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Sozopol Foundation

Silvia Balmas — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:23:01 GMT

Sozopol Foundation was established by Mr. Kiril Arnautski in December 2002 to operate for the public benefit. It is currently the first and only Bulgarian NGO in consultative partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The foundation is one of the ten members of the Liaison Committee for relations between non-governmental organisations from around the world and UNESCO. The Committee manages and coordinates the activities of NGOs in official partnership with the Organization.

Mission(s)

Development of spiritual values for the benefit of international cooperation; establishment of good practices and innovative methods for protecting the environment and tangible and intangible cultural heritage; better education on environmental and cultural heritage through information systems for the benefit of people and nature; socialisation of natural and cultural-historical sites with the purpose of developing them into leading tourist destinations; assisting the social integration and personal fulfilment of people with disabilities; and the encouragement of public-private partnerships and supporting cross-border cooperation for the benefit of development.

Programme Areas:

Archaeological research
Conservation
Restoration
Socialisation
Promotion and provision of access for people with disabilities to natural and cultural sites

For further information please visit www.sozopol-foundation.com

Fundación ONCE

Silvia Balmas — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:45:00 GMT

Fundación ONCE was formed from the Organización Nacional de Ciegos de España ONCE (the Spanish National Organisation for the Blind), which was set up in 1938 to provide support for visually impaired people in Spain.

In 1988, the General Council of ONCE decided to set up the ONCE Foundation for Cooperation and Inclusion Of People With Disabilities, a non-profit organisation which aims at contributing to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities. The foundation acts as a common platform for the main Spanish organisations working for impaired people and encouraging other organisations and institutions to get involved in specific programmes aimed at providing equal opportunities for people with disabilities.

Fundación ONCE´s main source of finance each financial year is the 3% gross receipts obtained from sales of tickets for ONCE´s lotteries which are sold by blind people and those with other disabilities.

Mission

Fundación ONCE´s mission is to contribute to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities. More specifically, its goal is to achieve the full integration of people with disabilities launching, or cooperating in, programmes aimed at enhancing professional integration, training and employment. Additionally, the foundation promotes global accessibility through the elimination of all types of barriers, incorporating Global Accessibility, Design for All and Self-Sufficiency principles.

Programme Areas

The foundation works to establish general frameworks for agreements with public and private institutions to benefit people with disabilities, assisting their personal development, integration into society and employment. It supports general welfare activities in the following main areas:

Professional training and employment
Universal accessibility
Sports
Discapnet' and 'Digital Solidarity'
Europe

For further information please visit www.fundaciononce.es

Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino

Silvia Balmas — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:40:00 GMT

Fondazione CRT is a private non-profit organisation established in 1991 by the Cassa di Risparmio di Torino. Its headquarters are situated in the centre of the city of Turin, in an historic building constructed during the 18th century and restored during the 1930s by the famous architect Giovanni Chevalley.

The foundation has a strong localised calling and acts in key sectors of development in the Italian regions of Piedmont and Valle d´Aosta, developing projects that range from conservation and valorisation of artistic heritage and cultural activities to scientific research; from education and training to health and assistance; from environmental protection to innovation in local organisations.

Programme Areas

The foundation supports external initiatives and carries out its own projects in the fields of scientific research, education, conservation, cultural heritage, performing arts, health and welfare, innovation in local authorities, and local economic development.

The Open To All initiative is an example of Fondazione CRT’s activities in the field of inclusion, following the foundation’s involvement in the Winter Paralympics Games of 2006. Open To All aims to become a model of accessibility in Torino as well as in the north-western Italian regions of Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta.

The project, which focuses mainly on improving the accessibility of the city of Turin, involves fundamental operating partners and institutions, such as Politecnico di Torino, ISITT, Thales Alenia Space, City of Torino, Piedmont Region and GTT.

Open To All currently undertakes four main lines of action:

Developing a new satellite navigator to enhance personal mobility and autonomy for people with disabilities in the pedestrian city zone;
Optimising the conditions of existing touristic paths, opening the already accessible routes and spaces to people with all kinds of disability (physical, cognitive, sensorial), creating new accessible paths;
Sustaining networking between different organisations working on accessibility;
Offering training courses for museum employees to ensure the best welcoming and experience for people with disabilities.

