All members of the NLB Group are well aware of the role that goes beyond the financial sector

In 2017 the NLB Gallery once more confirmed the well-deserved reputation as “Best gallery in the country,” by organising 13 exhibits for which the bank gladly donated its space and effort in organising, all with the aim toward promoting art in Macedonia. NLB Gallery openings have become events to which the Skopje public looks forward, they are highly anticipated by the media, and provide opportunities for the Bank’s employees to socialise. Although it’s very hard to judge and evaluate in the world of art, the Bank decided to donate its space in 2017 for the following events:

• Exhibit ‘Lipicanci,’ photographs by the Slovenian photographer Alenka Slavinec, organised by the Slovenian Embassy in Skopje
• Exibit of photographs from the sports association ‘Prv do vrv’ (First to the top) – At the NLB Gallery the organisation also held its annual assembly on the opening night of the exhibit that contained the professional photographs from their climbing, marathon, and other organised events.
• Exhibit by academy painter Valentina Ilijovska
• Exhibit ‘Golden dust’ the exhibit that marked the year for the NLB Gallery, as well as for exhibiting the history of our country

On 25 April 2017 the Macedonian National Bank gave us the privilege of hosting the exhibit ‘Golden Dust’ at our NLB Gallery, and marked the 25^th Anniversary of the Macedonian Denar and the 25^th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republics of Macedonia and Slovenia. Therefore, on the opening night the present guests were addressed by Mr. Dimitar Bogov, Governor of NBRM, and His Excellency Mr. Milan Jazbec, Slovenian Ambassador in Macedonia. The exhibit was brought by the National Museum of Slovenia, and contained the art work of the artist couple Mr. Rudolf Španzel, the father of the Slovenian Tolar and Mrs. Biljana Unkovska, the mother of the Macedonian Denar (as the media calls them), enriched by the art work by their son Dorian Španzel, who as an artist is a designer of currency bills, as well.

• ‘Skopsko leto’ (Skopje summer festival) Every year on June 21, the first day of summer and the ‘World Music Day,’ 30 different premisesscenes lift their curtains to the urban art called ‘Skopje Summer,’ manifestation that is being held since 1948. And while all over the city the open scenes are throbbing to the rhythm of spirituality, the NLB Gallery in Skopje traditionally hosted Skopje Summer with two new exhibitions. The first exhibit was laid out by the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia, organised not only by Skopsko leto and NLB Banka, but the Serbian Embassy in Skopje as well.
• The second exhibit of ‘Skopsko leto’ was by the phenomenal Bosnian artist Adin Hebib.
• August is usually a month where the Galleries in Skopje are empty; this, however, was not the case with the NLB Gallery. In August the NLB Gallery hosted one of the most significant exhibits this year, a humanitarian sales exhibit for gathering funds for the ‘Life Spark’ AntiCancer Organisation. The Life Spark Anti-Cancer Organisation was selling the artwork that was donated to them by the Apostolovi family. The family of our colleague Kiraca Apostolova who lost her battle to cancer three years ago, at the age of only 26, wanting to honor her birthday, managed to gather the paintings as donations from various Macedonian painters (but mainly from the legendary painter Pavle Kuzmanovski). NLB Gallery donated the space, where the exhibit arts were presented for 10 days, having an official opening and official closing. On the closing night we managed to sell all the paintings. The Bank also purchased a painting that now hangs at our headquarters, reminding us of the everyday battles that cancer patients fight, and thus keeping alive the memory of our colleague Kiraca.

• On September 4^th, 2017 the exhibit by Nadja Petrovik was officially opened at NLB Gallery in Skopje. As Mr. Antonio Argir, President of the Management board of NLB Banka AD Skopje stated in his speech while declaring the exhibit officially opened, “A feature of creativity is ‘out of the box’ thinking. Nadia Petrovik not only thinks out of the box, she creates her own circle, her own vision in which she portrays, in a unique and specific way.”

• Grupa 77 (Group 77) Association of painters from Bitola – The exhibit was held on the occasion of the 40 years existence of the group that was founded by the legendary Macedonian painters Dimitar Kocevski – Mico, Sveto Manev i Ilija Kocovski.

• Exhibit by the Czech Embassy in Skopje, celebrating their national day and presenting the collection of professional photographs representing the unique Czech inventions that the Czech people have given to the world.
• In 2017 for the 6^th time a Great exhibition of children's drawings
• The Exhibit was opened by Mr. Antonio Argir President of the Management Board of NLB Banka and the acclaimed Macedonian painter Ankica Vlasic Grozdoska.
• As a supporter of art and science, NLB Banka, on the occasion of NLB Savings Month, traditionally, organises an exhibition of children's drawings this year on the topic ‘Savings and Science.’ The drawings were collected through organised fun and educational visits to many schools and kindergartens in Macedonia and in the Bank's branches. The start of the activities for collecting the drawings was marked with NLB Day on September 25th, which was organised in the NLB Gallery.

