2021 SUSTAINABILITY PROGRESS REPORT | Cummins Inc. 39 In Ghana, Cummins partners with Camfed to help disadvantaged young women from rural backgrounds navigate the post-school period and transition to further education, employment or entrepreneurship. Doris Afanyedey (left), General Manager of Cummins Ghana, helped launch a Cummins mentorship program for Camfed alumni. Cummins employees guide Camfed students through their educational and career journeys by sharing work related experiences. Afanyedey mentors because she feels it is her calling to help young women reach their full potential. One of her mentees was interested in nursing, so she encouraged the woman to create a vision board based on her educational and professional goals. It was a great way to establish objectives and identify areas where the young woman could use Afanyedey’s guidance. “When you mentor, you allow people to see that they can do so much more,” Afanyedey added. In North America, Girls Inc. and Cummins developed a direct mentoring program between nine Cummins leaders and nine Girls Inc. affiliate leaders. These relationships enabled the nonprofit leaders to explore career challenges, goals and development needs with senior Cummins executives. Girls Inc. leaders benefited from a fresh perspective on management issues like delegation, strategy setting, personnel and finance. The experience was positive for Cummins leaders, too. “The mentoring provides me an opportunity not only to share what we do but also challenge myself on why we do some of the things we do,” said Brian Mormino, Cummins Executive Director – Technical and Environmental Systems. “I am learning right alongside her and then adjusting what I do in Cummins. We are truly rolling up our sleeves together. Our discussions also force me to slow down and reflect on things I normally don’t make time for. In this way, we are both growing together.” GENDER EQUALITY INITIATIVE SEES SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN 2021 Cummins’ second global strategic initiative, Cummins Powers Women, saw significant growth in the number of women and girls served by the program’s nine nonprofit partners in 2021. Since its launch in 2018, this $22 million commitment to advancing gender equality in Cummins’ global communities has enabled equal rights and opportunity for more than 946,000 women and girls in 17 countries. The program has funded 253 advocacy grants resulting in 34 gender equality law and policy changes that positively impacted the lives of 26 million women and girls. That is up from 17 million impacted in 2020. The program focuses on the four main drivers to achieving gender equality: educational attainment, economic empowerment, legal rights and personal safety. Mentoring was one opportunity for employee engagement that remained possible during the pandemic. CUMMINS POWERS WOMEN BY THE NUMBERS 22 MILLION Cummins commitment in dollars behind the program since it launched in 2018. 26 MILLION Number of women and girls positively impacted by the program, up from 1.6 million in 2018. Cummins employees and nonprofit leaders attend a Cummins Powers Women supported event in South Africa. 13,000 Women on a path to economic independence since 2018 through programs supported by Cummins Powers Women. Gender equality law and policy changes as part of Cummins Powers Women since 2018. 34 Nonprofit partners supported by Cummins Powers Women. 9 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT // STRATEGIC INITIATIVES