http://www.bridgingleadership.aim.edu/

The AIM-TeaM Energy Center for Bridging Societal Divides was established in 2004 as an endowed leadership training and research institute that will provide capacity to address exclusion and inequities towards a society without divides. It is a continuing expression of the Asian Institute of Management’s (AIM) mission to the development of more equitable Asian societies, and a fulfillment of TeaM Energy Philippines’ commitment of ensuring sustainable development especially in Mindanao.

The Center aims to develop Bridging Leaders who understand the societal divide and make personal and committed responses to address the divide, engage critical stakeholders to take ownership of the problem and its solutions, and work with them to facilitate program interventions that will bridge the divides. To date, the Center has conducted more than forty (40) Bridging Leadership Trainings and Workshops for various sectors (e.g. private, government, military, and the civil society); conducted five (5) Public Lectures for development managers; and facilitated six (6) Consultative Meetings to sustain the collaborative processes for the various Bridging Leadership programs conducted. Approximately two thousand individuals have participated in the Center’s Bridging Leadership endeavors.

About the TeaM Energy FoundationWith TeaM Energy Foundation, TeaM Energy Corporation goes beyond the business of providing electricity. By extending its corporate social responsibility program and practices, the Foundation helps in national development through its strategic and high-impact projects designed to specifically address the structural causes of poverty and underdevelopment. By focusing on the significant tasks of rural electrification, education, livelihood and health, the Foundation’s programs aim to infuse learning, ignite growth and inspire change in the lives of the people. Recognizing the need to balance economic growth and sustainable development, the Foundation advocates programs that give environmental stewardship equal importance. More than just responding to the needs of the community, the Foundation seeks to build the lives that essentially build the nation.