On 24 November 2023, the Olga Havel Foundation - Committee of Good Will awarded 11 teams that took part in the 4th annual student challenge "Give a Heart" and proposed how to specifically support a selected non-profit organization in their area. The challenge involved 33 student teams and a total of 163 students from across the country.
The students received financial support of up to CZK 20 000 for "their" organization, demonstrating their readiness to engage in civil society activities and help those in need. The awards were presented by Zdeněk Tůma, a member of the Foundation's Supervisory Board, and Monika Granja, its director.
Part of the festive afternoon was a discussion between students and Ondřej Hrubeš from the Scout Institute in Prague, coordinator of the "Dare" project, and Monika Granja, director of our foundation, entitled "Young people tune civil society".
We would like to thank all of you who actively participated in the 4th edition of the challange "Give a Heart"!
Supported projects:
Team "Pastýřky", Gymnasium Benešov - Hospic Dobrého Pastýře, TŘI z.ú.
Team "EaSko", Evangelical Academy - social activities, Prague 4 - Jahoda z.ú.
Team "Bílá sova", Gymnasium, Karviná, contributory organization Modrý kříž
Team "Parta z hor" - Olga Havlová Business Academy, Vocational School and Practical School, Janské Lázně - Domov sv. Josefa, Červený Kostelec
Team "BAKET", English Gymnasium and Secondary Vocational School, Pardubice - AVALONE z.s.
Team "Jirsík pomáhá", Jan Valerián Jirsík Gymnasium, České Budějovice - Centrum Agáta
Team "TABLETky", Polskie Gimnazjum im. Juliusza Słowackiego, Český Těšín - Slezská diakonie, středisko EDEN Český Těšín
Team "Podpora Sdílení", Gymnasium Otokara Březina and Secondary Vocational School Telč - Sdílení o.p.s.
Team "Hradecké sestřičky", Higher Vocational School of Health and Secondary School of Health Hradec Králové - Středisko rané péče Sluníčko
Team "Zdravka pro rodinu", Secondary Medical School and Higher Vocational School of Health, Ostrava, p. o. - Centrum pro rodinu a sociáoní péči z. s.
Team "Březnické berličky", VŠ and SOŠ Březnice - Charita Příbram, Denní stacionář
We would like to thank the Foundation "Zeměkvět" for financial support of the project.