SMDC builds healthy, thriving communities amid the pandemic
TRUE to its mantra of being the “Home of the good guys,” SM Development Corp. (SMDC) champions community-building through various activities geared towards creating healthy, happy, secure and thriving communities across all its properties.
Fostering a sense of “malasakit.” the Sy family-owned real-estate company enjoins its residents and employees to volunteer to make a difference.
Among its advocacies and various social service initiatives are The good guys Health and Wellness Caravan, The good guys Weekend Market, and The good guys Job Market.
These programs came into being as the company’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic that hit the country two years ago. Since then, these initiatives have become regular activities that periodically enliven every SMDC community.
Championing health, well-being, other community concerns
THE developer works closely with the SM Foundation, Philippine Red Cross (PRC), and local government units (Lgus) to provide comprehensive health checks and wellness care not only to its residents but also nearby communities via The good guys Health and Wellness Caravan.
Since many have been restricted to move freely during the lockdown periods, various health concerns have arisen. Hence, this activity has helped them find out their health conditions and assisted them with proper treatments.
The program also made Covid-19 vaccines available for those who are part of the vulnerable population, including the elderly.
This year alone, the caravan has been conducted in various communities nationwide, providing health checks and administering booster shots against the coronavirus to more than 2,300 individuals.
Such an initiative has contributed a lot to the government’s national inoculation drive to prevent the rapid spread of the deadly coronavirus, which over time has developed into various strands, with some being more infectious.
As of June 13, a total of 69,802,600 individuals have been fully vaccinated; 14,556,778 have received their first booster shot/additional dose and 557,072 have received their second booster, according to the National Task Force against Covid-19.
Complementing the health and wellness caravan is the good guys Weekend Market, where enterprising residents and partner farmer organization, Kadiwa, ply their trades, including healthy farm produce within SMDC’S properties.
Mindful of the unemployment concerns brought about by the pandemic, SMDC opens job opportunities to Filipinos through The good guys Job Market Caravan.
These income and employment-generating projects have been helpful not only to the livelihood of both the residents and their neighbors, but also prevented them from mental health issues caused by the lack of economic means brought about by the ensuing pandemic.