The EDP Foundation presents the 15 selected projects in EDP Solidaria
Oviedo, head office of the EDP Foundation, has held this afternoon the presentation of the projects selected in EDP Solidaria 2016, that will receive in total an economic contribution of 400,000 euros for developing their social improvement proposals. The event was attended by the high positions of the EDP Foundation, Manuel Menéndez and Miguel Stilwell d’Andrade, and of the EDP Group, as well as by the Counselor of Social Services and Rights of the Principality of Asturias, Pilar Varela Díaz.
It is the second edition of this initiative, that aspires to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of all people and the integration of the most disadvantaged ones. In this sense, EDP Solidaria has increased the number of selected projects with respect to 2015 (15 projects in 2016 as opposed to 11 last year) and has risen the economic contribution by 16%.
As Manuel Menéndez has highlighted, EDP Solidaria is an “innovative project for the support of social transformation” that responds to the objectives of the EDP Foundation, which is “committed to local communities in the achievement of society’s sustainable development”.
EDP Solidaria’s numbers show the increasing interest of this initiative, as a total of 49 proposals have been presented, of which 15 projects have been selected. According to geographical distribution, 6 belong to the Principality of Asturias, 4 to the Community of Madrid, 3 to the Basque Country, and one to Catalonia and Murcia, respectively.
The project selection committee was formed by managers from different areas of the EDP Group and the execution of them will be supervised by operators and volunteers from the company. The selected proposals are estimated to potentially benefit 17.262 people, as opposed to the 6.537 in 2015.
Geographical scope of the projects
The selected associations, which had the chance to publicly present their projects today in Oviedo, are the following:
From the Principality of Asturias, University of Oviedo Foundation, with the project “Social Genomics: identification of the genetic causes of minority diseases"; Parkinson Asturias Association, with the project "Comprehensive care for people affected by Parkinson's disease"; Accem Asturias, with the project "Psychosocial Rehabilitation through Therapeutic Horticulture in the Hevia Residential Center"; Asociación de Padres y Amigos de Cardiopatías Congénitas, with the project "Zippers"; Es Retina Asturias, with the project "We look out for you: autonomous life with low vision. Rehabilitation, psychosocial care and promotion of autonomy"; and Asociación Internacional Teléfono de la Esperanza, with the project "Support program for people at risk of suicide".
From the Community of Madrid, Espiral Loranca Association, with the project "Ubuntu II, a project to reinforce basic competencies for minors at risk of social exclusion"; Apostólicas CJ - Comunidad de Obras Sociales, with the project "Hazte visible, hazme visible. Awareness, detection and care program for women victims of gender violence over 65 years of age"; Tomillo Foundation, with the project "Green roofs: green employment for young people at risk of exclusion"; and Fundación Personas y Empresas, with the project "Refugees and companies; HR volunteering for professional alignment".
From the Basque Country, Centro de Acogida Lagun Artean, with the project "Rehabilitation and energy efficiency for the Aize Onak farmhouse for homeless people"; Aspanovas Bizkaia, with the project "Bringing leisure activities, workshops and welfare to children and adolescents with cancer and their families at Cruces University Hospital"; and Cáritas Diocesana de Bilbao, with the project "Etxepel".
From Catalonia, Fundación Soñar Despierto, with the project "Social and educational care for children and adolescents at risk of exclusion"; and from Murcia, Fundación Acción contra el Hambre, with the project "JUMP; take the leap and get ready for employment and self-employment".
EDP Solidaria 2017 Call
The EDP Foundation, which destined in 2015 and 2016 3.7 million euros to support initiatives in education, culture, environment and social development, has already announced the call for EDP Solidaria 2017. Manuel Menéndez announced that the total contribution will increase by 44%, reaching 575,000 euros, and he encouraged all associations to present new projects. The presentation period will be open from March 1 until March 31.
As general rule, the presented proposals must be linked to the most urgent social needs, like the support to socially disadvantaged people, the integration of communities in risk of social exclusion and the promotion of employment and entrepreneurship.
EDP Foundation
The EDP Foundation has a mission to reinforce the EDP Group’s commitment to society in the geographical areas where it develops its activity. Concretely, its areas of action are those social, cultural, environmental, educational and related to investigation that seek a common sustainable development.
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