With tangible results and the positive response of local communities, the broad Eurobank Demographic Initiative is being implemented through the PROPOSITE Family Program, announced and launched in June 2021, providing, inter alia, for the support of families in remote and remote areas. country and specifically the remote Evros, the islands of the Northeast Aegean and the Dodecanese up to Kastelorizo.
The Corporate Social Responsibility grid of the Initiative is developed in five pillars, with a far-sighted approach and a sense of social responsibility to support the family and reverse the low birth rate, in collaboration with recognized bodies, such as the NGO Mission of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens, Live and Union Together for the child.
The report of the actions is indicative of the positive response of the society to the priorities of the Initiative and to the targeting of its planning that aims to create a network of support for young families, with emphasis on nationally sensitive areas. The overall actions of the Program are evolving and will be intensified in the coming months.
Among the actions is the implementation of a study on “Demographic problem in Greece: Challenges and policy proposals”. The study, fully funded by Eurobank, is implemented by reputable scientists and collaborators of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research – IOBE and is expected to be completed in the coming months. The aim is to record the critical aspects of the demographic issue and how it is expected to affect aspects of the economy and society, employment, education, health and insurance in the coming years. But beyond the documentation, the aim of the study is to enrich the public debate on the required institutional interventions and proposals for policy measures that can mitigate the impact of the problem or its negative dynamics.
In total, since the activation of the Initiative, in the summer of 2021:
-With the financial support of the Bank, five (5) information missions have been carried out by Be-Live in Alexandroupolis, Orestiada, Samos, Fourni and Kastelorizo ​​on the issue of infertility and on the support that Be-Live can offer to those who choose to follow the path of in vitro fertilization but do not have the necessary financial means. As a result of these missions, two pregnancies and in addition four in vitro fertilization procedures are underway, for which Eurobank, through its donation to Be-Live, covers the full range of costs of medication, blood tests, fetal ultrasound, monitoring and all hospital expenses until delivery.
– In the framework of the Initiative, the Bank cooperates and financially supports the Union Together for the Child. Since the launch of the Initiative, the 11525 line has received more than 2,000 calls for advisory support, of which at least one third had a recurring frequency, demonstrating the substance of the service through the beneficiaries’ trust in the Union. At the same time, the specialized psychologists of the Union Together for the Child have conducted four (4) lifelong psychoeducational seminars in Didymoteicho and Orestiada, with a large participation of young parents and teachers.
-In 2021, Eurobank supported the operation of the Center for Child Care and Education “DIMITREION”, an initiative of the NGO Mission for the Municipality of Moschato – Tavros. “In DIMITREION” they study, are creatively employed and feed children 5 – 12 years old who come from vulnerable families. In addition, the Mission has already sent a significant number of baby packages to families in Evros and to very small islands in the North Aegean and Dodecanese, applying income criteria, which are regularly re-evaluated based on local needs and the overall progress of the Program.
-Finally, through the Eurobank Branch Network that serves the geographical areas of the Program, bank insurance products with social targeting and preferential terms are available to families who will have / had a child after April 1, 2021. Among them, the free child health insurance for 2 years for diagnostic examinations, visits to doctors and airlifting in emergencies, but also the possibility of obtaining a mortgage loan for the first or main residence with a reduced interest rate. In addition, the savings account Megalono, also with a preferential interest rate and with the first payment to the child’s account from the Bank (from € 50 to € 150).
The “Forward for the Family” Program is high on Eurobank’s ESG agenda and aspires to highlight the demographic in the public debate.
More information at Demographic Initiative “FORWARD to the family” or at 211 211 2201.
Source: Capital
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