“Practice that will stay with you” is Budimex’s original initiative, created in cooperation with the Zwolnieni z Teorii Foundation. As part of the activities related to the program, students of construction technicians from all over Polish developed CSR projects with the support of employees of the leader of the Polish construction industry. During the Grand Finale, which took place in Warsaw’s Służewiec district, experts m.in. On behalf of the general contractor, they awarded the best projects.
Budimex, in cooperation with the Zwolnieni z Teorii Foundation, went on a tour of schools across the country, thus visiting students from 127 technical schools on-site and 70 remotely. Thanks to the campaign, which has been ongoing since 2022, as many as 34 teams have started working on CSR projects. Students participating in the project could count on substantive support from Budimex employees . Specialists answered the questions of the young people on an ongoing basis through a dedicated communication channel, and a Q&A session was also organized in January.
Four Budimex SA experts present at the Grand Finale of the programme, including m.in, took part in the evaluation of the projects. Anna Karyś – Sosińska, Member of the Management Board, Director of the Human Resources Management Division. “Budimex has been involved in supporting the education of Polish youth for years. Together with the Zwolnieni z Teorii Foundation, we reached over 12 thousand students, to whom we introduced our company and construction through lectures with representatives of our business and conducting various webinars – says Anna Karyś-Sosińska.
The selection of the winners was not easy, and the level of commitment, ingenuity and willingness to help young people were very impressive. The works were evaluated on the basis of several criteria – among them were originality and innovation, understanding the needs of the local community, strategic approach to the problem and promotion in social media channels. – Out of all the projects, we have chosen three that have gained our greatest recognition. As part of the appreciation of these teams, we decided to fund three prizes. The main prize will be the renovation of a selected technical school room – adds Anna Karyś-Sosińska.
In addition to renovating a selected classroom for the winners, Budimex funded the necessary equipment for the other two teams . To appreciate the individual commitment of each person, the general contractor also awarded material prizes.
Winning projects:
3rd place and a prize of PLN 10,000 went to the ER English project.
The project was attended by 29 volunteers who conducted English classes in social institutions in Głogów. Over 800 people took advantage of the opportunity to learn this language!
2nd place and a prize of 15,000 was won by the development project Sure Choices.
The aim of this initiative was to help primary school students choose the right secondary school and the associated future career. A group of students from Bielsko-Biała conducted related lectures for over 1000 eighth-graders, and also created a dedicated website where you can find a lot of useful information needed when choosing a school. The site has been visited by over 2000 people.
The main prize, i.e. 50,000 for the renovation of the hall, was awarded to the UBR project.
The project proved that great social initiatives can be implemented through construction activities. A group of students from the technical school in Bełchatów decided to use the construction skills acquired at school and renovated an apartment for a family from Ukraine. All the work was done by the students themselves, from acquiring sponsors, purchasing materials, to performing renovation works.
Honorable mentions and material prizes were awarded to the authors of the project Accept yourself!
#akcjaakceptacja aims to show the problem of lack of self-acceptance and self-confidence, depression, and hate, which young people face at every step today.
Budimex has been supporting young people on their career path for a long time. The Budimex Startup Challenge, addressed to innovative enterprises and young technology companies offering products, services and solutions in the field of energy, renewable energy sources and green technologies in construction, turned out to be a great success. Budimex has also established cooperation with students of the Kraków high school who won the European Space Agency competition. In addition, the internship program has been underway for many years, thanks to which over 1400 people have already gained their first professional experience. – This year, we are launching an internship program for technical school students. In the long term, we promote our internship program, where students thinking about a career in construction can join us for student internships. We recruit apprentices for the HR department, Sales Offices, Technical Offices and every area related to construction. The slogan of our internship program is “Practice is the measure of success” – says Jakub Kulesza, Specialist for Building the Employer Image at Budimex.
Zwolnieni z Teorii Foundation
Zwolnieni z Teorii was established in 2013 as a supplement to school education with practical skills. Young people, working on their social project, develop competences such as: empathy, a sense of agency, creativity, teamwork, communication and problem solving. In addition, since 2019, a teacher platform has been in operation, thanks to which teachers of Zwolnieni z Teorii can support young people in the project process.