Then in a period of one month, till until October 25, all children had the opportunity to bring drawings that were published on a special website http://stedenje.nlb.mk, where everyone was able to vote for the best drawing.

• During the NLB Savings Month about 1,700 drawings were collected. The drawings were reviewed by a commission composed of renowned Macedonian artists: Sergej Andreevski, Konstantin Kachev, Hristijan Sanev, and Ankica Vlasic Grozdoska, who chose the best drawings. In addition to the awarded drawings by the expert commission, awards were also given to the drawings that won the largest number of votes through the special website. At the opening of the exhibit the best drawings were rewarded with saving accounts, and at the same time certificates of appreciation were granted to all schools and kindergartens that participated in the activities for the Month of Savings.
• MiniArtura. At the Traditional Annual exhibition of Miniatures, organised by the Association of Macedonian Artists, 73 members of the Artists Association from all over the country presented themselves. At the opening of this exhibition NLB Banka presented the artist Stefan Hadzi Nikolov with the NLB Mini Art Award, making his piece a part of the Bank’s collection.
• Vevchani sightings. Organised by company VIAVevchani, the NLB Gallery, once again, welcomed the exhibition of paintings by the Traditional International Art Colony ‘Vevchani Sightings’ - 2017, in which a whole palette of artists from all over Europe presented their work.

Besides these the NLB Gallery hosted several press conferences, internal lectures and trainings, celebrations, and New Year’s cocktails, donating actions by the Bank and its employees, etc., making it one lively and joyful space. One of these events included the two seminars “Women in Business.”

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has partnered with NLB Banka AD Skopje to support women entrepreneurs in Macedonia.

The seminars on popular topics such as ‘Develop Your Business: Expand Your Business outside the Borders of the Country,’ were each attended by 40 representatives and company leaders, who had the opportunity to receive helpful advice and at the same time, this event was an exceptional opportunity for clients to expand their network of business contacts, to meet other ‘Women in Business’ from Macedonia, and to share their knowledge and experience for successful cooperation with NLB Bank.

In 2017, on several occasions in all branch offices of NLB Banka AD Skopje, we’ve organised a NLB Day for all clients who receive their pension in NLB Banka. The purpose of this activity was to reduce the waiting lines and educate our clients about the benefits of using the ATMs. For this NLB Day for our pensioners, we prepared brochures with advice for a healthy life and healthy habits, as well as summer refreshments and promo vouchers. 

On the same day, the pensioners were presented with the advantages of using the NLB ATMs: 

• how to withdraw their pensions using the ATMs and avoid waiting in line in the branch offices;
• how to pay their monthly bills quickly and easily by using the ATMs;
•  how to use cash in functionalities of the ATMs.

Our friendship with the athletes from Special Olympics Macedonia began at the end of 2016 when we invited them to join us for a sales exhibition of the children’s drawings gathered in the Bank during the NLB Savings Month competition for the best drawing. At the sales exhibit all present guests (clients, employees of the bank, etc.) donated for helping the SOM athletes in their future achievements and training by purchasing the drawings. There we had the opportunity to socialise with the SOM basketball team - silver medal winners at the Special Olympics in Los Angeles, CA USA. 

Then, we socialised with the SOM athletes when they came to our 9th internal NLB Banka AD Skopje sports games in March 2017, where we were playing sports together, we competed in basketball, but we also cheered for all competitors, above all for Bojan Trajkovski, who came directly from the Special Winter Olympics Austria 2017, with two silver medals in the giant slalom and super giant slalom. We are proud of his success, and the fact that we have the privilege of helping him in the fulfillment of his dream, and we all gave him an appropriate welcome. Standing ovations filled the sports hall once Bojan entered, and Mr. Antonio Argir, President of the Management Board handed Bojan a plaque thanking him for representing our country with such success. 

The Bank then supported the National Basketball Tournament of the Special Olympics Macedonia. 

At the end of the year, aware that the athletes with whom we befriended in the past year are also in need of Christmas gifts, we organised the action: ‘Let's give away what we would like to receive.’ So, on NLB Net we published a list, stating for which athlete each organisational unit in the Bank would purchase a New Year’s gift. All employees donated funds, and together each organisational unit in the Bank purchased a gift for one athlete. Then, at the New Year's Cocktail at the NLB Gallery, all organisational units brought the gifts nicely wrapped, and a card marked for whom the gift was intended. The holidays are a time for gifts, but also a time for getting together with friends, so for Christmas, we invited our friends from the Special Olympics for a party at the NLB Gallery.

Our guests did not know that they would leave with gifts, so we first talked about the past successes: skiing in Korea, the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, for their countless achievements, but also for the plans and preparations for the summer Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi 2019.

We also evoked memories from past comrades, until the time for gifts came. The colleagues who came were helping to open the boxes and unloop the ribbons – opening the gifts with wide smiles the athletes were trying out the new tracksuits, hats, and scarves, bragging to friends with the new backpacks, showing off some cool moves with the new basketball, and countless "Thanks"!