For further information please visit www.fondazionecrt.it

Fondation Réunica Prévoyance

Silvia Balmas — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:24:00 GMT

Réunica Prévoyance Foundation is part of Réunica group, one of the largest health and personal insurance groups in France, with about 2,600 employees and several branches throughout the country (in Paris, Tours, Angoulême, Toulouse, Lyon, Strasbourg and Mulhouse).

Réunica Foundation was founded in 2002 with the main aim of supporting people with physical, mental or social impairments and their families. Since 2007 it has sponsored art and cultural projects which have a social impact on the lives of people with disabilities, as well as bring solidarity and shared experiences based on culture and being together.

Réunica Foundation is under the aegis of Fondation de France.

Mission

With 128 projects funded since 2002 and more than 300,000 Euros granted per year, Réunica Foundation aims to enhance the well-being and quality of life of people with physical, mental or social disabilities, supporting cultural projects and initiatives. The foundation maintains that art and culture are alternative responses to traditional therapeutic methods, as they encourage individuals to build social networks and develop their own talents, thus fostering participation and social inclusion.

For further information please visit www.fondationreunica.com

Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca

Silvia Balmas — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:15:00 GMT

The Banca del Monte di Lucca Foundation (BMLucca Foundation) was established on 1 June 1992, when the banking activities of the public-law credit institution were transferred to Banca del Monte di Lucca Bank, Inc.

Its roots lie in the spread, during the second half of the fifteenth century, of institutions called Monti di Pietà, whose purpose was to combat the practice of usury in an age (the early Renaissance) when the differences in income and standard of living between the social classes were growing more and more dramatic. It is within this context that Fra’ Bernardino da Feltre contributed to the establishment of Lucca’s Monte di Pietà, which was founded by the Republic of Lucca in 1489.

In 2003, the Banca del Monte di Lucca Foundation undertook the restoration of a building in the historical centre of Lucca to host its own activities and those of local organisations. The foundation’s headquarters comprise an Auditorium and several rooms used for art and cultural exhibitions and conferences.

Mission

The BMLucca Foundation is essentially a grantmaking foundation. Its mission is to pursue social welfare projects in the areas of education, arts and heritage, support weak social classes, foster cultural activities and protect the environment, in order to favour and encourage the creation and development of productive activities and the enhancement of economic resources, particularly in the Province of Lucca.

Programme Areas

The foundation focuses its activities in the following areas (although they are periodically revised):

Art, archaeological, historical and cultural heritage
Education, learning and training
Local development and environmental protection
Welfare and supporting weak social classes
Creation and development of productive activities and the enhancement of economic resources

For further information please visit www.fondazionebmlucca.it

Arbejdsmarkedets Feriefond

Silvia Balmas — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:11:00 GMT

Arbejdsmarkedets Feriefond (the Labour Market Holiday Fund) supports vacation activities for employees, sustaining institutions and organisations that provide holiday opportunities for workers. Arbejdsmarkedets Feriefond is a private foundation.

For further information please visit www.aff.dk

Vanførefonden

Silvia Balmas — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:10:00 GMT

Vanførefonden (the Danish Disability Foundation) supports activities and facilities for physically disabled citizens, insofar as such aid is not provided by the public sector.

For further information please visit www.vanfoerefonden.dk

Bevica Fonden

Silvia Balmas — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:08:00 GMT

Bevica Fonden is a foundation that ensures a constant economic base of support for people with physical disabilities through active business management. Additionally, Bevica Fonden is engaged in research and development work, with special focus on the musculoskeletal system. The foundation aims to provide people with physical disabilities the greatest possible autonomy and independence.

For further information please visit www.bevica.dk

Realdania

Silvia Balmas — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:07:00 GMT

Realdania is a strategic foundation created with the objective of initiating and supporting projects that improve the built environment. It was established in late 2000 following a merger between two large financial institutions, with the main aim of creating value through development and change, dialogue and knowledge, partnerships and networks, and through taking initiative and being proactive.

Programme Areas

Realdania contributes to development and change within the built environment, seeking to improve the quality of life, for the benefit of Denmark and its inhabitants.
This is realised through a multitude of initiatives that all share a common strategic focus. Realdania projects focus on issues of general interest, set new norms and are oriented towards communication and research.

Key areas are:

• Health through the Built Environment
• Sustainable Development in the Built Environment
• The Transformation of the Suburbs

For further information please visit www.realdania.dk