O2 Foundation to distribute CZK 10 million to support disadvantaged children and young people
In the seventh year of the Regional Grants project, the O2Foundation will distribute CZK 10 million to non-state non-profit organisations throughout the Czech Republic. CZK 1,250,000 will be distributed to support disadvantaged children and young people to each of eight regions.
" When making decisions on awarding a grant, the main criterion is quality of submitted projects and their contribution to children and young people. We are glad to again support long-term projects of well-established non-profit organisations. However, the new projects and young organisations have the same chance though they do not have a long tract, trying to complete the blanks in their regions," said Ivana Šatrová, Manager of O2 Foundation projects. " 70 % of last year's winning organisations were awarded the grant for the first time or second time. This way I wish to encourage those organisations that have been applying for our programme repeatedly but have not been successful so far," added Ivana Šatrová.
Nongovernmental non-profit organisations may send their
requests for grant by
30 April 2008. The applicants will find
specific terms on the O2 Foundation website (www.nadaceo2.cz).
The submitted projects will be evaluated by the individual
regional centres by local councils which are composed of
specialists in the issue of children and young people,
employees of Telefónica O2 and media representatives. Thanks to
the fact that the council members live and work in the
respective region they know the local environment and
applicants
' needs. The winning projects will be announced in
October 2008.
The grand finale of the grant procedure will be the
traditional O2 Foundation Award in the amount of CZK 1 million.
The regional councils will nominate one to two projects of all
submitted grant requests from each region. The winner of the O2
Foundation Award will be chosen by the O2 Foundation Board.
Through the Award the O2 Foundation wants to acknowledge the
nongovernmental non-profit organisation for its courage to
change conventions and its effort to initiate social changes.
Last year
Berkat, community association, was granted
this award, which helps children and families of migrants who
left their countries affected through war conflicts or poverty
and settled in the Czech Republic.
The O2 Foundation's main goal is to support projects that contribute to improving the spiritual and physical development of children and youth, The O2 Foundation also contributes to the development and protection of the environment and communities that we live in. Using the firm's technology, services, and intellectual property, Telefónica O2 Czech Republic also supports social projects that aim to provide equal footing to other disadvantaged groups and individuals.
The O2 Foundation is an independent non-state non-profit organization. It was established by Telefónica O2 Czech Republic. The foundation is financed by funds donated by Telefónica O2. In 2004, the foundation received the prestigious VIA BONA award, which publicly recognizes support for publicly beneficial activities. Telefónica O2 ČR placed among the top ten most generous corporate donors in the TOP CORPORATE PHILANTHROPIST rankings in 2005 and 2006 in terms of the absolute volume of donations. It also received a special award from the Forum of Donors for its MIŠ - Minimizing Bullying project.
