{"id":5619,"date":"2022-02-08T13:06:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T18:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.com\/?p=5619"},"modified":"2023-03-28T11:31:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T15:31:06","slug":"mexico-global-social-justice-fund-questions-and-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.com\/inside-sony-music\/mexico-global-social-justice-fund-questions-and-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Impact Reports: SME Mexico Social Justice Task Force On Making a Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This article is part of our Local Impact Report series: a collection of informal catchup-ups where we connect with different members of Social Justice Task Forces within Sony Music. These Task Forces were formed after launching our\u00a0<\/em>$100 million Global Social Justice Fund<\/em><\/a>\u00a0in 2020, to ensure each region in which Sony Music operates is successfully shepherding funds in their area.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, Sony Music Group (SMG) announced the creation of a $100 million Global Social Justice Fund (GSJF), dedicated to supporting social justice and anti-racist initiatives around the world. The GSJF\u2019s mission is to meaningfully support well-established community organizations that directly impact vulnerable and historically excluded populations around the world. The fund\u2019s portfolio, on track to connect with nearly 400 organizations, covers a variety of non-profit partners serving communities globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Towalame Austin<\/strong>, Executive Vice President of Philanthropy and Social Impact, alongside her team, has worked diligently since its inception nearly two years ago to drive the Fund forward and out into the world. Through both monetary and action-based programs, Austin<\/strong> and her team have developed authentic partnerships that have impacted communities worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spoke to our SME Mexico<\/a> Social Justice Fund Task Force to learn more about how they\u2019re working with local communities and grassroots organizations to help tackle social injustice across the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jorge Luis Martinez<\/strong>, Director of People eXperience, is responsible for attracting the best talent and helping them grow to be the future leaders of SME Mexico, and he also oversees social justice initiatives in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor many years, I have been interested in personally participating in community support programs,\u201d says Martinez<\/strong>, when reflecting on first getting involved. \u201cIn fact, before I was in the HR department, I used to organize donations for poor, indigenous children on January 6 of each year. That is the Wise Men Day, where traditionally, children receive toys and blankets for the winter. After many years of searching for my personal purpose, I found that it\u2019s to help people. It makes me deeply happy to actively participate in causes with a sense of social help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t

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After many years of searching for my personal purpose, I found that it\u2019s to help people. It makes me deeply happy to actively participate in causes with a sense of social help.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tJorge Luis Martinez, Director of People Experience (Human Resources)\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

What are the task force\u2019s goals? Overall, they\u2019re committed to action that ensures SMG supports society in Mexico in a sustainable way. \u201cWe seek how\u2014through music\u2014people can access a better world. For example, how music can help children in extreme poverty not to engage in activities that are harmful to society or help them grow as people and as good citizens,\u201d said Martinez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does the task force collectively decide which organizations to partner with and donate to? It\u2019s a careful and thoughtful process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Mexico there is a lot of poverty and it is not difficult to find someone to help. There are so many organizations, the difficult thing is to choose which foundations to work with. A key focus for us is that the help reaches people in need directly, without intermediaries, and that the foundation is, of course, a legal foundation. We go directly to the locality where the donation is made to make sure that people in most need are receiving the help. In addition, this hands-on approach gives us huge satisfaction as we have the opportunity to spend time with people and learn from them, in the environment in which they live. Thanks to this, we\u2019ve been fortunate to spend time to learn from a diverse range of those in need, including orphans, indigenous people, people with addictions or older adults, and others. It has been very gratifying for all of us involved in the Social Justice Fund,\u201d said Martinez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is always more work to be done, but since the GSJF went live, SME Mexico has donated toys and blankets to indigenous children, supported the Fondo Guadalupe Musalem<\/a>, provided pantry donations to elderly communities, volunteered to restore forests, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When speaking of the partnership, Rocio Blancas<\/strong>, Coordinator for Fondo Guadalupe Musalem<\/a> confirmed the funds from the Global Social Justice Fund allowed the organization to continue programs for young women from rural, indigenous or Afro-Mexican communities in Oaxaca. \u201cIn 2021, 271 scholars were able to continue their studies \u2013 including 50 young women to directly support their families and communities,\u201d said Blancas<\/strong>. For scholars, this meant providing decent conditions for their stay with food supplies to allow for the further development of their studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking ahead, SME Mexico continues in its mission to drive social justice change. \u201cWe hope that the GSJF is valuable in empowering our employees to help our local community,\u201d said Martinez<\/strong>. \u201cWe have high expectations that this will be an avalanche of good actions that will in turn lead to better ones, building a deep-rooted culture of responsibility and inclusion that benefits everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related:<\/strong>
Latest Round of Funding from Sony Music UK Social Justice Fund Focuses On Mental Health and Racism
<\/a>Seven New Beneficiaries Announced for Sony Music UK\u2019s Social Justice Fund<\/a>
A Conversation With Towalame Austin, Sony Music Group\u2019s Executive Vice President of Philanthropy and Social Impact<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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