There are thousands of domestic organizations in the non-profit sector that operate without money or only have expenses. 174 of them are located in Baranya. Tesco can even help them You choose, we help program, which was announced for the 15th time.
So far, the initiative has contributed to the implementation of more than 2,000 projects supporting local communities with financial funding exceeding half a billion forints. In the anniversary round, which started on April 8, Tesco will provide another total of HUF 42 million for the implementation of matters important to local residents. The most successful applicants will receive HUF 400,000 in support in 60 districts across the country.
Based on the latest data from the KSH, in 2022 there were 60,878 foundations and social non-profit organizations in Hungary, and only a quarter of them won income through tenders, while 6.8 percent of them operated without money or income. Among other things, Tesco can provide them with financing support You choose, we help community tender program. Since 2016, the department store chain has usually announced the initiative twice a year, and in its 15th round, it once again provides HUF 42 million in financial support to 150-200 organizations across the country.
During the 14 rounds so far, Tesco has supported the implementation of nearly 2,100 local community projects with a total of more than half a billion forints. During this time, more than 5,300 applications were received, of which the department store chain awarded nearly 2,400, and awarded 22 with a special award. In the Baranya county, he has successfully applied several times over the years, among others for Vidéken Jó! Foundation, the Hétágfa Egyesület and the Nevetnikék Foundation. In this way, special programs such as the promotion of poultry farming with a mobile henhouse, the renovation of a press house, the introduction of traditional weaving to children and adults, or the creation of eco-toys to help the rehabilitation of children undergoing treatment in medical institutions, could be implemented.
The You choose, we help In its anniversary round, between April 8 and May 3, 2024, Tesco is waiting for applications from local organizations, friendly communities, nurseries, kindergartens and schools without a foundation, as well as non-profit small and medium-sized enterprises, even condominiums and housing cooperatives or informal groups, whose initiative they want to contribute to the development of the life of the local community.
The special feature of the program lies in the fact that Tesco entrusts the distribution of the financial framework available in the current round to local customers, as they are the ones best able to judge which of the pre-juried initiatives they consider the most deserving of support. Based on their votes, the first place winner in each of the 60 districts will receive HUF 400,000, the second with the most votes will receive HUF 200,000, and the third will receive HUF 100,000. In addition, the independent experts recommend one or more applicants for an additional special award based on professional aspects such as sophistication, innovativeness, creativity and sustainability.
According to reports, two-thirds of the income of non-profit organizations comes from grants. The proportion of tender funds in Baranya county is the 5th lowest, 7.8 percent, which is below the national average of 8.6 percent, Nóra Hevesi pointed out. Tesco’s head of communication in Hungary added that the goal of the program is to provide as many local communities as possible throughout the country with a financial contribution to the implementation of initiatives that are important to the people living there. Our regularly returning applicants make smart use of the opportunity, so there are 12 organizations that have received a total of HUF 2 million in support from us in recent years, two of them around HUF 4 million.
In the current round, applications can be submitted through the program’s website until May 3. Once again, the applications received will be judged by independent experts of the Effekteam Association, and they will select which initiatives can go on to the store voting stage. After that, between July 15 and August 11, 2024, Tesco customers in all stores can decide with their votes which tender will receive how much support.
