18 non-profit programs combating educational inequalities across 10 UniCredit countries announced as winners
UniCredit Foundation is excited to announce the winners of "Call for Education 2023", awarding 18 projects by non-profit organizations with a total of nearly 3,250,000 euros to support their work with secondary school students (age range 11-19) in 10 different UniCredit countries.
The UniCredit Foundation, the corporate foundation of UniCredit Group, launched its "Call for Education 2023" in June. The latest initiative to combat educational disadvantage across Europe invited the Group's banks to identify up to five outstanding social projects in UniCredit's territories that are focused on tackling early school leaving, encouraging university attainment and providing youth with adequate skills to enter the job market.
A total of 175 candidates were put forward and reviewed by an especially established Evaluation Committee, who selected the winning initiatives across 10 UniCredit Group countries: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
This follows the "Call for Education: Romania & Bulgaria", which awarded 500,000 euros to 4 projects by non-profit organizations aimed at addressing educational disadvantage in the two countries. These pan-European initiatives to promote educational equality for school students, along with the Foundation's recently announced partnership with global education network Teach For All, are further proof of the UniCredit Foundation's firm commitment to unlocking the potential of Europe's next generation.
Silvia Cappellini, General Manager of the UniCredit Foundation, said:
"Giving our youth across Europe the power to unlock their full potential takes more than just financing. It means fostering equal educational opportunities for them where they are in Europe. This entails forging partnerships with educational institutions and local entities to co-create tailored programs that address the unique needs of the communities we serve. UniCredit's pan-European presence gives the UniCredit Foundation the unique opportunity, through the Group's network of banks, to empower disadvantaged youth across the continent and help create a brighter future for Europe's next generation. I am immensely pleased with the outcomes of this initiative, and I look forward to seeing how these 18 projects make an impact for young people in their respective regions."
Milan, 7 December 2023
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