GHD in the Community
GHD in the Community enables our people to work together to give back to the community through volunteering, using our technical skills and fundraising for not-for-profit organisations.
We do this in the communities where we live and work, as well as through strategic partnerships around the globe.
GHD Foundation
The GHD Foundation is an independent set of charities with a focus on providing equitable access to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education and careers for underrepresented people and communities around the world.
It receives annual financial support from GHD.
My journey with GHD has brought many amazing opportunities. A favourite was when I participated in a community STEAM event. It was all about sustainability, and learning about it through games and hands-on projects like building composters and Do-Nothing-Machines from recycled materials."
Our community impact programs are made up of two components:
Our people care about giving back to their communities
This thread of commitment is woven throughout our business and it's something we are very proud of.
- Julie Lockhart, Technical Learning Manager, GHD, USA.
Our people care about giving back to their communities. Our commitment is to create lasting community benefit through the work we do with our clients, our operations and our community contributions.
Case Studies
Assisting Indigenous people
Making a difference to US and Canadian communities
Engineers Without Borders
Our people supported an increasing number of causes: Habitat for Humanity, American Heart Association, Take Your Kids to Work/Earth Day event, Sick Kids Hospital, MS Society, Siena/Francis House, CANstruction, Movember, Pierre Lavoie Challenge, Heart & Stroke Foundation, Vision Research, Never Alone Foundation, Volunteers for Youth Justice, Women's Crisis Services, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, and more.
Many of our people support Engineers Without Borders (EWB) programs to assist communities in Australia, USA, Canada, Asia & Africa. This includes a range of study tours and technical mentoring of volunteers, and a development program in The Gambia, West Africa. In Australia, our people have worked with EWB to support the Yorta Yorta Indigenous Community and the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation.”.
GHD is continuing to make a difference to Indigenous communities. Our 10- year partnership with CareerTrackers in Australia is providing professional internships for Indigenous university students (45 to date). We also participated in NAIDOC week activities and collected hampers for young people in the Koori Court Program. In Western Australia, we support Year 12 Aboriginal students through the Clontarf Foundation.