Our contribution to a fairer world
BOI is committed – we take responsibility and share our success
We share our financial success with those who need our support the most. Every year, we donate 10% of our annual profit to nonprofit social and environmental organizations around the world.
In addition, through our association B-O-Ideas – Better Organized Ideas, we sponsor social and ecological projects that aim to create long-term impact.
Doing good together – our commitment to people in need
Why we do it – and what it achieves:
Responsibility
beyond our company
We live our values not only in the office, but we also do our bit to make society better.
Long-term impact instead of one-time aid
We support sustainable projects that promote education, health, and life opportunities over the long term, with a focus on empowering people to help themselves.
Meaningful aid
directly on the ground
Thanks to our donations and partnerships, we can reach those who need it most: people rebuilding their lives after crises, poverty or catastrophes.
With this project it all started…
Make a Difference Nepal
After the 2015 earthquake disaster in Nepal, the Nepali non-profit social organization Make a Difference Nepal (MDN) was founded – with significant support from BOI – to provide immediate and direct help to the people of Nepal.
Make a Difference Nepal operates in the education and health sectors, in cooperation with several schools in the Kathmandu Valley and in the Gorkha district, one of the areas most affected by the earthquake.
The following aid projects were realized:
- emergency aid for destroyed schools: blackboards, securing clean drinking water and water for toilets, etc.
- provision of winter clothing and hygiene items, school supplies and toys
- workshops on hygiene practices, healthy nutrition, and early childhood education
Warm hugs for fireflies
BOI is the sponsor of the B-O-Ideas association.
The association has supported the Fireflies project, Nepali: Junkiri, by MDN (Make a Difference Nepal).
The goal is to provide further education for Nepali students and teachers and to promote regular school attendance for children.
In addition to activities aimed at improving education, B-O-Ideas also helps with adverse conditions that sometimes hinder school attendance – for example, by distributing warm sweaters and tube scarves.
Other aid organizations we are always happy to support
Ute Bock refugee project
- …. is a non-profit Austrian association that supports refugees with free counseling and care services. More about it here.
Laafi – initiative for development
- … has supported various health projects in Burkina Faso since 1994, in close cooperation with village communities and local initiatives. More about it here.
Doctors Without Borders
- … provides emergency medical aid in crisis and war zones around the world – often under dangerous conditions for their own lives. More about it here.
Caritas
- … helps people in need around the world, regardless of origin, religion, or gender. More about it here.
The Austrian Red Cross
- … is currently supporting local Red Cross societies in Ethiopia, Yemen, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda to help people threatened by famine. More about it here.
One World Youth – Don Bosco project Austria
- … works in national and international youth welfare and sustainable development cooperation to help young people with support and guidance in life. More about it here.
Umbrella brand “Neighbour in need”
- … is a foundation made up of eight major Austrian aid organizations, with the Austrian broadcasting ORF as its media partner. Our donation supports the fight against famine in Africa. More about it here.
UNHCR
- … works worldwide to ensure that people threatened by persecution can find asylum in other states. More about it here.
UNICEF Austria
- … helps in famine-threatened regions of Africa, among other things, to protect children early from severe acute malnutrition and disease. More about it here.
Vinzenzgemeinschaft Eggenberg
- … supports people in Austria who have fallen on hard times and live in poverty: people with addictions, the homeless, ex-prisoners, etc. More about it here.
"DüK – A roof over your head"
- … provides homeless people with shelter from the weather, a place of retreat, and a chance for a new beginning. More about it here.
And many more…
