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Raiffeisen Bank International | Sustainability Report 2018
Management Overview Foreword
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In the 2017/18 school year, 18 volunteers from
Raiffeisen Bank Sh.A. taught at secondary schools
in Albania once a month as part of the “Junior
Achievement” project arranged by the organization
of the same name.
High school students developed various business
ideas as part of the “Innovation Camp 2018”
competition. 25 students between 16 and 17 years
old from 15 schools took part in 2018. They spent
a day working intensively on their ideas in multiple
teams with the support of a mentor, focusing in
particular on the aspects of profitability, market
© Junior Achievement
requirements, technology, and societal needs (keyword: youth employment). A jury reviewed the subsequent
presentations in terms of their realizability and potential impact. Six employees from the Raiffeisen branches in
Kukës, Bulqizë, Gjirokastër, Korçë, Berat, and Shkodër assisted the jury in their work.
Cultural initiatives
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.
Culture as key – this is of particular importance for
Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo J.S.C. In 2018, it again
supported the Prishtina International Film Festival, or
“PriFilmFest” for short, with € 40,000. “PriFilmFest” is
the largest and most important event in the Kosovo
film industry. It is addressing the need to resume and
rebuild the cinema culture that appeared to be lost
after years of suppression and war. The film festival
celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2018.
Every year, the “PriFilmFest” film program includes the latest films from around the world and special programs
focusing on topics such as human rights, tolerance, and the lack of acceptance for minorities in society. It is the
only festival in the Balkans to have a special LBGTIQ-themed film program (organized in cooperation with the
US LGBT film festival “Outfest” in Los Angeles).
In addition to movies, the festival has an extremely good regional development platform offering training,
presentations, inspirational master classes with high-profile guests, and extensive opportunities for filmmakers from
Kosovo and neighboring countries. Filmmakers from Europe, and Kosovo in particular, can also present their film
projects to European distributors and sales agents under the title “Prishtina Rendezvous”.
Raiffeisen banka a.d. in Serbia has been the main
sponsor of the Yugoslav Drama Theater for more than
a decade. In the anniversary year, tickets were sold at
a symbolic price as part of the month-long “Discount
on Art” project thanks to a € 25,000 sponsorship by
Raiffeisen banka a.d.
For the second time, this allowed people to attend
high-quality art events practically free of charge.
12,000 tickets were sold in just two days, thereby also
enabling people on low income to visit the theater.
© Prishtina International Film Festival
© Yugoslav Drama Theatre