Brazil, Colombia & Peru
Brazil
Afrogames Centers in Rio de Janeiro Favelas Sponsored by IHS Brazil
On July 16, in partnership with the NGO Afroreggae, IHS Brazil representatives attended the opening ceremony for two Afrogames Centers in two favelas in Rio de Janeiro. These centers have been designed to provide training in games coding and free English classes for local residents to improve their long-term prospects. The centers are also supported by Meta, who are offering training and development activities, including its Digital Citizen Program to address online safety and wellbeing, safe use of social media and recognizing fake news.
Participants were able to enjoy the AfroReggae percussion show, visit the new buildings and meet the students and teachers. As of September, the centers had 148 students, 15% of which are women and 80% under 18 years old. Collectively they have received 455 hours of learning. In parallel, the NGO is working to select a further 52 students
IHS Brazil Joins Telefonica Foundation’s Volunteer Day
On September 23, IHS Brazil joined the Telefonica Foundation to support the non-governmental organization “Aldeia do Futuro”. This organization provides vocational and soft skill development courses to 400 residents of a vulnerable community located next to the IHS office in São Paulo.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first volunteering activity that employees could contribute to in-person. 21 IHS volunteers participated in multiple activities, including gardening, carpentry, painting, recreation with the elderly and children, workshops on career and women empowerment and operational support with food and cleaning.
In addition to the employees’ time, IHS also donated furniture from Centennial’s old office, the company acquired by IHS Towers in 2021. Ergonomic chairs and desks were used to revamp the institution’s IT center.
IHS Brazil Sponsors the Ecofalante Film Festival
In August, the cities of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre hosted the 11th annual Ecofalante Film Festival, the most important film festival in Latin America dedicated to socio-environmental themes. The festival included screenings of award-winning films related to biodiversity, climate emergency, contamination, indigenous peoples, urban life, activism, food, consumption, economy, work and health.
As part of IHS Brazil’s commitment to IHS’ Environmental and climate change sustainability pillar, a group of employees attended the festival’s opening ceremony in São Paulo to watch the film “Animal”, by Cyril Dion. This initiative is aligned with IHS Brazil’s efforts to raise awareness of critical social
Supporting Laboratoria and Women in Tech
This quarter, IHS Brazil closed a partnership with Laboratoria, a Latin American NGO dedicated to training women in software development and UX design. Under this partnership, IHS Brazil are supporting the training of 50 women in Brazil, Colombia and Peru. The 150 beneficiaries will attend six-month tech bootcamp on a full-time basis to develop key technical and social skills.
In Peru, two IHS employees donated their time as mentors and supported students by reviewing their CVs and LinkedIn profiles. They also simulated interviews with other beneficiaries to help them prepare for future job applications. So far, feedback has been very positive and our Latam colleagues are excited to be helping bridge the gender gap in the tech sector.
IHS Brazil Delivers Site Visit Employee Program
To help strengthen office-based employees’ knowledge of the IHS business, IHS Brazil has organized guided visits to a greenfield tower site. The site was chosen considering HSSE requirements, and because of the number of interesting technical details available in this one location. Employees receive a brief explanation before leaving the office regarding IHS Brazil’s solutions and important safety procedures to observe during the tour.
The initiative has been a huge success among non-technical colleagues and sessions are booked until October. This is part of IHS Brazil’s Operations team’s efforts to bring colleagues closer to the field so that they can better support customer needs and IHS’ growth. To date, three site visits have concluded with more to follow.
IHS Brazil Leaders Trained in Inclusive Leadership
On September 16, IHS Brazil’s HR team organized a training session for 18 colleagues on Inclusive Leadership. The session proved to be a useful opportunity to discuss diversity and inclusion (D&I) and the responsibility of IHS leaders to promote an inclusive culture. In addition, IHS Brazil offered the opportunity for all colleagues to visit a local Dialogue in the Dark exhibition for free. During the exhibition, visitors are guided through local parks and neighborhoods by blind people to help raise awareness and promote wider discussions on D&I topics.
IHS Brazil and I-Systems Host Ethical Dilemmas Sessions
In July, the LatAm Compliance team, in partnership with Human Resources, launched the Ethical Dilemmas Project. These monthly debates are designed to help disseminate company policies, raise awareness of our Code of Conduct, and provide an opportunity for colleagues to discuss the appropriate response to a hypothetical, ethical dilemma. More than 20 teams and 170 employees have participated so far. Situations discussed have been related to conflict of interests, bullying, gifts and entertainment and the correct use of ICT devices.
One Vision Project: Integrating and Strengthening I-Systems
I-Systems joined the IHS Group in November 2021 through IHS Towers acquisition of 51% of FiberCo – TIM’s fiber optic company. In addition to infrastructure assets, IHS has inherited systems and processes while more than 100 TIM employees migrated to the newly created company.
To strengthen its systems and operations, I-Systems launched their One Vision Project in July. Working with Accenture, this project is focusing on aligning I-Systems processes and integrating new technology platforms. These include an Openlabs solution, a Microsoft billing and CRM solution and an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to support I-Systems supply chain, finance and human resource functions.
The project is being coordinated by IT, led by Marcelo Rocha (IT Director) and Valentina Pereira (IT Delivery LATAM). It’s a complex integration which involves the implementation of systemic platforms and migration of sensitive data from TIM. In addition, workflows and processes will be reviewed throughout the organization to detail and optimize ways of working for significant gains.
Colombia & Peru
First Offsite for Colombia and Peru
At the end of August, our Spanish-speaking colleagues participated in an offsite in Bogotá, organized by the new CEO for Colombia and Peru, Carlos Reyes. It was the first time that the entire group had met in person. Colleagues from Brazil were also invited to share knowledge on available solutions and processes in place regarding Commercial, Operations and Procurement. Compliance, HR, Communications and Sustainability shared policies and ongoing activities that these operations should be supporting.
An in-depth session on IHS’ culture was held, helping colleagues better understand IHS’ history, values and expected behaviors. It was a huge success and helped strengthen the sense of belonging to the IHS group. A team building activity concluded the week of learning, consolidating their commitment to working together to grow IHS in Latin America.
