Enel Cuore
Encyclopedia
Enel Cuore Onlus is the Italian non-profit organization created by Enel
– the largest electricity company in Italy
– created to coordinate and manage company funds for charity
and solidarity
. The associations funds come primarily from the “generosity” of Enel and other companies managed by Enel. Enel Cuore is thus a supply institution which supports projects related to social welfare
, health
, education
, and sports, favoring those who live in less fortunate conditions, in particular related to infancy, youth
, and old age, as well as those who are ill and/or disabled. Onlus operates in Italy
and abroad collaborating with people, non-profit organizations, volunteers and institutions.
2003 by the project, supported by Enel
and its subsidiaries, in order to create a non-profit organization separate from the company itself Charitable organization|and able to carry out activities in support of communities, families and individuals while maintaining the ideals of cooperation
.
and throughout the world, 33,520,533 euro with which 317 projects have been financed in Italy
and abroad according to the selection criteria defined by its own statute
.
Enel Cuore interventions cover areas such as social welfare and social services, education, sports, and are designed for people living in difficult conditions: children, the ill, the elderly and people with disabilities.
Enel Cuore supports structural interventions such as, the construction and renovation of service centers, shelters, and schools. Furthermore, it purchases essential equipment and materials for the health and psychological well-being those in need, sick or disabled. Benefits of the intervention go directly to individuals in need and their families.
Enel Cuore does not finance, however, research projects, training courses, management costs or awareness or information campaigns.
and abroad, particularly in countries where Enel is present. The majority of international interventions regard Asia
and Latin America
.
In Italy, Enel Cuore works to carry out solidarity initiatives promoted by institutions and nonprofit organizations, by funding both national and local projects that arrive throughout the country. The non-profit organization also organizes charitable initiatives in partnership with other foundations and corporate institutions with which it has developed a "network" in order to optimize its own development and social values of the business association.
On an international level, Enel Cuore works to carry out solidarity
initiatives promoted by different associations, NGOs and by the international community. The work undertaken abroad focuses on the support of communities living in extremely poor areas and concentrate mainly on children and young people living in poverty in areas affected by war or natural disasters in compliance with the International Convention on Children’s Rights (UN Convention 1989
) in order to ensure their right to health
, education
and play
.
The non-profit organization is currently present in: Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Albania
, Bulgaria
, Romania
, Slovakia
, Russia
, Morocco
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
, Kenya
, Nigeria
, Nicaragua
, Mexico
, Costa Rica
, Guatemala
, El Salvador
, Panama
, United States of America.
The non-profit organization requests funding by completing an application form available on the association’s website. Each request for assistance is submitted through a careful and transparent selection, evaluation, and approval process. Specifically, the guidelines adopted by the association observe:
Each initiative is analyzed by the Executive Council in accordance with the criteria specified in the statute, which refer to:
, CEO of Enel
President of the Assembly: Piero Gnudi
Associated Companies: Enel, Enel Distribuzione, Enel Produzione, Enel Trade, Enel Energia, Enel Green Power
, Enel Sole
Board of Directors
President: Fulvio Conti
, CEO of Enel
Managing Director: Gianluca Comin
, Director of External Relations of Enel
Counselors: Fabrizio Allegra, Carlo Papa, Paolo Iammatteo
Enel
Enel may refer to:*Enel SpA, an Italian electricity company*Enel , a fictional villain in the One Piece manga and anime series*Enel, meaning third in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, cf. Awakening of the Elves...
– the largest electricity company in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
– created to coordinate and manage company funds for charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
and solidarity
Solidarity
Solidarity is a Polish trade union federation that emerged on August 31, 1980 at the Gdańsk Shipyard under the leadership of Lech Wałęsa. It was the first non-communist party-controlled trade union in a Warsaw Pact country. Solidarity reached 9.5 million members before its September 1981 congress...
. The associations funds come primarily from the “generosity” of Enel and other companies managed by Enel. Enel Cuore is thus a supply institution which supports projects related to social welfare
Welfare
Welfare refers to a broad discourse which may hold certain implications regarding the provision of a minimal level of wellbeing and social support for all citizens without the stigma of charity. This is termed "social solidarity"...
, health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, and sports, favoring those who live in less fortunate conditions, in particular related to infancy, youth
Youth
Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...
, and old age, as well as those who are ill and/or disabled. Onlus operates in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and abroad collaborating with people, non-profit organizations, volunteers and institutions.
History
Enel Cuore Onlus was founded in OctoberOctober
October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the...
2003 by the project, supported by Enel
Enel
Enel may refer to:*Enel SpA, an Italian electricity company*Enel , a fictional villain in the One Piece manga and anime series*Enel, meaning third in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, cf. Awakening of the Elves...
and its subsidiaries, in order to create a non-profit organization separate from the company itself Charitable organization|and able to carry out activities in support of communities, families and individuals while maintaining the ideals of cooperation
Cooperation
Cooperation or co-operation is the process of working or acting together. In its simplest form it involves things working in harmony, side by side, while in its more complicated forms, it can involve something as complex as the inner workings of a human being or even the social patterns of a...
