4.9.2013
Hrvatski Telekom donates HRK 540,000 for nine socially responsible projects, selected through the contest “Together We Are Stronger”.
With this valuable donation program, HT for the eighth consecutive year reinforces its firm commitment to socially responsible business behavior. Hrvatski Telekom is a company that promotes sustainable development, aims to establish high standards of communication, encourages the inclusion into the information and knowledge society, and takes a leading role in recognizing the importance of environmental protection.
HT brings these values into its donation contest “Together We Are Stronger” and, in line with them, defines the categories which the applied projects must be harmonized with: top-line communication possibilities in private life and work, inclusion into the digital and knowledge society, and creation of a society with lower greenhouse gas emissions.
The added value of this contest is a longtime joint involvement of HT and its employees to achieve a program that contributes to improving the quality of life in Croatia. This year, along with the Committee and employees, the online community was also included into the proposition and selection of projects. Thus, the contest fully confirmed its strength and the purpose of its name – “Together We Are Stronger”.
Over the last eight years, Hrvatski Telekom has donated, within the contest “Together We Are Stronger”, a total of seven million kuna for 220 worthy projects in the territory of the whole Croatia.
SELECTED PROJECTS:
TOP-LINE COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTION POSSIBILITIES IN PRIVATE LIFE AND WORK
1. Robotičko informatički klub Popovača (Popovača Robotic and Information Club), Popovača
Project encouraging innovations in primary school children, practical implementation of robotic projects, and monitoring of advanced technologies in communications, IT, and robotics.
Awarded donation: HRK 80,000.00
2.Udruga roditelja djece oboljele od malignih bolesti (Association of Parents of Children Suffering from Malignant Diseases), Zagreb
Project for the development of an interactive web page that would provide adequate and expert information to users about the status, rights, and needs of children and youth suffering from malignant diseases.
Awarded donation: HRK 60,000.00
3.Udruga slijepih Karlovačke županije (Karlovac County Association of the Blind), Karlovac
Project for the procurement and use of aids in the field of communications, orientation, and information and organization of a set of educational workshops on their use.
Awarded donation: HRK 40,000.00
INCLUSION INTO THE DIGITAL AND KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY
1. Udruga roditelja djece s posebnim potrebama Naša dica (Association of Parents of Children with Special Needs Naša dica), Kaštel Novi
Project for the procurement of smart boards and software which would enable children with developmental and communications difficulties to acquire new knowledge and skills.
Awarded donation: HRK 80,000
2. Hrabri telefon (Child Helpline), Zagreb
Project “Hrabri čuvari – NE za nasilje” (Brave Protectors – NO to Violence) for the education of supervisory teachers about cyber bullying and provision of advice and help through “Hrabri chat” (Child Chat).
Awarded donation: HRK 60,000
3. Sveta Ana, udruga za pomoć djeci s teškoćama u razvoju i invalidnim osobama (Saint Ann Association for Help to Children with Developmental Difficulties and Disabled Persons), Lobor
Project "Pričalica" for the procurement of a digital logopedic set and computer equipment to provide expert help to children with communication, language, speech, and voice difficulties, as well as reading, writing, and learning difficulties and for advisory support to parents on how to simulate child’s development.
Awarded donation: HRK 40,000
CREATION OF A SOCIETY WITH LOWER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
1. Croatian Mountain Rescue Service (HGSS) – Delnice Station, Delnice
Project for the restoration of the old house, which will be the headquarters of HGSS Delnice. For 42 years, HGSS Delnice has not had premises for the placement of equipment and vehicles, for education, training, and meetings, which has decreased its efficiency, response time, and preparedness.
Awarded donation: HRK 80,000
2. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split, Split
Project for the procurement of the equipment for the installation of a combined self-standing and networked photovoltaic system to be used in a research concerning the possibilities of electricity production by means of photovoltaic systems in places where there are no power supply grids and the integration of such systems into a power supply grid.
Awarded donation: HRK 60,000
3. Udruga Tvornica ideja (Idea Factory Association), Split
The eco project E-team aims at finding wild/unofficial landfills and disposing of waste in urban and rural areas in the territory of the Republic of Croatia, as well as at publishing and presenting data on the web page.
Awarded donation: HRK 40,000
Project Flow
After the 18 finalists of the donation contest “Together We Are Stronger” had presented their projects to a broader public on the contest web page, the online community selected the donation winners. The total budget of the contest amounting to HRK 540,000, i.e. HRK 180,000 per category, was distributed to nine selected projects.
The project was implemented fully online: project applications were submitted in June; the first selection round was conducted by the Expert Committee comprised of the representatives of UNICEF, UNDP, Transparency International, Center for the Employment of Invalids of the City of Vukovar, and Hrvatski Telekom; the second selection round was conducted by the employees of the whole HT Group in July; the third selection round took place in August, when the whole online community had the opportunity to vote for projects.
The donation awarding process was successful in encouraging and involving a broader social community and in motivating project owners to actively participate in their own promotion.
The online project implementation confirms that the HT Group is focused on digital society development and on transformation into an e-company. The project Facebook page was liked by 22,000 persons during the contest.
About Hrvatski Telekom
Corporate social responsibility of the T-HT Group is a constituent part of its business operations. Through a number of activities, the Group shows the responsibility of a strong and successful company towards the society in which it operates. Hrvatski Telekom strives to be a company that promotes sustainable development, establishes the best practice in determining high standards of communication, encourages integration into the information and knowledge society, and takes a leading role in recognizing the importance of environmental protection. Hrvatski Telekom is committed to the participation in society development, placing an emphasis on the importance of investments and new technologies and opting for a business led by innovation, vision, and creativity.
The donation contest Together We Are Stronger was initiated in 2006 for the purpose of raising funds for projects of particular importance for the social community. When deciding on the awarding of donations, preference is given to projects promoting permanent, sustainable values with a positive impact on the social community.