. GoTeach was invited to present at a UNECA (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) meeting in Addis Ababa and in the International Youth Policy Forum by Economic Commisssion for Africa in Bangkok, both in 2017. In addition, SOS Children’s Villages, DHL and the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations hosted a side event entitled “Decent Employment for Young People at Risk” following the ECOSOC Partnership Forum in New York in 2018. In 2019, SOS Children's Villages International won the European Sustainability Award given by European Commission for the Program GoTeach in partnership with Deutsche Post DHL Group.

3.5.1.1 Awards 2019:

• Two CEO Awards 2018 won in the category Living Responsibility/GoTeach: (1) for the DHL Mentor Program of DGF India in cooperation with Teach For India, (2) SOS partnership in Nigeria
• Winner of the Global Functions Awards 2019 in Germany in the category Living Respon. for “Mentoring4Integration”, finalist in Germany for “10 Year Anniversary of GoTeach”
• CSB Awards 2019: Special Recognition for 10 years GoTeach
• King Felipe VI of Spain presented the Group with a CODESPA Award in the "Solidarity Company" category for its partnership with SOS CV in 02/2019
• EU Sustainability Award by European Commission

3.5.1.2 Awards 2018:

• DHL Express Nigeria won Gold Stevie Award for CSR Program of the Year in the Middle East and Africa
• CoRe Award for GoTeach Lebanon: trilateral partnership between DHL, Teach for Lebanon and SOS Children’s Villages

3.5.1.3 Awards 2016:

• Teach For All presented Deutsche Post DHL Group with its second annual Tiger Award during its 2016 Global Conference. The Tiger Award honors supporters that have had profound impact on Teach For All, each of which is deeply committed to Teach For All’s mission of ensuring all children have the opportunity to achieve an excellent educationn.

3.5.1.4 Awards 2015:

• CoRe Award in the Responsibility Category (Gold) for GoTeach SOS Children’s Villages partnership in America

• CoRe Award in the Responsibility Category (Silver) for GoTeach SOS Children’s Villages partnership in South Africa

•         CoRe Award in the Responsibility Category (Bronze) for Entrepreneurship program in GoTeach SOS Children’s Villages partnership in Uganda

3.5.1.5 Awards 2014:

• The CEO Award Gold, won in the category Living Responsibility for GoTeach partnership with SOS Children’s Villages.

3.5.1.6 Awards 2013:

• CoRe Award in the Responsibility Category (Gold) for GoTeach SOS Children’s Villages Africa

EU Sustainability Award 2019

Chapter lead	Chirlie Felix