Thanks to the variety of charity work performed by the Foundation, the Company has maintained its position as a national leader, taking 2nd place (in Poland) in the „Charity Leaders 2014” competition, in the category “Corporations which donated the highest amount of funds to charity last year”.
KGHM Polish Copper Foundation activities 2014 is also a year of improvements for the KGHM Polish Copper Foundation, which has been supporting the region and the Copper Belt’s residents for over 12 years. New projects for the benefit of local communities were prepared and application procedures were simplified. Nearly 400 institutional projects received grants, for a total amount of over PLN 15 million. Over 550 donations were given to institutions in an amount exceeding PLN 1.3 million.
KGHM Polish Copper Foundation activities 2014 is also a year of improvements for the KGHM Polish Copper Foundation, which has been supporting the region and the Copper Belt’s residents for over 12 years. New projects for the benefit of local communities were prepared and application procedures were simplified. Nearly 400 institutional projects received grants, for a total amount of over PLN 15 million. Over 550 donations were given to institutions in an amount exceeding PLN 1.3 million.
Five of the Foundatiotns main projects prepared in 2014 are:
- Your five minutes – first aid training. Training in first aid which was developed in order to make young people understand the importance of helping others. The fundamental goal of the project is to prepare students to take appropriate actions in situations when health and life are in danger. Objectives and types of activities were selected accordingly to the participant’s age. The target group consists of young people, who will obtain pre-medical knowledge and learn to control their emotions.
- Football for everybody. An initiative promoting physical activity among children aged 5 – 10 years old. The project covers the overall Copper Belt region so that as many children as possible can participate in this organized form of spending free time. The activities conducted by specialists allow children to learn about the environment they live in, identify talented children from rural areas, and finally, create a sense of responsibility, reliability, and the ability to manage time in all of the project’s participants.
- Copper Math School. Project addressed to junior high and secondary schools pupils. The program will commence with the new school year; currently the project is still in the development stage. It is worth noting that most of KGHM’s employees are graduates of technical and economic schools. By developing the passion for mathematics in children, the future staff of the KGHM Group is being shaped.
- Monuments Rescue Team. A program designed to protect the national heritage. To date it has financed, among others, the revitalization of the historic church in Głogów and the Cistercian Abbey Complex, along with its surroundings, in Krzeszów. Thanks to the commitment of the Foundation, unique projects were implemented, such as the creation of the museum of mining and metallurgy in Leszczyna near Złotoryja and the revitalization of the Chinese Avenue (Aleja Chińska) in the historical garden of the Łazienki Royal Park Museum in Warsaw.
- Miedziorysy – People and traditions of Polish Copper one of the elements of KGHM’s culture-oriented policy is to nurture and cultivate KGHM’s mining and metallurgical traditions. The Company celebrates St. Barbara’s Day (Miner’s day) and St. Florian’s Day (Metallurgist’s day), every year. KGHM’s traditions are promoted among children and young people from the region, and the institutions as well as social organizations protecting the values and historical heritage of the Copper Belt are supported by donations. In 2013, KGHM began publishing the “Miedziorysy - People and traditions of Polish Copper” quarterly, the aim of which is to familiarize readers with the people who have been connected to KGHM for many years of their professional lives.
Thanks to the variety of charity work performed by the Foundation, the Company has maintained its position as a national leader, taking 2nd place (in Poland) in the „Charity Leaders 2014” competition, in the category “Corporations which donated the highest amount of funds to charity last year”.