The ANSA McAL Group of Companies has a well known history of commitment to addressing a broad range of social needs in the community. The ANSA McAL Foundation was founded out of the merger of the ANSA Foundation and the McAL Foundation in 1993.
To date, the Foundation’s assets are over $15million, based on the Group subsidiaries’ contributions. Over the years, the Foundation has made major contributions, notable achievements include:
- Establishing the ANSA McAL Psychological Research Centre at UWI, St. Augustine
- Benefactor of the ANSA McAL wing of The Diagnostic, Research, Education Centre for the Hearing Impaired (DRETCHI) for the Trinidad and Tobago Association for the Deaf
- Significant support for The Princess Elizabeth Home for Handicapped Children; SERVOL
- The Jaya Lakshmi Children’s Home
- Junior Achievement of Trinidad and Tobago
- Major contributor the Tobago Secondary Schools’ Drama Festival
- The Living Water Community Food Assistance Relief (FAR) Project
- The Blood Bank and Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society
- A founding member of the UWI – Institute of Business
The ANSA McAL Foundation is Chaired by Mr. A Norman Sabga, Executive Chairman of the ANSA McAL Group of companies.
Its members include:
Mrs. Judy Y. Chang
Mr. Ravindra Nath Maharaj
Ms Diana Mahabir Wyatt
Fr Ronald Mendes CSSp
Mr. Victor Mouttet
Mrs. Linda Sabga Hadeed
Mr. Nabeel Hadeed
Secretary of the ANSA McAL Foundation:
Mrs. Maria Superville Neilson
In October 2005, the signature programme of the ANSA McAL Foundation, the Anthony N. Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence was launched. The goal of the ANSA Caribbean Awards is to recognize significant Caribbean achievement, to encourage and to support the pursuit of excellence by Caribbean persons, for the benefit of the Region. From 1991 to 2003 the Foundation received 1 % of profit ofThe ANSA McAL Group. By investing this endowment, the Foundation is now self financing and able to undertake in perpetuity the significant commitment of the ANSA Awards for Excellence programme.
Additionally, subsidiaries of the Group continue to make individual contributions to the aspirations and needs of the society and particularly of their communities. The more well-known sponsorships are Carib Brewery Ltd’s major contribution to Trinidad Carnival, Cricket (Carib Beer Cricket Cup) and the beloved Soca Warrriors’ qualification to World Cup 2006; The Trinidad Broadcasting Company’s VIBE CT105 major sponsorship of WC Connection; and the Trinidad Guardian Neediest Cases Fund.
