RUSAL announces the beginning of the examination of project applications received for the RUSAL Territory competition. In 2018, 410 projects are applying for financial support from the company, the best of which can receive grants of up to 7 million rubles.

The examination consists of three stages in full-time and correspondence formats. First, applications will be evaluated by a competitive jury, which includes specialists in the field of social design, management, education and architecture, regional and Russian experts in the non-profit sector, representatives of enterprises and the Center for Social Programs of RUSAL, as well as winners of the company's grant competitions from previous years.

Simultaneously with the absentee evaluation of applications, an open online voting is taking place on the platform until March 19, thanks to which everyone will be able to get acquainted with the projects and choose the most significant and important initiatives. Last year, 60 thousand Internet users took part in such a vote.

From March 26 to March 31, the projects that receive the most points based on the results of the first two stages of the examination will be presented at public defenses with the participation of regional and federal experts and local residents. The final rating of projects is formed taking into account all three stages of assessment. The winners of the competition will be announced no earlier than April 20, 2018.

This year we expect greater attention, responsibility and objectivity from participants in the selection process for the best projects. Thanks to the increase in the grant amount, the scale of the initiatives has also increased, and the changes that will occur in cities as a result of their implementation directly depend on the participation of their residents. And the more people take part in voting and public advocacy, the higher the chances of supporting the most popular and important projects for citizens,” noted Vera Kurochkina, director of public relations at RUSAL.

Administration and organizational support of the program is provided by the Center for Social Programs (CPS) of RUSAL. Additional information about the competition can be found on the website: .

Reference:

“RUSAL Territory” is a program for the socio-economic development of territories, which involves an integrated strategic approach to the implementation of the best projects for infrastructural changes both in the entire city and in a specific microdistrict, house or yard. The program is designed to make people’s lives as comfortable and interesting as possible through the emergence of new public and cultural spaces and the modernization of facilities social infrastructure and holding cultural, developmental and sports events.

In 2012, the RUSAL Territory program was recognized by experts at the Corporate Philanthropy Leaders competition as best program, promoting the development of local communities and improving the social climate in the regions where the company operates.

The geography of the competition includes such regions as the Republic of Khakassia (Sayanogorsk), the Republic of Karelia (the town of Nadvoitsy, Segezha district), Volgograd (Volgograd), Irkutsk (Bratsk, Shelekhov, Taishet, Shelekhov district), Kemerovo ( Novokuznetsk, Belogorsk town, Tisulsky district), Murmansk (Kandalaksha), Samara (Novosemeikino village, Krasnoyarsk region), Sverdlovsk (Severouralsk, Kamensk-Uralsky, Krasnoturinsk) regions and Krasnoyarsk region (Krasnoyarsk, Divnogorsk, Achinsk, Achinsky district, Bogotol, Bogotolsky district, Nazarovo, Nazarovsky district, Tyukhtet village, Tyukhtet district, Taezhny village, Boguchansky district, Sharypovsky district).

UC RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminum producers, summed up the results of the project competition for the RUSAL Territory social program. An expert jury and city residents supported 108 initiatives, for the implementation of which the company will allocate 49 million rubles in 2017. The total cost of the projects, taking into account the contribution of partners, will be 143 million rubles.

The projects that won the competition are aimed at creating public and cultural spaces in the cities where RUSAL operates, improving courtyards and neighborhoods, as well as organizing city events: festivals, exhibitions, open film screenings, interactive excursions, city picnics, etc.

Thanks to the social program “RUSAL Territory”, city parks will be developed in Bratsk and Achinsk, a new embankment will appear in Krasnoturinsk, a historical and cultural center and a small engineering academy for schoolchildren will be created in Novokuznetsk, a playground with unusual swings will be built in Sayanogorsk, and a rope park will be opened in Volgograd and the city's first bike park. In addition, a large festival of cultures will also be held in Achinsk, a quest game “Journey through Old Kuznetsk” will be organized for residents of Novokuznetsk, a city cycling festival will be held in Sayanogorsk, and a series of excursions on mineralogy and geology will be held in Severouralsk. Each winning project will receive a grant from RUSAL in the amount of 50 thousand to 5 million rubles.

“This year, 60 thousand citizens and more than 100 experts from the federal and regional levels took part in selecting the winners of the competition - this is more than ever before in the entire history of the program. Such high involvement of residents and specialists in the examination of projects allowed us to select the most significant and relevant initiatives from 420 competitive applications, which are planned to be implemented in the cities where the company operates in the near future,” noted the deputy general director RUSAL Vera Kurochkina.

Summing up the results of the competition of the RUSAL Territory program took place in several stages: open Internet voting, public defense of projects, in-person and absentee expert councils. The competition jury included experts in the field of charity, social planning, urban planning and design, as well as representatives of regional authorities and the Center for Social Programs (CPS) of RUSAL.

