Charity projects
The charity projects that received donations from the IAEA Staff Association in 2017 are as follows:
1% for Development Fund
The 1% for Development Fund is an independent association of staff members and ex-staff members of the organizations of the UN system who pledge to donate 1% of their salaries each month to support small scale development projects. The Fund finances about ten different projects a year in different cities in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa. Four examples of the projects supported in 2017 include repairs and equipment for a shelter in Yemen; a drinking water project in Nigeria; the construction of two wells in Senegal; and support for a tailoring and embroidery project in Tanzania.
Amount donated: €10 000.00
Behindertenhilfe fuer Indien
This organization is a Vienna-based Charity raising funds to help handicapped children in Kerala, India, Examples of projects include:
- The purchase of Wheel Chairs, elbow crutches and rehabilitation equipment for 50 physically disabled children from poor families; and
- The construction of Toilets for the poor disabled children in their homes.
Amount donated: €10 000.00
SOS Kinderdorf
1. "147 Rat auf Draht" is an initiative by SOS-Kinderdorf which is the only emergency hotline dedicated for children, young people, and their support persons.
Amount donated: €10 000.00
2. The telephone number is available anonymously and free of charge around the clock. In addition to the telephone counselling provided, RaD also offers anonymous online counselling, a WhatsApp service, and provides various information on their website. It also manages the free hotline for missing children.
Amount donated: €10 000.00
3. "SOS-School Beaming" supports children without parental care or at risk of losing it in Austria and also supports programmes in developing countries such as Uganda, Peru, Nepal, Bosnia, Thailand, Sri Lanka.
Amount donated: €10 000.00
Stadtdiakonie, Wien
1. "s Häferl": Meals for homeless
Amount donated: €10 000.00
2. "Lernen mit leerem Bauch?-Geht nicht!" - Learning with empty stomach?-It doesn't work! The Stadtdiakonie provides snacks to children in Austrian schools who are coming to school hungry.
Amount donated: €10 000.00
NF Kinderklinik
Rare Disease research (Neurofibromatosis), an innovative project which improves the healthcare for patients of the rare disease of Neurofibromatosis.
Amount donated: €10 000.00
St Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute
Multidisciplinary research on cancer.
Amount donated: €10 000.00
Flüchtlingsprojekt Ute Bock
"Ute Bock Bildungszentrum" helps refugees who want to learn, but cannot afford education.
It provides German courses for refugees, basic education, tutoring for children, competence checks, vocational courses, conversation, cultural encounters and more.
Amount donated: €10 000.00
Caritas Wien
"FrauenWohnzimmer" project provides food, hygiene products, washing powder for the day center, as well as excursions with the users of the day center.
Amount donated: €10 000.00