Donation following Croatia earthquake

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Following the earthquake that hit Croatia just before the New Year, the EIB Group, through the EIB Institute, has donated €255 345. The Croatian government will use the funds to purchase temporary container houses for people who have lost their homes but do not wish...

Women refugees get a health app

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In this new episode of our series about the 15 inspiring finalists of the Social Innovation Tournament 2020, learn how Hera, a smartphone app, enables Syrian refugee women and children in Turkey to access medical services. Hera enables users to carry their medical...

EIB donation finances rare disease research project

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Every week in Europe 20 to 40 children are born with a form of rare disease called leukodystrophy that attacks and destroys the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) in children and adults. But research is improving thanks to a € 26 200 donation made in 2018...

SIT Alumni raises €1.5 million

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SIT Alumni SkillLab, a technology company that turns skills into career paths, has raised €1.5 million in its seed round of funding from Dutch impact venture fund Rubio Impact Ventures. Founded in 2018, the Social Innovation Tournament (SIT) 2020 finalist started out...

microlux appeals to donors to support microcredit

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Have some money to spare but don’t want to give it to charity? microlux, Luxembourg’s first microfinance institution, is calling on the generosity of all to set up a guarantee fund. The fund would guarantee microloans, a portion of which would benefit from a 0%...