{"id":23335,"date":"2020-01-22T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-www.sii.pl\/?p=23335"},"modified":"2020-03-26T11:51:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T11:51:05","slug":"sii-power-volunteers-are-unstoppable-a-summary-of-sii-poland-charity-projects-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/news-feed\/sii-power-volunteers-are-unstoppable-a-summary-of-sii-poland-charity-projects-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Sii Power Volunteers are unstoppable! A summary of Sii Poland charity projects in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sii Power Volunteers is a CSR program implemented by Sii&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Poland<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in which over 1 000 volunteers and activists from the company engaged in 2019 for the benefit of those who need help, joining forces during charitable campaigns. The beginning of the new year is a good opportunity to summarize the projects of the 5th and 6th edition of the program.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sii Poland for society&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sii Power Volunteers is a grant program, to which the call for submissions is carried out twice a year. Its goal is to help those in need and to involve as many people as possible in their activities, not only from Sii&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Poland<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, but also friends, family&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;local communities. In addition to the program, through organizational and financial assistance, the company also supports a number of local activities involving employees in particular branches.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">116 volunteers of&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PSii<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;Patrol&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpe-col wpe-col-12-12\">\n<div class=\"wpe-col-1\">\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">One of the nationwide projects under Sii Power Volunteers was summer support for local shelters for homeless animals. More than 116 volunteers from Wroc\u0142aw, Krak\u00f3w, Katowice and Gda\u0144sk got involved in helping their four-legged friends \u2013 Sii Poland employees together with their families and friends helped cleaning pens, renovating kennels, walking dogs and collecting food for animals. Together, they worked for over 260 hours, for which Sii Polska donated a total of over 50 000 PLN for the renovation of 3 shelters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the end of July, this project was described in detail in the following&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/psii-patrol-116-sii-volunteers-worked-for-over-260-hours-in-a-nationwide-project-to-support-local-shelters-for-homeless-animals\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">article.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpe-col-2\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uH0iFyow-gQ\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Competence volunteering in Sii Poland<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most of the company&#8217;s employees are engineers who work with advanced technologies on a daily basis. Programs and applications they create have a real impact on the lives of millions of people. Thanks to using their competences, Sii Poland experts also realize their passion for technology as volunteers, fighting digital divide during workshops on computer use and programming.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Volunteers from the company&#8217;s Katowice branch conduct IT classes for seniors and children. Elderly people learn how to use a smartphone, how to navigate safely on the Internet, or how to use the Office Suite.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/sii-power-volunteers-fighting-the-digital-divide\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">In an interview,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0141ukasz Hucz, Test and Analysis Engineer, told about the Senior Club at the Piastun Equalization of Opportunities Foundation.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A second group of volunteers from Katowice devotes their time to bringing IT closer to children from the parish lounge.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Malwina Bartk\u00f3w and Robert Goleniec&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">assure<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that every hour devoted to sharing knowledge with the youngest at risk of technological exclusion brings great satisfaction and is a valuable experience for both parties. Volunteers from Sii Warsaw have a similar opinion, who organized a series of workshops on the basics of robotics to make time for the youngest patients of endoenterological wards in selected Warsaw hospitals. The initiative of Sii Poland engineers is the best treatment for little patients against hospital boredom and stress.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over 1,500 people for ISKIERKA Foundation<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The project, initiated in Sii Katowice, was created for ISKIERKA Foundation and the Upper Silesian Children&#8217;s Health Center. The company decided to encourage its employees to participate in a national&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sports challenge and engage in the collection of clothes that allowed the transfer of over 50 000 PLN for the renovation of the rooms adjacent to the magnetic resonance imaging studio. As part of the Endomondo Sii competition for ISKIERKA Foundation, over 1,500 employees and sports enthusiasts joined the joint calories burn. Over 30 volunteers from Sii Poland were involved in the final event of decorating the renovated hospital rooms. National media wrote about the official opening of the magnetic resonance studio, equipped by the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, and details of the campaign were also described in the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/sii-power-volunteers-and-iskierka-foundation-paint-the-world-of-little-patients-of-a-hospital-in-katowice\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">article on the company&#8217;s website<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Local initiatives<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to projects implemented as part of the Sii Power Volunteers program, Sii Poland also organizes many local ventures eagerly joined by numerous employees. A great example<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;are the pre-Christmas campaigns &#8211; each branch prepared its activities, which were often inspired by employees&#8217; ideas. Among others Sii showcased Charity Food Festivals in Gda\u0144sk, Pozna\u0144, Warsaw and \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, supporting well-known local initiatives, such as Pozna\u0144<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ZupaNaGlownym\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Zupa<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">na<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">G\u0142\u00f3wnym<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or individual people. Sii Krakow project is also worth mentioning, where employees collected over 5,000 PLN during Christmas fundraising, and then carried out renovation at the home of a teenager in need, supported by the Beautiful Angels Association in Krakow.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:288}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As of now, the company&#8217;s employees are planning projects that they will submit in the spring round &#8211; any employee can apply for a funding for their project. In 2020, Sii Polska will carry out two editions of Sii Power Volunteers Program.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Due to the fact that the program is becoming more and more popular and engages increasing number of volunteers, in 2019 Gregoire Nitot, CEO of Sii Poland, decided to increase the program budget &#8211; the company is currently allocating 500 000 PLN annually to its means as well as the second flagship CSR program (Passion Sponsorship)&nbsp; Thanks to this, projects are becoming more visible while social commitment of the company and its employees increases. This is also appreciated by candidates for whom the employer&#8217;s social responsibility is important.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">What are the impressions of people involved in the projects?<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nWatch <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uH0iFyow-gQ\" rel=\"nofollow\" >the video<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sii Power Volunteers is a CSR program implemented by Sii&nbsp;Poland, in which over 1 000 volunteers and activists from the &hellip; <a class=\"continued-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/news-feed\/sii-power-volunteers-are-unstoppable-a-summary-of-sii-poland-charity-projects-in-2019\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":26336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"views\/single-old-pressroom.blade.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[78,318,1182,1286,1282,314],"class_list":{"0":"post-23335","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"tag-power-people","8":"tag-sii-power-volunteers","11":"tag-esg"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/p13.jpg","category_names":["CSR","Life of Sii"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sii.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}