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Arval’s international
network
arval’s social responsibility policy
focuses on the combat against social
exclusion and helping integrate the
disabled into social and professional life.
arval’s local offices support a variety
of organisations, such as the elePaP
association for disabled children in
greece, the jasnenka foundation in
the czech republic, sos children’s
villages in germany, unicef in Poland
and the mohammed-v foundation in
morocco.
bnp paribas egypt and
egyptian food bank
in 2009, bnP Paribas egypt joined forces
with the egyptian food bank (efb) in
its mission to overcome hunger. the
efb won recognition from the united
nations in 2008. throughout the year,
the bank helped provide food to two
villages in upper egypt, and sponsored
the efb’s educational and promotional
campaign on tv and in other media to
combat food wastage and encourage
donations. during ramadan, employees
were granted a day’s leave to work
voluntarily for the efb in putting together
food parcels for the poor.
ubci and sos children’s
villages
for the second year running in 2009,
ubci, the bank’s tunisian subsidiary,
supported the sos children’s villages
association by organising a drawing
competition in three sos villages in
gammarth, siliana and mahrès. the
theme this year was the environment.
sos children’s villages, an association
that helps vulnerable children with no
parental care, brought together a jury
of artists, volunteers and employees
of the bank. Prizes were awarded to
the three best drawings in each village.
sos children’s villages is also
supported in algeria by bnP Paribas
el djazair and in morocco by the bmci
foundation.
bnp paribas Wealth
management and
Ateliers sans frontières
in 2009, as part of its recycling initiatives,
bnP Paribas wealth management
continued its partnership with the association
Ateliers sans Frontières, whose
mission is to help bring stability to the
personal and professional lives of the
most excluded. bnP Paribas wealth
management donates its used computer
equipment to the association to
help it create jobs and equip educational
associations in northern africa
and eastern europe.
bnl and support
for l’Aquila earthquake
victims
on 9 july 2009 in the town of l’aquila in
italy, bnP Paribas and bnl took part in
the inauguration of the Arti e spettacolo
association’s sale per lo spettacolo, in
the presence of a number of celebrities.
sale per lo spettacolo, which is financed
by the banks, was created after the
earthquake that ravaged the italian region
of abruzzo on 6 april 2009. l’aquila
was particularly badly hit with the loss
of 299 lives, thousands of people injured
and 18,000 people left homeless.
the bnP Paribas foundation provided
financial support to organise and
present a variety of events and workshops,
to meet families in their makeshift
homes and also to pay the artistes
a modest sum for their contribution. this
initiative not only provides support for
the victims but also encourages artists
to stay in the region.
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sos children’s villages
the egyptian food bank