Contest of employees’ volunteering projects

Relevant statistics

grant contests

266

applications submitted by employees

funded projects in 21 cities

200+

in attendance at the course on designing public welfare projects

The contest of volunteer projects offers employees of all SIBUR Group’s sites a chance to propose their own volunteering initiatives and secure financial support from the company in the form of a grant for a maximum amount of up to 50,000 rubles.

The contest’s goal is to

promote volunteering in the cities where the company operates, encourage the children and relatives of the company's employees to become volunteers and to implement projects that are particularly meaningful to their local communities, forge active urban communities of like-minded people organized around shared values that are supported by the company, its employees, partners, and the residents of the cities where the company has operations.

A Volunteering Project

is a range of activities implemented to address a particular community need through the efforts of volunteer groups. That is why the key role in any volunteer project is played by people who work voluntarily and pro bono.

Project topics accepted for consideration

City

improvement of public areas: parks, gardens, playgrounds, etc.
temporary or permanent redecoration of public buildings and spaces
other projects concerned with the improvement of the urban environment

Social welfare

helping the elderly, disabled children and adults, orphans, orphanages, child care facilities, and care homes for seniors,
other projects focused on supporting people in need of social care

Environmental Protection

projects aimed at discouraging municipal waste dumps as well as efforts toward land remediation and recultivation,
helping stray animals and animal shelters,
efforts to organize separate collection of certain types of waste (household appliances, batteries, etc.),
other environmental projects.

We are together

efforts to assist the elderly, people with reduced mobility, and medical personnel during the coronavirus pandemic,
other projects that can be implemented through volunteer efforts, including those that can be done remotely

Contest stages

Application submission

November 27 – December 16

An entrant needs to set up a new volunteer’s personal account on the web site or log in to an existing one, complete all required fields in the application form and submit the completed application

Evaluation of applications

starting on December 17, 2020

All submissions are evaluated by a contest commission. You may be asked for additional information and/or documents, as needed. All communications are to be conducted via e-mail

Picking the winners

by December 31, 2020

Lists of selected contest winners will be published on the website under the News section. In addition, a notification about the results of the contest will be sent to all e-mail addresses indicated in the applications

Signing contracts

by January 31, 2021

Following the announcement of the contest’s results, the grantor will enter into appropriate contracts with all of the winners, and all other necessary paperwork will be put together.

Online course on developing public welfare projects

The online social studies university Dobro. Universitet has put together a most impressive selection of training courses for both novice volunteers and experienced organizers of volunteer projects. The online course titled Development of Public Welfare Projects was prepared with the input from experts of the Formula for Good Deeds social investment program. It will be useful for all participants of the volunteering projects’ contest.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to set up my personal account and submit my application through the website? Will I still be able to send my application via e-mail, as before?

Starting in 2019, all applications are submitted for the contest only through a volunteer's
personal account on the Formula for Good Deeds program’s website. If you submitted
your application through our website but did not hear back from us within three business
days, please notify our program coordinators at volonter@formula-hd.ru.

Whom do I contact if I encounter difficulties trying to set up a personal account on the website?

If you have any questions about setting up your personal account or submitting an
application, you should contact a grant program’s coordinator at volonter@formula-hd.ru

Can an employee submit more than one bid?

One team can enter a maximum of just two projects.

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Completed projects

A Kind Heart

Anastasia Prosyanik and Dina Kireichik,
NKhTK LLC (Tobolsk)

Volunteers took part in a series of field trips as part of refurbishing Animal Shelter No. 1 and building a group enclosure for stray animals called Dog and Cat. Volunteers contributed to finding new adoptive homes for homeless animals by setting up a professional photography session. Having done this, the participants renovated another shelter for homeless animals called Right to Life working on their own and at their own expense. In total, more than 100 volunteers took part in the project.

A Boomerang of Kindness

Rimma Myagkikh and Olga Tsapyrina, Muravlenko GPP,
a branch of JSC Sibur Tyumen Gas

Working together with a schoolchildren’s volunteer group Eureka, our volunteers manufactured special badges which they later traded to shopping mall visitors in exchange for pet food for the homeless animals at the Vernoye Serdtse shelter. The campaign resulted in volunteers’ collecting 127 kg 850 grams of food and raising 5,930 rubles for buying medicines for the animals. More than 20 volunteers took part in the project.

Where there's a flower, there's honey

Yuliya Ilyina and Alexandra Konkova,
JSC Sibur-PETF (Tver)

Volunteers held a series of events for 20 elderly boarders at the Tver Gerontology Center including master classes on arts and crafts and on planting houseplants. Each event ended with a delicious tea party and some singing to guitar music. A total of 6 volunteers took part in the project’s activities.

A Shady Garden

Yulia Topanova,
JSC SIBUR-Khimprom (Perm)

As part of the project, its participants organized and conducted a series of volunteer cleanup days at the Botanical Garden of Perm State Research University. During the clean-up campaigns, the grounds were cleared of weeds and local soils were mulched with bark while the entire territory was cleaned of natural debris, with some plants being replanted and tended. A total of 64 volunteers took part in the project.

The World of Sports

Yulia Klochkova,
Trade Union representative of JSC Voronezhsintezkauchuk

Volunteers organized various sports events for 180 children either left without parental care or those who ended up in a vulnerable situation. The program of these events included charitable collection of sports gear, classes on interacting with vulnerable children, visits to orphanages to offer master classes in mini-football, basketball, table tennis, yoga, and fitness. A total of 19 volunteers took part in the project.