Agility is working to support UNHCR and other NGOs around the world in their efforts to support refugees and internally displaced people in Ukraine, reaching 1,700 people to date:

• Agility held an internal fundraiser for UNHCR, in support of their Ukraine refugee response. UNHCR is working inside Ukraine as well as in neighbouring countries, providing critically needed relief items and protection services. All donated funds were matched by Agility.
• Agility supported the Children of War Foundation by donating the transportation of three pallets of medical and life support supplies from Los Angeles, California to Krakow, Poland. The supplies were taken to Lviv, Ukraine by ambulance, and distributed to beneficiaries.
• Working with Shipa Delivery, Agility transported two lorries of refugee items for the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) for onward delivery to Romania. All items were donated by the local community in Kuwait. The KRCS is delivering them by air to Romania where they will be distributed to refugees. The donations included food, medicine, and other items that are needed by refugees.
• Agility has also been working closely with the UN Global Logistics Cluster in their response to the crisis.

From May to June 2022, the Agility Logistics Parks team partnered with the Kuwait Youth Public Authority (YPA) to provide free facilities management training to young people and recent college graduates to help them prepare for employment in the real estate and facilities management industry. The free training was part of the YPA program “Industry and Work” to help train youth in many professional fields to help them make good decisions about choosing career paths, as well as prepare them for work in different industries. Throughout the program, 36 students received 86 hours of training on facilities management, project management, and soft skills. This project was conducted in coordination with Engineering Systems Group (ESG).

Celebrating the month of Ramadan, Agility and its affiliate, United Projects for Aviation Services Company (UPAC), teamed up to run a meal program in coordination with the Al Ber Foundation and its ‘Naemati’ Project. The project reached more than 500 families.

Volunteers from Al Ber, along with employees from Agility and UPAC, helped pack and distribute the “Machla boxes,” containing basic food supplies. Boxes were donated and contained a months’ worth of necessary food items.

In addition, Agility organizes daily Iftar meals for its employees whose jobs require them to be on duty during Iftar at its facilities in Sulabiya, Jahra, and Fahaheel.

Since 2022, Agility has been working with Injaz in Saudi Arabia, to provide young people access to employment and entrepreneurial skills development. The collaboration focused on the “It’s My Business” and “The Company” programs. In these programs, students learned how to collaborate and develop ideas for new products and services, then simulate turning their ideas into viable businesses. They also learned about different business requirements and functions, such as capital management, finance, product development, communications, and marketing and sales.

From 2022 through 2023, we reached 390+ students.

In March 2022, Agility raised funds for its long-time partner UNHCR to support refugees fleeing conflict in Ukraine. Donated funds assisted UNHCR as it provided assistance to more than six million people that fled the fighting. Funding was used to support UNHCR teams at the borders in Poland and other neighbouring countries to support national authorities in providing assistance and protection to people fleeing. Agility’s donation enabled 62 families, or approximately 250 individuals, to have required essentials.

In March 2022, the Ukrainian community in Kuwait held a donations campaign to support refugees and displaced persons in Ukraine and other countries. The community collected over 200 boxes of materials including food, medicines, sanitary items, clothing and other materials needed by refugees. Agility’s partners in Shipa Delivery transported the donated items to KRCS, which then transported them to Romania where they were distributed to Ukrainian refugees.

Agility Logistics Park (ALP) Kuwait supported the Al Ber Foundation, a local NGO, and their project ‘Naemati’, donating previously used racking systems to store food and beverage products. All stored items will be donated to those in need, and stored at Al Ber’s storage facility.

Naemati works closely with supermarkets across Kuwait to collect food and beverage products. The Naemati team, along with youth volunteers, collect and store the items, using ALP’s donated racking system or in the freezers and fridges.

The storage facility has the capacity to store tons of various products on any given day, and distribute them to hundreds of families daily. Naemati have a distribution list that is comprised of over 14,000 less fortunate families in Kuwait that will benefit from these donated items.

In 2022, Agility continued to support its long-time partner LOYAC, with their KON and KONtinue programs. The programs was targeted towards Kuwaiti youth, and taught them how to innovate new ideas that could be turned into business opportunities. The programs also taught them the different aspects of business start up and management, including finance, marketing and other functions. The KONtinue program is tailored to young adults who have previously participated in the KON program. Throughout 2022, roughly 110 people participated in the program, including students, mentors and volunteers.