.
Business
Between January 1st, 2004 and December 31, 2009, Enel Cuore has put aside, to support initiatives in ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and throughout the world, 33,520,533 euro with which 317 projects have been financed in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and abroad according to the selection criteria defined by its own statute
Statute
A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a state, city, or county. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. The word is often used to distinguish law made by legislative bodies from case law, decided by courts, and regulations...
.
Enel Cuore interventions cover areas such as social welfare and social services, education, sports, and are designed for people living in difficult conditions: children, the ill, the elderly and people with disabilities.
Enel Cuore supports structural interventions such as, the construction and renovation of service centers, shelters, and schools. Furthermore, it purchases essential equipment and materials for the health and psychological well-being those in need, sick or disabled. Benefits of the intervention go directly to individuals in need and their families.
Enel Cuore does not finance, however, research projects, training courses, management costs or awareness or information campaigns.
Presence in Italy and throughout the world
Enel Cuore operates in ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and abroad, particularly in countries where Enel is present. The majority of international interventions regard Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
.
In Italy, Enel Cuore works to carry out solidarity initiatives promoted by institutions and nonprofit organizations, by funding both national and local projects that arrive throughout the country. The non-profit organization also organizes charitable initiatives in partnership with other foundations and corporate institutions with which it has developed a "network" in order to optimize its own development and social values of the business association.
On an international level, Enel Cuore works to carry out solidarity
Solidarity
Solidarity is a Polish trade union federation that emerged on August 31, 1980 at the Gdańsk Shipyard under the leadership of Lech Wałęsa. It was the first non-communist party-controlled trade union in a Warsaw Pact country. Solidarity reached 9.5 million members before its September 1981 congress...
initiatives promoted by different associations, NGOs and by the international community. The work undertaken abroad focuses on the support of communities living in extremely poor areas and concentrate mainly on children and young people living in poverty in areas affected by war or natural disasters in compliance with the International Convention on Children’s Rights (UN Convention 1989
Convention on the Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is a human rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children...
) in order to ensure their right to health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and play
Play (activity)
Play is a term employed in ethology and psychology to describe to a range of voluntary, intrinsically motivated activities normally associated with pleasure and enjoyment...
.
The non-profit organization is currently present in: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, United States of America.
Projects: evaluation criteria and ITER authorization process
Enel Cuore finances solidarity projects that undergo extensive ITER evaluation processes.The non-profit organization requests funding by completing an application form available on the association’s website. Each request for assistance is submitted through a careful and transparent selection, evaluation, and approval process. Specifically, the guidelines adopted by the association observe:
- preliminary analysis of the needs of civil society
- strong attention to people and the social and environmental contexts;
- complete transparency in the disbursement process,
- distribution control, and obtained results.
Each initiative is analyzed by the Executive Council in accordance with the criteria specified in the statute, which refer to:
- context (social areas, health care and social assistance assisted low)
- level of necessity, urgency, severity for the direct beneficiaries and their families,
- incidence and singularity of the problem,
- social impact of the intervention on the community;
- guarantee on behalf of the applicant to fulfill the proposed goals,
- access to other forms of financing.
Governance
President: Fulvio ContiFulvio Conti
Fulvio Conti is an italian manager.He joined Enel in 1999 as Chief Financial Officer. As CEO he finalized the acquisition of the Slovak utility, Slovenkse Elektrarne and he successfully achieved the takeover of Endesa, the leading power company in Spain and Latin America as well as the takeover of...
, CEO of Enel
President of the Assembly: Piero Gnudi
Associated Companies: Enel, Enel Distribuzione, Enel Produzione, Enel Trade, Enel Energia, Enel Green Power
Enel Green Power
Enel Green Power S.p.A. is an Italian multinational renewable energy corporation, headquartered in Rome. The company was formed as a subsidiary of the power generation firm Enel in December 2008, grouping its global renewable energy interests...
, Enel Sole
Board of Directors
President: Fulvio Conti
Fulvio Conti
Fulvio Conti is an italian manager.He joined Enel in 1999 as Chief Financial Officer. As CEO he finalized the acquisition of the Slovak utility, Slovenkse Elektrarne and he successfully achieved the takeover of Endesa, the leading power company in Spain and Latin America as well as the takeover of...
, CEO of Enel
Managing Director: Gianluca Comin
Gianluca Comin
Gianluca Comin is an Italian business manager. As of July 2002 he joned Enel as Director of Communications and subsequently as Director of External Relations of Enel...
, Director of External Relations of Enel
Counselors: Fabrizio Allegra, Carlo Papa, Paolo Iammatteo