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Kindergarten “Decja radost” in Svijanac, which was damaged in last year’s floods, has been reconstructed thanks to the companies and individuals who donated to the cause. Reopening of Kindergarten on Wednesday, February 18th 2015 brought joy to as much as 450 children who attended Kindergarten before the floods.
President of our company’s Management Board, Silvana Trickovic, pointed out that it is an obligation of everybody to help the ones who are in need:
– “That is especially the case in hard times and situations. Our little means a lot to them. We are extremely glad that we were able to help children and parents of Svilajnac and that the kindergarten will once again be full of children’s joy.”
Kindergarten “Decja radost” in Svilajnac was greatly damaged during catastrophic flooding which hit our country last year. The whole management of our company was united in the efforts to gather significant donation for the reconstruction of “Decja radost”. NBG Leasing wishes to point out that socially responsible behavior does not depend on whether some disaster will happen or not; it is our way of doing business.

NBG Leasing started this New Year’s holiday season in a best possible way – by giving. The leasing company decided to visit little kids from the Center for the protection of infants, children and youth in Zvecanska Street and give them an unforgettable experience – tour of Auto Museum Belgrade.
The children from Zvecanska street were delighted to see old timers exposed in the museum, Mercedes being the one which drew the most attention. Toy cars of the German car manufacturer were the most impressive part of the gifts which were given to the children by NBG Leasing representatives after the tour.
And while the little kids were playing with yet another gift – Mercedes McLaren remote control cars, representatives of NBG Leasing addressed the assembled guests and highlighted the importance of providing the support to the children. Besides candy and toys which brought enormous joy to the children, NBG Leasing also donated the package of 260 diapers which are very much needed for the adequate protection of the youngest kids in the Center.

On December 11th the representatives of NBG Leasing held a lecture within the Youth to business forum which was organized by AISEC in Belgrade. The subject of the lecture was “Efficient communication”. It presented skills of business communication in an interesting and practical way to young students.
Participants were very satisfied, not only because of what they learned about communication, but also because they were shown the way one leasing company functioned in practice. NBG Leasing will also try to be very closely involved in providing the youth with additional education in the future.

NBG Leasing will continue providing care and assistance to the people in flood-affected areas.
Our employees started an initiative of collecting and delivering, once a week, aid to collective centers and other priority locations in accordance with the situation on the field.
We will be engaged whenever it is needed, along with people from affected areas and humanitarian aid will continue for as long as it is necessary.

Floods caused by heavy rain swept Serbia. Ten thousands of people were evacuated, and the Serbian government declared the state of emergency in the country.
It was our human and moral obligation and a desire to help affected population as soon as possible. That is why, on May 19th NBG Leasing donated one million dinars to the account of the Serbian Red Cross to help the people in flood-affected areas. Vojvođanska Banka delivered two trucks of food, hygiene products and baby equipment to Collection centers in New Belgrade. More than 1700 employees of NBG Group in Serbia are actively involved in the campaign.
We are of the opinion that humanity and empathy at this time is necessity, and we want to invite all our partners to join us in this initiative and help these people in need as much as they can.
NBG Leasing sympathizes with residents in areas affected by floods, and will continue monitoring and helping the affected citizens as well as its customers in these areas.

Drop-in Center, whose activities are sponsored by the Youth Integration Center, has celebrated the fifth anniversary. On this occasion, the representatives of NBG Company donated funds for the education and on training of three protégés of the Drop-in Center. Youth can choose among thirty different vocations. The goal of NBG-launched initiative is to help children and facilitate their integration into community by increasing their chances for employment. Once they have undergone the training program and completed the professional practice, they will receive internationally recognized certificates.
On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Drop-in Center, the children and youth presented their original audiovisual works of art, showing how much they have grown over the five years, what were they doing, what they were thinking and how they were creating. The motto of the anniversary celebration was “The Fifth Anniversary – Through the Eye of the Camera and Recorded Audio Material” (“Oko i glas za peticu”).
“We have achieved a great success over the past years. I am proud to say that NBG Leasing staff has been supporting the Drop-in Center for two years now and will certainly continue to do so. We have provided funds and pointed to the significance of investing in education of these children. All protégés should acquire qualifications and be included as active members into community life”, said Ms. Silvana Trickovic, President of the Executive Board of NBG Leasing.
Drop-in Center was the Project of the Center for Youth Integration launched in 2007; today, it is defined as the service provided within the system of welfare. Since it was founded, the Drop-in Center has registered over 500 beneficiaries and there are 150 children and youth who come to the Center on daily basis. Among them, 128 children have school report cards; 130 children have been issued health insurance cards. As much as 40 percent of the children and youth that come to the Drop-in Center on regular basis have either permanently quit or rarely practice street-involved activities.