For reference:

“RUSAL Territory” is a program for the socio-economic development of territories, which involves an integrated strategic approach to the implementation of the best projects for infrastructural changes both in the entire city and in a specific microdistrict, house or yard. The program is designed to make people's lives as comfortable and interesting as possible through the emergence of new public and cultural spaces, the modernization of social infrastructure facilities and the holding of cultural, developmental and sports events.

In 2017, the geography of the program includes such settlements as Abakan, Achinsk and Achinsky district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Bogotol, Bratsk, the town of Belogorsk, Tisulsky district of the Kemerovo region, Volgograd, Kamensk-Uralsky, Kandalaksha, Krasnoturinsk, Krasnoyarsk, Nazarovo and Nazarovsky district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory , village Nadvoitsy, village. Novosemeikino, Krasnoyarsk district, Samara region, Novokuznetsk, pos. Taiga, Boguchansky district, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Taishet, village. Tyukhtet Tyukhtet district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Sayanogorsk, Severouralsk and Shelekhov.

In 2012, RUSAL Territory won the “Leaders of Corporate Philanthropy” competition as the best program promoting the development of local communities and improving the social climate in the regions where the company operates. In 2014, RUSAL Territory took first place as the best project of interaction between organizations in the field of working with children and youth in the 1st All-Russian competition of best practices of employers in working with children, youth and personnel reserve"Creating the future."

Administration and organizational support of the program is provided by the Center for Social Programs (CPS) of RUSAL. Additional information about the competition can be obtained on the website www.fcsp.ru.

Press service of UC RUSAL

As part of the RUSAL Territory program, a grant competition has been held since 2010 aimed at supporting the best projects for the development of urban infrastructure and the socio-cultural environment.

Purpose of the competition:

To improve the quality of life in the cities where the Company operates through the formation of modern standards for the development of the urban architectural and socio-cultural environment and the involvement of the maximum number of stakeholders in improvement processes.

Competition objectives:

• Creation of modern and comfortable public and park and cultural spaces in the cities where the Company operates.
• Transfer of the best Russian and world practices to municipal and regional entities.
• The transition from targeted projects for the development of social infrastructure to comprehensive long-term plans for urban development and the replication of the best urban solutions.
• Support and development of local communities - leaders of urban change.

Geography of the competition:

Volgograd region: Volgograd (territory of the Traktorozavodsky district);

Irkutsk region: gg. Bratsk, Shelekhov, Taishet,

Krasnoyarsk region: Achinsk, Tayozhny village, Boguchansky district;

Murmansk region: Kandalaksha;

The Republic of Khakassia: Sayanogorsk;

Sverdlovsk region: gg. Severouralsk, Kamensk-Uralsky, Krasnoturinsk.

Competitors:

• Local government bodies (administrations) of municipalities.

Criteria for evaluating competitive applications:

• the rationale for justifying the choice of territory for the implementation of the project, including with the participation and involvement of citizens;
• the demand for the project being implemented (creating a popular place for visiting and spending leisure time by residents and tourists) in terms of achieving the greatest effect for the public territory of the relevant municipality;
• the share of raised budget funds during the preparation and implementation of the project, in relation to the estimated cost of the project;
• the number and variety of newly created objects for the implementation entrepreneurial activity within the framework of the project;
• compliance of the project with the priority areas of the Company’s social policy in this municipal formation;
• Availability necessary materials to develop a concept for the development of public space.

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Experts

Head of the cultural and leisure department of the Abakan Youth Palace.

Head of the cultural and leisure department of the Abakan Youth Palace.

Has extensive experience in organizing events. Collaborated within the “School of Success” as a trainer on the topic “organization of events” Expert in social programs of RUSAL since 2014.

Head of the project team for the development of the “Comfortable Urban Environment” direction.

Head of the project team for the development of the “Comfortable Urban Environment” direction as part of the implementation of the Novokuznetsk PCP at the MAU Multifunctional Center of the City of Novokuznetsk.

Honorary Architect Russian Federation. Expert in assessing improvement projects of the Novokuznetsk Construction College. Teacher at the Private Educational Institution of Further Professional Education "Institute of Business Education". Member of the Union of Architects of Russia.

Expert of the grant competition “Territory of RUSAL” since 2014.

Director of ANO "Social Partnership".

Director of ANO "Social Partnership".

Public figure, member of the NGO council under the head of the city of Novokuznetsk. Organizer of city volunteer events and projects. Author of winning projects of various grant programs.

Expert in the competition for a grant from the Governor of the Kemerovo Region in 2016 and 2018.

Expert at the “It’s Easy to Help” competition in 2016.

Senior Lecturer at the Department of Journalism, Siberian Federal University.

Senior Lecturer at the Department of Journalism, Siberian Federal University.
Teacher of the discipline "Internet journalism", developer and teacher of additional educational programs on social design, development of media projects for schoolchildren, author methodological recommendations on the development of social projects.
Expert at the regional competition of educational programs implemented online.

Moscow, March 23, 2017 – UC RUSAL (Hong Kong trading code stock exchange 486, on Euronext website AL, on the Moscow Exchange RUAL/RUALR), one of the world's largest aluminum producers, announces the completion of the first stage of voting for projects submitted to the competition of the social program “RUSAL Territory”.

