The Vienna, Austria-based logistics provider has teamed up with numerous charity organizations across the globe, for supporting victims of the C-19 pandemic. The initiative is part of the company’s sustainability strategy to help people in need.
In Slovakia, cargo-partner decided to help bring joy to elderly people by supporting the project “How much love can you fit into a shoebox.” For the third year in a row, volunteers of
the charity Koľko lásky organized the nationwide collection of Christmas gifts for seniors in retirement homes. To support this project, cargo-partner provides space in the iLogistics Center
Bratislava free of charge and contributes several boxes of gifts put together by its local staff. As of mid-December 2020, cargo-partner has already organized the palletization and storage of
more than 3,050 boxes. These are currently being distributed to retirement homes and senior citizens who are living alone.
Further to this, cargo-partner organized a toy donation for a daycare center and kindergarten for Roma and Sinti children at the Orechov Dvor settlement in Nitra, Slovakia. In 2019, the logistics
provider had organized a “Family Day” event for employees and their families at the company headquarters near Vienna Airport. cargo-partner has been supporting the daycare center in cooperation
with the charity organization “Jugend Eine Welt” since 2014.
Sustainable farming in Rwanda with Caritas
Still in Slovenia, the local subsidiary in cooperation with Caritas Rwanda, organized the development project “More efficient use of resources for sustainable survival in Karongi District,
Rwanda” from 2018 to 2020. The initiative was co-financed by the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and cargo-partner in Slovenia also supported the good cause. The project involves 600
families in need who are mainly living from agriculture. The aim of the charity is to educate people living in the Karongi District and provide them with the necessary equipment for sustainable
farming methods and other economic activities with a long-term income. cargo-partner in Slovenia supported the transport of five machines for producing sustainable compressed earth bricks from
Slovenia to the Rwandan towns Mutun and Gashari.
COVID-19 aid for India with “Jugend Eine Welt”
Densely populated India is among the countries most strongly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. In order to keep the number of new infections as low as possible and to ensure the survival of
thousands of families, the nonprofit organization Jugend Eine Welt started a series of relief measures in cooperation with their long-standing project partner, the Don Bosco Network India.
cargo-partner has been working with Jugend Eine Welt for more than ten years. This year, the logistics provider decided to forego its traditional Christmas gifts for customers and instead use the
funds to support this important initiative in India. The project has been able to reach over two million people with food packages, hygiene kits and counseling talks.
Transport of school supplies to Kosovo
Kosovo, one of the poorest countries in the Balkans, is hard hit by high unemployment rates. To provide help, cargo-partner was happy to support H. Stepic CEE Charity with the transport of
donations to over 270 schoolchildren aged six to fourteen from Austria to Prizren. The shipment included essential school supplies, school bags and tablets that will give children in need the
chance to advance their education even in times of COVID-19 and homeschooling. The handover of the donation took place as part of a press conference where UNICEF announced its plan to support the
project and cooperate on similar initiatives in the future.
Minibus for children of the Klokánek Project with A-B Help
The Czech association A-B help s.r.o. brings together non-profit organizations and socially responsible companies to purchase minibuses that enable children, seniors and people with disabilities
to get to school, hospital or on a trip. Up until today, 27 minibuses have been purchased for a good cause. cargo-partner in the Czech Republic has been working with A-B Help since 2019. This
year, the company supported the purchase of a minibus for the Klokánek project. Klokánek is an initiative of Fond Ohrožených dětí (endangered children’s fund). The aim of the charity is to offer
children temporary family care instead of institutional care until they can return to their families or are permanently adopted or fostered.
Essential goods for families in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In summer 2020, the cargo-partner branch in Bosnia and Herzegovina donated and delivered 70 humanitarian aid packages consisting of food, toiletries and essential goods. The boxes, marked with
the words “We believe in your smile,” went to the organizations “Obraduj nekoga”, “Pomozi.ba” and “Srce za Djecu”. Obraduj nekoga was founded in 2017 and focuses on helping socially endangered
families and supporting mothers to be. Pomozi.ba, founded in 2012, aims to help marginalized groups in the country, from orphans and single parents up to elderly citizens and immigrants. Srce za
Djecu was founded in 2003 and focuses exclusively on helping children with cancer and their families.
Corporate responsibility across cultural borders
The year 2020 has brought about unprecedented challenges for the global economy, with the ongoing pandemic, wide-spread lockdowns, travel restrictions and overwhelmed medical systems. In many
cases, these factors have contributed to exacerbate the situation of people who were already living in difficult circumstances. Stefan Krauter, CEO of cargo-partner, states: “We believe that
as an international company, we have a responsibility to help create a better future. For cargo-partner, social responsibility means the obligation to create sustainable improvements beyond
national and cultural borders. We are glad that we can do our small part to support these important initiatives and help those in need during this challenging time.”
In Austria, Mr. Krauter was just elected “logistics manager of the year” by the Austrian transport magazine “Verkehr”, this way applauding the rapid international expansion of the company in
recent times.
Heiner Siegmund
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