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Raiffeisen Bank International | Sustainability Report 2017
Raiffeisen Bank S.A. in Romania is blazing new trails
with the “Raiffeisen Communities Grants Program”. This
initiative, which is being implemented in cooperation
with the Association for Community Relations (ACR), is
a financing program for promoting small and mediumsized
projects directed toward the local communities
where Raiffeisen Bank S.A. is present. The program is
the first online grant competition of a Romanian bank
that aims to support NGOs and educational institutions
financially as well as through volunteer work and
expertise.
The grant competition was established in 2011 and
since then has been held annually from July to September. All NGOs and schools in Romania can enter by
submitting their education projects. Each year, ten projects are supported with total funding of € 100,000
(€ 10,000/project). Since its inception, the initiative has received 1,753 submissions, garnered 600 volunteers
who have participated in the evaluation of the projects and supported 100 projects and 17,000 beneficiaries.
The grant program is implemented via the website of Raiffeisen Bank S.A.: www.raiffeisencomunitati.ro
Cultural initiatives
The commitment in the field of art is diverse and focused on different art forms as well as on national and
international projects in order to promote widespread interest in art. The focus is also on the local art and culture
communities.
On September 1, 2017, Raiffeisenbank a.s. in the
Czech Republic became the primary sponsor of the
national theater for the first time. The agreement was
concluded for three seasons (until 2019/2020).
The aim of the cooperation is to support the quality
and diversity of the productions of the national theater
in all their facets. A donation was also made to the
further development of culture in the Czech Republic.
Raiffeisen BANK dd Bosna i Hercegovina promotes
art with the Raiffeisen GALLERY. The idea behind it: to
give young, upcoming artists the opportunity to present
their works to the public. For this purpose, a portion of
the lobby at the head office was transformed into an
innovative space where new works by young artists
are exhibited, in each case for two months. During
eight years of collaboration, the Raiffeisen GALLERY
has held more than 45 individual exhibitions. Each
exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to support
young artists by purchasing of their artwork.
Raiffeisen BANK dd Bosna i Hercegovina has
cooperated with the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo for many years. Every year, to celebrate the signing of
the agreement, the Raiffeisen GALLERY holds an exhibition with various student works, which is followed over the
course of the year with individual exhibitions of select students.