The Edu-Fund Platform was designed to support innovative programmes promoted by non-profit organisations with strong local or transnational roots in the 12 European countries where UniCredit operates: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.
During the three selection rounds, 30 small, medium and large projects were identified and chosen for their ability to effectively and multidimensionally address the direct and indirect causes of educational poverty.
The winning initiatives focus on four priority areas:
• Prevention of early school leaving
• Teacher training and development
• Promotion of university completion
• Enhancement of youth employability
Thanks to the Edu-Fund Platform, UniCredit Foundation continues to promote a concrete and lasting impact in the territories, investing in the future of the younger generations.
Winning projects of the Edu-Fund Platform (1st Edition)
LARGE-SCALE PROGRAMMES
Education Without Backpacks (EWB) - "Better at Math with Khan Academy: Scaling to 50 more schools in Bulgaria" - Bulgaria
Network of Education Policy Centers - "ARISE: Empowering Schools in Breaking Barriers and Building Equitable Learning Environments" - Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia
Škola dokorán - Empowering At-Risk Children through Community-Based Learning Hubs - Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia
Vienna Hobby Lobby - "Scaling Hobby Lobby for Educational Skills in Europe" - Austria, Germany, Romania
MID-SCALE PROGRAMMES
ArbeiterKind.de - "Empower e Connect: Volunteer Role Models Inspire Rural School Students from Non-Academic Families to Pursue Higher Education" - Germany
Asociatia Techsoup - "Teaching the Future: teaching for critical-creative-computational thinking" - Romania
Asociatia Visuri Indraznete - "CampioMATE - Campionatul de matematica pe echipe" - Romania
Breaking Grounds – Social Change through Sport - "Life Goals – Moving for the Future" - Austria
CIAI ETS – Centro Italiano Aiuti all’Infanzia ETS - "Dream Teen: supporting students realizing their full potential" - Italy
Institute for Youth Development KULT - "EduConnect BiH - Applied Learning for Inclusive Communities" - Bosnia
Lern-fair e V. - "Lern-Fair: Scaling Digital 1:1 Tutoring for Educational Equity in Germany and beyond" - Germany
META – Supporting educational opportunities - "Potential, Support, Empowerment: Improving Educational Access and Inclusiveness for Children and Youth with Migration Background" - Czech Republic
Schola Empirica, z.s. - "Skills Builder: Supporting Development of 21st Century Skills in VET and secondary schools" - Czech Republic
SMALL-SCALE PROGRAMMES
AGS (Associazione Giovanile Salesiana) per il Territorio - "SPAZIO LABS - Laboratorio di Apprendimento e Benessere" - Italy
Amigos for children Foundation - "Amigos Hospital Program - for equal opportunities" - Hungary
Ana and the Children Association - "Growth Mindset" - Romania
ArrivalAid gUG (haftungsbeschFuture Schools of Today!ränkt) - "DigitalAid" - Germany
Associazione Cultura e Sviluppo ETS - "Insieme per il futuro" - Italy
C.R.E.S.M. Centro di Ricerche Economiche e Sociali per il Meridione - "Noz Future Labs" - Italy
CISV Solidarietà s.c.s. - "School4Future" - Italy
CLUB SPORTIV GAMBITUL DAMEI IASI - "Chess in School Moldova Region" - Romania
G-LAB S.r.l. Impresa Sociale - "Mathematics with Khan Academy" - Italy
HO Međunarodni forum solidarnosti-EMMAUS - "Future Schools of Today!" - Bosnia
Mentória - "Transforming schools from within - transforming secondary schools into successful learning communities" - Slovakia
OUI - "STEM EduCamp" - Croatia
PARSEC COOPERATIVA - "COMPITI@CASA" - Italy
Real Pearl Foundation - "From school to work" - Hungary
Fundatia Romanian Angel Appeal - "Teachers and Changemakers - Design for Change Romania" - Romania
Közélet Iskolája Alapítvány School of Public Life Foundation - "Enhancing Educational Opportunities through Critical Pedagogy" - Hungary
Association Nova generacija Banja Luka - "EDU-Secure: Education and Dropout Prevention for Sustainable Futures" - Bosnia