voestalpine cares run: employees helped raise EUR 700,000 for international aid projects

During the fourth voestalpine cares run, more than 8,300 employees covered around 1 million kilometers in just under three months—running, walking, hiking, wheelchair riding, or hand biking—under the motto “Running together for a good cause.” Thanks to their tremendous commitment, the fundraising goal was reached five days before the official end of the campaign.

Once again this year, voestalpine is using the donations collected as part of the voestalpine cares run to support aid projects by UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, Hilfswerk International, and the Austrian Red Cross. The projects listed below are directly supported by the donation:

• Austria-wide Learning Support – Austrian Red Cross: Approximately 400 children and young people across Austria are reached through free and easily accessible learning support at over 250 locations—including schools, Red Cross learning centers, and Red Cross locations.
• Skills4Girls – UNICEF: In Indonesia, young people participating in Skills4Girls are gaining new educational and future opportunities. Approximately 1,000 young people, especially girls, benefit directly from STEM, digital, entrepreneurial, and green skills, while over 52,000 others benefit indirectly through school-based activities.
• Digital Learning Centers – UNICEF: In Ukraine, Digital Learning Centers provide safe learning spaces during times of war. Children gain access to digital devices, learning materials, and psychosocial support.
• Mobile Clinics – Doctors Without Borders: The mobile clinics bring basic medical care to areas where people would otherwise have little access to it. In remote regions of India, around 1,160 patients can be treated.
• MSF Academy – Doctors Without Borders: Through the MSF Academy, local professionals in African crisis regions receive long-term training. As a result, approximately 22,000 births can be professionally attended each year.
• Help Points – Hilfswerk International: The Help Points offer people in Ukraine quick and straightforward assistance in war-affected areas. Over 2,500 people receive food, daily necessities, and psychosocial support for one month.