Kamran Ikram at Accenture

Kamran Ikram had a strict checklist when establishing a charity partnership for his colleagues at Accenture with an interest in South Asia. He wanted a well-run charity offering a flexible range of high-impact projects in the UK and overseas with opportunities for hands-on employee involvement.

He found it in The British Asian Trust. “It is a bonifide structure through which we can access a range of charities that have been vetted by the Trust giving us the confidence that we can work with them,” says Kamran Ikram. “It’s one-stop shopping. We can work with a specific charity or a number of charities,” he says.

Accenture is currrently supporting Trust charity partner Saath and its Umeed programme providing training and jobs for more than 11,000 disadvantaged young people in India’s slum communities. “We can use our skills to provide hands-on help for students,” says Kamran. “The British Asian Trust offers a robust mechanism providing a range of opportunities for employees to be involved,” he says. “It’s a mutually beneficial partnership.”