Amazon and its employees give back for Global Month of Volunteering

Tens of thousands of Amazon employees volunteered alongside their peers to support local communities during Amazon’s Global Month of Volunteering. The initiative underscores our commitment to make a positive impact where we live and work each year. Amazon team members from over 50 countries around the world participated in more than 4,000 in-person and virtual events supporting over 400 organizations.

"Personally, volunteering has been incredibly rewarding. It's humbling to witness firsthand the difference we can make in people's lives through simple acts of kindness,” said Jerald Koh, data center security specialist at Amazon Web Services (AWS). “Working for a company that values volunteerism means that I'm part of a larger movement dedicated to making a positive impact on the world. It's a source of pride and motivation, knowing that my efforts align with a company that prioritizes communities."

Amazon volunteers helped tackle each region’s most pressing challenges—from education and hunger to disaster relief and affordable housing—while also investing in long-term, sustainable solutions for causes they’re passionate about. Check out a few highlights from our company-wide Global Month of Volunteering:

Puget Sound headquarters

Team of Amazon workers wearing orange shirts volunteering to package goods

Puget Sound volunteers partnered with Clean the World to assemble thousands of sustainable hygiene kits that will be distributed globally to ensure families and individuals have everyday essentials.

National Capital region

Employees wearing AWS Impact t-shirts holding STEM projects

AWS employees in Herndon, Virginia, assembled robotics kits and built solar science stations for young learners to increase access to STEM education and career exploration opportunities.

Brazil

Volunteers sorting donations in warehouse

Volunteers supported disaster response efforts following the catastrophic flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, packing meals and sorting hygiene items for shelters housing families impacted and displaced by the floods.

Canada

Group of volunteers photographed outdoors after tree planting event

Canada team members partnered with the City of Edmonton and planted more than 200 trees to help expand the urban forest.

France

Group of Amazon volunteers gather donated pet supplies for charity

Amazon volunteers in Orleans, France, distributed pet food to a local animal shelter.

Germany

Group of Amazon volunteers in orange shirts pack backpacks with school supplies

In Munich, more than 300 volunteers joined nonprofit partner Children for a Better World, local foodbank Tafel Muenchen, and the City of Munich’s Social Department to fill 3,500 backpacks with supplies for students from underserved communities in preparation for back-to-school season.

India

Group of volunteers in orange shirts make sandwiches

Over 400 volunteers in Bangalore partnered with Goodera and Robin Hood Army for the ’Tiny Treats’ initiative, a community effort that helps children and families access nutritious snack options. Volunteers assembled 4,000 sandwiches for community members living in under-resourced areas.

Italy

Group of Amazon volunteers wearing orange shirts

In Milan, nearly 100 volunteers helped paint and renovate a local school for students’ well-being.

Japan

Amazon volunteers wearing pink shirts posing after street cleanup

Amazon and AWS volunteers in Tokyo engaged in trash cleanup efforts to help beautify Shinagawa Park.

Mexico

Group photo of volunteers wearing vests and holding notebooks

In partnership with Save the Children Mexico's healthy notebook initiative, volunteers helped create notebooks that teach children how to develop habits that promote health and wellbeing.

Netherlands

Group of volunteers wearing orange shirts cleaning up a park

Team members in Amsterdam participated in a Cultural Trash Tour in Oosterpark, collecting litter while learning about the park's history and significance in the city.

United Kingdom

AWS employees posing for a photo after community service

AWS employees gathered at Sufra Food Bank and Kitchen in London to stock the pantry and remove invasive plants and weeds from the community garden to support urban farming and help combat hunger locally.

Amazon collaborates with thousands of partners globally each year to address critical social issues, using our resources, infrastructure, and passion for innovation to help build stronger communities. Follow #AmazonVolunteers on social media to learn more about how Amazon employees supported local communities during Global Month of Volunteering and beyond.