The representatives of NBG Leasing paid a visit to the children from the Drop-in Center at Narodnih heroja Street in New Belgrade and donated much-needed clothes, school supplies and sweets.
NBG leasing wished to demonstrate its socially responsible behavior by donating clothes to homeless children without parental care. “With this initiative, we wanted to support and help the children from “Drop-in” Center, so they could have clean, necessary and appropriate clothes to wear during their common daily activities, as well as necessary school supplies.
We want to send a message that through our joint efforts we can achieve a lot for all children”, remarked NBG employees – the originators of the idea.
Over 90% of the children, staying at the “Drop-in” Center, are of Romany nationality. When it is cold, about 50 kids come to the Center on daily basis. All of them (age 4-18), need warm clothes and footwear. Over the past two years the Youth Integration Center in Belgrade have registered more than 180 children living in the streets, parks, abandoned houses and shafts.
Last year, NBG Leasing also gave personal contribution to helping and supporting the children from the Drop-in Center. The donation included clothes, school supplies and sweets.

NBG Leasing, the Company that supported the purchase of hundred new baby incubators within a humanitarian campaign entitled “Battle for Babies”, was awarded the “Medal of the Hero Company” at the ceremony held at the Central Hall of National Assembly House of the Republic of Serbia on 17th November, 2011.
Once again, the Company confirmed the motto “It is possible because we believe” and joined the battle lines of contributors assisting the babies in winning a decisive battle.
“We provided money by reallocating the funds intended for the purchase of New Year gifts to our business partners; in this way, we helped our youngest and the most vulnerable fellow citizens”, said Ms. Silvana Trickovic, the Director of NBG Lizing and added that “the fact that, as the consequence of outdated incubators in Serbia, the death rate of the babies weighing 1000 gr exceeds 65%, cannot leave anybody indifferent. It is a high time all socially-responsible companies supported those waiting for the much needed help.
So far, B92 campaign “Battle for the Babies” have raised the funds for the purchase of more than 160 modern incubators thus satisfying three-quarters of the needs of a health care system. Over 80 companies, 500 individuals and about 170 small enterprises, kindergartens, schools, stores, associations of citizens, faculties and sport clubs donated funds for the campaign. Incubators are to be placed in 40 health institutions all over Serbia.

NBG Leasing supports Day Care Centre for at-risk Children and Youth.
At a ceremony held on 11th October 2011 at the Belgrade City Council, the “Place in the Heart” Fund presented financial awards to organizations whose projects had the greatest influence on local communities in 2010. The company NBG Leasing took part in this initiative by donating 200,000 dinars to the second best, Krusevac-based association “Korak Napred” (“A Step Forward”) with its project “Day Care Centre for Children and Youth at-risk”.
“Our aim is to raise awareness of the importance of civic activism, of its contribution to local communities and the society as a whole. Citizens’ volunteer efforts, supported by the business community and local governments, can go a long way towards achieving worthy and noble goals. A successful local government is one that fosters an environment in which citizens can effectively exercise their right to participate in the decision-making process and contribute towards local community development, a cause that we passionately support. The project rewarded by NBG Leasing highlights the importance of integration of all social groups, in particular those at risk, helping them see themselves in a new, better light and recognize their full potential”, said Ms Silvana Trickovic, the CEO of NBG Leasing.
The main objective of the project “A Step Forward” is to organize a Day Care Centre to facilitate the development of primary and secondary prevention systems for the children and youth with behavioral issues. Project activities started with parallel efforts to organize the service, to adapt and furnish premises in the city center, to educate professionals from associate institutions and to consistently implement protection procedures and programs. The activities are methodologically adapted to best suit the needs of beneficiaries through individual and group focus.