msg life Slovakia helps charities with financial and material donations
If you’re worried about the pre-Christmas rush and you’re chasing presents until the last minute, there are plenty of people who would love to swap with you. Especially those who have lost the roof over their heads, are in a bad financial situation or have health problems. These are the ones we at msg life Slovakia have been thinking about the most during the month of December. The IT segment was only partially affected by the pandemic, so this year we decided to support not only our colleagues, but also selected charities dedicated to helping people in need. Thanks to our material and financial donations, they were able to forget about their difficult life situation for at least a small moment and spend Christmas in peace.
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msg life helped several charities
“It started innocently. Like every year, my colleagues and I talked about what we were going to give our employees this time. We thought about it for so long that we even came up with the theme of charity.” explains the birth of the idea office manager Zuzana. After a difficult selection process, we decided to choose several charities that focus on helping people in need. This Christmas we supported both financially and materially the Platform of Families of Children with Disabilities (Platforma rodin deti so zdravotnym znevyhodnenim), the Malicek civic association that helps families of premature babies, the NGO Dobry anjel with a focus on helping those who need it the most, and the NGO Plamienok, which provides free home care for terminally ill children and help with the loss of a child. We have not forgotten about the Kto pomoze Slovensku initiative, which aims to provide financial and material assistance to health professionals and medical facilities affected by the pandemic, or the Stopa, Vagus, Depaul and Stedra vecera, which help homeless people. Our hearts have also been won by the organization Sloboda zvierat, which is dedicated to rescuing and caring for stray and abused animals and then finding them a new home. At the same time, we would like to appeal to everyone who can to help these organizations. It does not have to be financial or material help. It is enough if you walk the dogs once in a while or help as a volunteer.
Selection process of non-profit organizations
Throughout the year, we focus primarily on the satisfaction of our employees. We are constantly preparing new benefits and interesting events or activities to make them feel their best at msg life. “However, our team is also growing and there is finally room to focus on helping people in need,” adds Zuzana. The company’s office department therefore drew up a list of organizations it would like to help and gradually began to approach them. “We would prefer to help everyone, but we had to choose a selection strategy,” explains recruiter Dominika. We followed a number of criteria when selecting the non-profit organizations. We decided that this year we would support Slovak charities with a specific focus. “Our priority was to help mainly sick and abandoned children, people in need, health professionals, but also animals,” adds Dominika. The cooperation with the organizations lasted several weeks, and communication with them was very effective. Some organizations and associations provided us with a precise list of things they needed to make it easier to run the company. This not only made our work easier, but also provided the necessary equipment for people in need and abandoned pets in shelters.
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Material and financial donations for a good cause
msg life Slovakia was able to make Christmas more enjoyable for several families and homeless people not only thanks to the help of employees, but also thanks to funding from the parent company msg life. “Our company has invested money in charitable activities thanks to the support of our parent organization, which is based in Germany. It is not important for us to talk about specific amounts, what is important is that the money went into good hands and for the right purpose,” says Dominika. We have been volunteering throughout the year, but it was only in December that we really started to help. Developers, testers or actuaries together with their children helped in delivering food to the dog shelter or collecting clothes for homeless people. The furries were delighted to receive up to 80 kg of kibble, we provided them with material donations and some dogs were also happy to go for walks during the year. As part of the company swap, we managed to collect a car full of warm clothes for people im need. “Everyone has been helpful and supportive, for which we owe them a big thank you,” adds Zuzana. However, we were not always able to help with material donations. In such cases, we supported the selected organizations financially. For example, we organized a collection to buy expensive breathing apparatuses for sick children. In addition to our company, our dear colleagues also volunteered to participate in the collection, for which we thank them immensely. msg life Slovakia would like to continue similar charitable activities in the future. “The IT world is an area that has not been so badly affected by the pandemic. Thanks to this, we can continue to contribute to a better life in Slovakia and support good projects and ideas. In the future, we also want to focus on environmental issues and contribute to a cleaner and greener planet. We believe that we will be able to take the first steps already this spring,” concludes Zuzana.
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