Bank Austria Social Award 2021 in Vienna goes to “Mädchenzentrum *peppa”
- UniCredit Bank Austria shows continuity in its social commitment also during the Corona crisis.
- The Bank Austria Social Award is being presented for the twelfth time – and supports Austrian charitable initiatives with a total of EUR 90,000.
- Prize money of EUR 10,000 is divided among the three finalists per federal province: The project with the most votes in the online voting will receive EUR 6,000, the second-placed project EUR 3,000 and the third-placed project EUR 1,000.
- Via online voting, the social project “Mädchenzentrum *peppa” was chosen as the winner in Vienna. Second and third place went to the projects “SOS-Ballon Sozialmarkt für Spiel- und Kinderwaren” and “INA - Interkulturelle Assistenz an Wiener Pflichtschulen”
- “Mädchenzentrum *peppa” offers a protected space for girls and young women and supports them with counselling, educational, informational and recreational services.
The Bank Austria Social Award honours social initiatives in Austria for the twelfth time in a row. The winner of the Bank Austria Social Award 2021 in Vienna is the project "Mädchenzentrum *peppa", which offers girls and young women a protected space and support services.
Bank Austria Social Prize awarded for the twelfth time in 2021
In June, a regional jury made a preliminary selection and sent three projects to the final online voting. The general public was able to cast their votes on the Social Award platform (https://sozialpreis.bankaustria.at) from the beginning of July to the beginning of September and thus decide on the winners. The winning project “Mädchenzentrum *peppa“ (Caritas der Erzdiözese Wien) receives the prize money of 6,000 euros, “SOS-Ballon Sozialmarkt für Spiel- und Kinderwaren“ (SOS-Kinderdorf Wien) is supported with 3,000 euros and “INA - Interkulturelle Assistenz an Wiener Pflichtschulen“ (beratungsgruppe.at - Verein für Informationsvermittlung, Bildung und Beratung) with 1,000 euros.
Robert Zadrazil, CEO of UniCredit Bank Austria, emphasises: “In Austria there is a large number of non-profit projects, associations and initiatives which make an important contribution to a positive social climate. With the Bank Austria Social Award, we are again providing substantial support to these projects throughout Austria this year. Especially in difficult times, it is particularly important for us to promote and reward local charitable efforts. The number and quality of submissions this year was repeatedly very convincing and again clearly showed us the value of this award.”
The award was presented by Andrea Orcel, CEO of UniCredit, and Robert Zadrazil, CEO of UniCredit Bank Austria, at a reception at the Austria Campus in Vienna on 9 September.
About the winning project “Mädchenzentrum *peppa”
“Mädchenzentrum *peppa” of Caritas der Erzdiözese Wien offers a protected space for girls and young women and supports them with its low-threshold counselling, educational, informational and recreational services. The aim is to promote social participation and thus self-determination and equal opportunities for girls and young women.
See more: https://www.caritas-wien.at/hilfe-angebote/asyl-integration/miteinander/maedchenzentrum-peppa
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UniCredit Bank Austria Press Office
Matthias Raftl, Tel.: +43 (0)5 05 05-52809;
Email: matthias.raftl@unicreditgroup.at
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