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    Merck KGaA Performance Materials Launches €100,000 Community Involvement Initiative

    €100,000 fund will support four social projects that help communities around the world

    Merck KGaA Performance Materials Launches €100,000 Community Involvement Initiative
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    Printed Electronics Now staff07.29.20

    Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany announced that it is launching a €100,000 Community Involvement Initiative. 

     

    The company’s Performance Materials business sector will be supporting four charitable projects with €25,000 each to enable disadvantaged people to participate in digital change. 

     

    The initiative is part of the integration program following the acquisitions of Versum Materials and Intermolecular. 

     

    The projects were directly proposed by employees.

     

    “We care about people and the communities in which we operate. We take responsibility for our products, the environment and the people around us. As such, ethical and social aspects matter to us just as much as economic success,” said Kai Beckmann, member of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA and CEO Performance Materials. 

     

    Employees nominated 30 different projects from non-profit organizations around the world that could benefit from the fund. 

     

    All submissions were reviewed and evaluated based on clear parameters such as their fit with company Corporate Responsibility activities already in place, their impact on society, their contributions to advancing digital living, as well as the degree to which employees have already been involved in various initiatives in the areas of global health, environmental sustainability and education.

     

    The four selected winners will each receive €25,000 to support their projects in Asia, Africa and the US. 

     

    The funds will be able to help thousands of individuals around the world. Selecting organizations that are already being supported by Performance Materials employees follows the long-term approach set out by the Community Involvement Initiative. The projects will strengthen technology infrastructures, promote digital education and support communities in various ways.

     

    The four winning projects

    Loving Neighbors - Education in Korea (pictured)

    A multicultural childcare center in Ansan providing a stable environment for disadvantaged and multicultural students, helping them to enter a digital life through multimedia-based computer education. 26 Performance Materials employees already volunteer each quarter. The fund will be used, among other things, for a Korean language tutor, a computer room and a multimedia facility. 

     

    “We really appreciate Performance Materials’ kind interest toward Loving Neighbors. This donation from the employees of Merck KGaA will give our underprivileged and multi-cultural children in the region a new challenge and a great deal of courage. With this fund we are now able to continue providing Korean lessons to support a better integration into Korean society, set up a multimedia facility and provide a stable and healthy environment for them,” said Youngji Kim, director of Loving Neighbors.

     

    Shanghai Jinqiao Biyun Charity Fund - Digital education in China

    The organization is conducting a project to convey science and digital ideas to students living in poverty, which is expected to reach 400+ students. 

     

    More than 40 Performance Materials employees have already been engaged in this. “With the financial support of the Merck KGaA program, we are now able to buy the technical devices we have urgently needed for a while. Thank you - also on behalf of all our students who will benefit from it,” says Vivi Chen, secretary general of Shanghai Jinqiao Biyun Charity Foundation. The Community Involvement Initiative will support many schools across China, for example with multimedia equipment such as tablets, projectors and lab equipment.

     

    Social Innovation Academy (SINA) - Social solutions in Africa

    This initiative enables young people from difficult social circumstances to start social enterprises with the prospect of creating jobs for the region.

     

    The fund will be used to improve the technological infrastructure for several refugee communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. 

     

    Approximately 250 scholars will be empowered through the program until 2023. Performance Materials employees already cooperated with SINA through the AMPION East Africa start-up bus innovation tour. 

     

    “It will unleash the potential of young people to create their own solutions in the form of social enterprises," said Etienne Salborn, founder of the Social Innovation Academy.

     

    A New Leaf – Supporting communities in the US

    A New Leaf’s mission is to empower families and individuals living in poverty and crises. 

     

    Financial wellness, housing stability, and good health are the core outcome goals for the 28,000 community members served annually in the Phoenix Metro area. 

     

    Employees of Merck KGaA have become involved in this mission by dedicating over 200 hours of volunteer time to support A New Leaf. 

     

    Also, employees lend their expertise to provide insight into connecting under-employed individuals with meaningful digital and technology industry career opportunities. 

     

    “With the hands-on and financial support of Merck KGaA we can make an important contribution to the health and well-being of the communities we serve, as well as establishing a model that can be replicated in other regions," A New Leaf CEO Michael Hughes said.

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