“Compared to last year, the number of residents who decided to support the most interesting and relevant initiatives in their cities has almost tripled - then 23 thousand people took part in the voting. For us, this stage of examination is very important, since it allows us not only to involve residents in choosing the best projects, but also to assess the real needs in the development of urban spaces,” said Olga Solodilova, executive director of the Center for Social Programs of RUSAL.

In 2017, 421 projects take part in the competition, of which 179 are aimed at creating new public and cultural spaces, 73 at carrying out local improvements to a microdistrict, home or yard, and 169 at organizing cultural city events of a new format.

The winning projects will be announced no earlier than April 17, 2017. RUSAL will allocate from 50 thousand to 5 million rubles for the implementation of each of them.

For reference:

“RUSAL Territory” is a program for the socio-economic development of territories, which involves an integrated strategic approach to the implementation of the best projects for infrastructural changes both in the entire city and in a specific microdistrict, house or yard. The program is designed to make people's lives as comfortable and interesting as possible through the emergence of new public and cultural spaces, the modernization of social infrastructure facilities and the holding of cultural, developmental and sports events.

The geography of the program includes such settlements as Abakan, Achinsk and Achinsky district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Bogotol, Bratsk, the town of Belogorsk, Tisulsky district of the Kemerovo region, Volgograd, Kamensk-Uralsky, Kandalaksha, Krasnoturinsk, Krasnoyarsk, Nazarovo and Nazarovsky district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the village. Nadvoitsy, village. Novosemeikino, Krasnoyarsk district, Samara region, Novokuznetsk, pos. Taiga, Boguchansky district, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Taishet, village. Tyukhtet Tyukhtet district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Sayanogorsk, Severouralsk and Shelekhov.

In 2012, RUSAL Territory won the “Leaders of Corporate Philanthropy” competition as the best program promoting the development of local communities and improving the social climate in the regions where the company operates. In 2014, “RUSAL Territory” took first place as the best project of interaction between organizations in the field of working with children and youth in the 1st All-Russian competition of best practices of employers in working with children, youth and personnel reserve “Creating the Future”.

Administration and organizational support of the program is provided by the Center for Social Programs (CPS) of RUSAL. Additional information about the competition can be found on the website

RUSAL summed up the results of the competition for projects of the social program “RUSAL Territory”. Of the 29 applications submitted by Krasnoturyinsk residents for the competition, the expert jury supported eight initiatives, for the implementation of which the company will allocate grants in the amount of 5,670,309 rubles.

And although most of the applications from our citizens meet all the requirements of the competition, the expert council still considered it especially important to support the previously launched “Promenade Embankment” project. The completion of the pond embankment will be a significant event for all residents and guests of the city. The capital construction department of the city administration will receive the largest grant for the implementation of this priority project - 3,500,000 rubles.

The “Topolyok Sports Ground” project is to be!” it is planned to create a modern multifunctional site on the basis of the Topolek court for organizing year-round classes physical culture and sports for all categories of citizens. For these purposes, the Center for Sports Facilities was allocated a grant of 1,000,000 rubles.

Once again the initiative of the Center was supported children's creativity to create a youth information center “MediaHub”. A youth information center will be created on the basis of the CDT, which will work in two directions: technical training and training a team of journalists, correspondents, organizers and moderators. The grant amount is RUB 462,999.

And the station for young naturalists will receive grants for the implementation of two projects. This is “Weekend with a Ponytail” (RUB 281,360) - the creation of a specialized office for working with families on weekends in order to expand leisure and educational activities preschoolers with parents. And “Flowerbed of Good” (50,000 rubles) - the creation of a completely new landscape look for a flower garden on Peace Boulevard, with an area of ​​284 m2.

The scientific and educational program "Winged Metal" is a project public organization“The World of Cognitive Science”, which successfully launched in Krasnoyarsk and Novokuznetsk, is now moving to the Urals. Over the course of two days, more than 500 schoolchildren from the city of Krasnoturinsk will visit the exhibition “All Stages of Aluminum Production”, take a master class “Electrolysis” and watch a scientific and educational show about the properties of various metals “Winged Metal”. Grant 300,000 rub.

Grant in the amount of 26,000 rubles. The project of the Center for Extracurricular Activities "Rovesnik" - "District Day" - was also supported. The project is aimed at restoring city traditions, when holidays were organized and held jointly by several organizations, and caring city residents took part in the preparations. Correspondence creative competitions related to history will be held native land, with the history of the Bogoslovsky aluminum smelter.

An initiative group led by Mikhail Shik will receive a grant of 49,950 rubles to implement the idea “The second life of the skating rink.” The key event of the project will be the repair of hockey boards and a football tournament on the updated court. This will fulfill the desire of active residents to make their yard a place of family communication, uniting all residents of nearby houses.

In the near future, the Krasnoturinsky Center for Social Programs will award the winners and participants of the RUSAL Territory social program competition.