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May 14th, 2013

From Good to Great!

In May 2012, a violent earthquake hit the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. Its impact: 27 victims, 350 people hurt, and no less than 45,000 residents evacuated in the area surrounding Modena.
In the face of this natural catastrophe and the havoc it wreaked, a group of managers from BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions Italy wanted to [...]

Financial Education: Raising Awareness among Senior Citizens

While in previous times, the word “robbed” may have conjured images of masked thieves, today’s criminals are much more sophisticated about using the telephone, mail and internet as a means of gaining access to the elderly’s money. [...]

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Lily Ruiz

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March 5th, 2013

Philanthropy Spotlight: Hunger Free Colorado

As a part of its 2012 philanthropy award program, Bank of the West recognized the work of 9 different organizations and the positive impact they had on their communities. Here’s a look at one of the finalists in the “Innovation in Philanthropy” category: Hunger Free Colorado.
This organization works to increase access to food, specifically for [...]

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Lily Ruiz

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December 19th, 2012

Promoting Non-Violence among Children

Given the unprecedented rise in school violence – from verbal bullying to physical assault — a new initiative was launched in Bulgaria, aiming at developing social intelligence in children and promoting non-violence. [...]

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Krasimira Antimova

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December 17th, 2012

BlogTV: A Stage for Social Exchange

The programme “Suburban Youth, the France of Tomorrow”, run by the Kygel Theatre association, gives high school students from the Parisian banlieue the chance to look at social problems and human relationships from a different perspective.
Through movement and improvisation, these young people take on classic texts… not only reading them, but embodying them, and [...]

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Lily Dionne

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December 14th, 2012

Rebuilding Orchid Island, portrait by portrait

In November 2012, BNP Paribas Cardif in Taiwan launched “Image of Love”, in support of the residents of Orchid Island (Taitung County), recovering from the damage caused by Typhoon Tembin.
The program includes a photo exhibition in Taipei, a photo shoot on Orchid Island, and a series of volunteering activities conducted with the employees of BNP [...]

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Annis Hsu

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December 13th, 2012

Beating the cold in Bulgaria

During the cold winter months, BNP Paribas Bulgaria has delivered warm meals to the poor since 2002, in collaboration the Municipality of Sofia. The charitable undertaking, called the Soup Kitchen, kicked off on 3 December, and will continue until 31 March 2013. 3 additional soup kitchen centers are a part of this initiative, serving meals [...]

BlogTV: Reconnecting with one’s Kabyle roots

The “Association Culture Berbère” is a neighborhood organization that works on making Kabyle language and culture accessible for anyone interested. It aims not only to diffuse knowledge and understanding of this rich cultural heritage, but also to encourage a community spirit and social integration.
Language courses, literary or musical conferences, legal guidance and mentoring…a grab-bag of [...]

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Lily Dionne

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November 28th, 2012

BlogTV: Giving a voice to the youth of the community

Logacité—an association located near Rouen, France—is a media outlet conceived for the whole neighborhood. It was launched nearly 10 years ago by Cécile Happi, its current director, whose idea was to use her skills in journalism to make media accessible to anyone and everyone.
Through audiovisual projects, and both digital and print media, the idea is [...]