In 2021, around DKK 14.5 million (~EUR 2 million] has been spent within a financial framework of DKK 20 million (~EUR 2.7 million). That means around 75 % of the funds set aside for community grants were spent.
“We will of course continue the initiative in 2022 and hope that even more Grundfos companies and departments will take advantage of it through long-lived local partnerships, increasing employee engagement with the affected communities where possible,” said Executive Director Kim Nøhr Skibsted.
Grundfos Ghana ACE Radio School hopes to increase the attendance of girls in Northern Nigeria through better WASH facilities. Photo: ACE Charity
The projects approved this time were the following:
| Title and description | Location | Organisation | Amount (DKK) |
| Improvement of rural health services Renovation and upgrade of Nanton’s main health clinic that each year hosts 12,000 patients. |
Tamale, Ghana | Hop in Academy | 385,117 |
| Lighting up Dreams Solar-powered house illumination systems for 100 families (400 people) in five Indigenous Communities : Kamuchasain, Jayapamana, Werrutka, Kousachon, Anaimana and the soccer playing field in the community of Kamuchasain. |
Colombia | NuevaLife Foundation | 130,863 |
| Inspire Young Engineers: Solution workshops and panels for the SDG’S Through workshops and sectoral panels with experts, young engineers will be aware of global contexts and key challenges of tomorrow. |
Turkey | Sustainability Steps Association | 260,239 |
| Literacy Project The project will build and stock libraries five schools the districts around Accra,, provide training to librarians and teachers for the benefit of 8000 people in the first year, guaranteed at least 3000 students. |
Ghana | Rainbow Trust Foundation | 868,789 |
| WASH service delivery at ACE radio school Adding a WASH component to compliment the impact achieved by ACE Radio School and combat the low attendance of especially girls. |
Nigeria | ACE CHARITY | 739,307 |
| Education and Sports: social inclusion after the health crisis
Building space of education, social integration and continuous training for vulnerable groups of children and adolescents, using sports as the principal tool to accompany their challenges and promoting scholarship. Targeted areas are Los Polvorines and Fátima, two towns in Greater Buenos Aires with a childhood poverty rate of 72.7%. |
Argentina | Fundacion Club Universitario de Buenos Aires | 521,095 |
| The Urban Vocational Tour program The program brings middle and high school students from rural areas to Shanghai and Chengdu for a week-long career planning education, helping them access better education and eliminate economic barriers in education. |
China | Beyond The City | 208,191 |
| Makueni Aloe Vera Farmers The project will address 3 key issues for the community: Access to water, sustainable agricultural practices, and training on health and nutrition. |
Makueni county, Kenya | Makueni Aloe Vera Farmer Self Help Group | 375,128 |