Metinvest enterprises – “Zaporizhstal”, “Zaporozhkoks”, “Zaporozhogneupor” – organizers of the contest of social initiatives “We are the city” – summed up the results for five years. In Palace of Culture of metallurgists, there was a solemn meeting, in which 300 representatives of public organizations took part – the winners of the contest for five years and the expert council of the contest.
“The contest has showed excellent results, and we are grateful to each participant for their work, initiative and love for their native city. We will continue to support Zaporizhzhia citizens in their desire to determine on their own how is it better to improve our city, make it attractive and comfortable for living, recreation and child-rearing”, – said Rostyslav Shurma, General Director of “Zaporizhstal”.
During the meeting, the project coordinators presented the renewed site of the contest “We are the city”, where Google_МЭГ map of the implemented projects is now placed. Geo-tags on the map indicate each of 157 projects implemented within the contest from 2013 to 2017 inclusive, and contain a short information about the project: the name and the basics of the initiative, photo. Projects on the map are segmented according to key areas: education, volunteer services, culture, sport, patriotism, ecology.
Under the meeting, the participants of the contest organized an impressive concert program with drawings and quizzes. There was a unique photo zone, stylized under the Google-map of implemented projects. Link for more photos.
Let us recall, the contest of social initiatives “We are the city” is held annually, starting in 2013. For five years of work, 946 applications have been submitted, 157 projects have been implemented. The total grant fund amounted to UAH 10 million.
In 2017, the contest of social initiatives “We are the city” became the recepient of the nomination “The Staff’s Choice in Ukraine-2016” of the international competition BestinCSR, which is annually held by “Sustainable Business” magazine.