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Volvo Group Seasonal Gift 2024

2024-12-20 | 4 mins.

This year’s Volvo Group Seasonal Gift – given on behalf of all employees to projects worldwide – focuses on “Youth Development”. The Seasonal gift aims to empower youth to not only navigate digital challenges, but also thrive in their personal, educational, and social lives.

Every winter, the Volvo Group makes a series of donations on behalf of all employees to projects and organizations around the world. The aim is to make a difference, improve quality of life and provide opportunities for people who really need it. This initiative, founded in 2016, is known as the Volvo Group Seasonal Gift.

The projects are selected by a committee of employee representatives and members of the Executive Board along with Volvo Group President and CEO, Martin Lundstedt.

This year the Volvo Group Seasonal Gift was awarded to the following projects:

France: E-enfance
South Africa: VGSA Youth Development Internship
South Korea: Youth Unplugged Workshop
Australia: Dolly's Dream
China: The Echo Project
Morocco: Balanced Minds, Bright Futures
United Kingdom: North Lanarkshire Council 'No Limits' Program
Indonesia: "Healthy Me” Wellbeing Workshops Program
Lithuania: Chat for support online. You are not alone."
Czech Republic: Elin.ai Youth Digital Resilience Initiative
Mexico: Skills of today’s digital world
India: Youth Development: Mental Health Promotion (MHP) among youth.
Spain: #Rayadas
Brazil: Solidarity Foundation (Fundação Solidariedade): shelter and housing for children and teenagers in social risk situation.

“In particular, we hope to support initiatives that address the unique pressures youth face online. Social media, online learning, and digital interaction offer valuable opportunities but can also create stress and disrupt mental well-being. Young people benefit from learning how to balance online engagement with offline activities, develop critical thinking skills, and build resilience against pressures like cyberbullying and social isolation. This year’s seasonal gift aims to empower youth not only to navigate digital challenges but also to thrive in their personal, educational, and social lives,” says Johan Reiman, Director Societal Engagement.

To decide which organizations, receive the Seasonal Gift, a theme is chosen – one which addresses the challenges that currently affect society. Projects that tackle these challenges are eligible for the Seasonal Gift and nominated by country: those which are deemed most suitable then receive a donation.