In the end, we received promises of many more medals in the New Year that for our friends from the Special Olympics started with the joy of surprises!

NLB Banka AD Skopje has become well-known for its support of humanitarian actions, the power and humanitarian will of the bank, and the employees of the bank have become a recognisable trade.

With this in mind, in 2017 we engaged in:

• Donation for the partners Union of Pensioners' Associations of Macedonia
• Inviting our long-time collaborators, the secondary catering high school in Skopje to a catered event in the Bank (by preparing the food and catering the drinks at the events the students get their practical work done, but also earn by themselves), thus supporting social entrepreneurship
• Organised and carried out another successful Blood Drive by the employees;
• Sponsored a booth at the Humanitarian World Picking event, where all gathered funds were donated for humanitarian causes and public kitchens,
• Organised a donating action by the employees and then donated all gathered clothes, shoes, food, and toys to the Orphanage for infants & small children in Bitola
• Joining the Red Cross and the USA Embassy in Skopje in the blood drives for helping those affected by the hurricanes
• Education of 248 interns in the last nine months,
• Donation for the Concert organised by USAID and the association for blind and children with damaged sight, marking the ‘White Cane Day.’ All gathered funds by the sales of the concert tickets were aimed for helping the blind in Macedonia,
• Joining the biggest product gathering action in Macedonia ‘Feed 1000,’ where supporting several organisations the employees of the Bank gathered confectionery products for helping feed the hungry
• Publishing all received donation phone numbers for medical treatments on NLB Net, where if they wanted, employees could donate
• Organisation of an educational visit to NLB Banka’s headquarters for the children from the Panorama kindergarten (lecture on what a bank is, explaining banking terminology, how a branch office works, how the bank functions, giving them gift bags)
• Action for donating to the foster children from the Centre for Social Care in Skopje, a donation of 135 toys from the Managers of the NLB Group gathered in Maribor and given in NLB Gallery in Skopje (Organising a Santa Clause performance, with the Disney characters and sweet treats for the children)
• Donation of Christmas gifts for the Special Olympics Macedonia athletes. We donated what we wanted to receive, where each organisational unit in the bank purchased one gift for an athlete from SOM.
   

• The Bank organised the 3rd Internal NLB Tennis Tournament;
• The Bank organised the 9th Internal Sports Games of NLB Banka;
• Participated and Won first place in the Ohrid Sports games, organised by the Union of Financial Organisations of Macedonia;
• Organised a bus trip for a total number of 35 employees, who participated with great results at the NLB Group Sports Games;
• Organised participation for the employees on the traditional Skopje Marathon, where we had great results as usual;
• Participation in the Business Run 2017 corporate relay race;
• Participation of NLB Banka AD Skopje team at the Triglav Tennis UMAG tournament, where our team won;
• Participation in the ‘Saving Day’ tournament, where our colleagues competed with colleagues from other financial institutions from the Republic of Macedonia and in competition with 12 other teams, and won second place in football.

Every year NLB Bank Banja Luka supports a number of activities related to different groups of clients, depending on their needs and interests, taking care to be present in the whole region of the Republic of Srpska.

Business Forum organised in synergy with NLB Bank Sarajevo an event of which we are very proud. The Bank invited the most important corporate clients, and interesting topics and panel discussions in which the President of MB of NLB d.d., Blaž Brodnjak, participated.

Promoting the importance of saving and celebrating savings day, NLB Banka hosted 30 fourth grade children from one of the primary schools in Banja Luka. The children were introduced to the work of the Bank, the importance of saving, and the rational use of not only money, but all resources.

In the beginning of the school year, branch office representatives visited bookshops and gave presents to children whose parents were buying books for school. This opportunity is used for promotion of products.

In 2017, the Bank supported pensioners through the donation of a computer for the Association in Doboj, supported the national chess competition of Republic of Srpska where pensioners compete at local level associations, and make progress towards the finals held in Banja Luka. For the pensioners’ association in Modriča, traditionally the Bank donates the cake for the gathering of several hundreds of pensioners.

Caring for employees as the main stakeholder of successful business, NLB Banka Banja Luka implemented several activities in 2017. All employees had a physical examination paid for by the Bank, and the Bank supported the Union of Employees for solidarity and financial aid activities. Among other activities, employees played a bingo game for the day of the Bank, where all had a chance to win prizes which included a weekend for two persons at the spa center, travel cases, blankets, and many other prizes. The winners in team-building activities also won interesting prizes and enjoyed the evening.

In order to support employees, the Bank defined that employees, parents of children under 6 years of age, have an additional day of annual leave, and in the progress, is defining the pension insurance for employees.

Donation of winter shoes for children without parental care at the Rada Vranješević Children’s Home, Banja Luka was implemented in January 2017. The Bank arranged for each of 96 children in the Children’s Home to have winter shoes made just for them by the company Tvornica obuće Bema.

Donation of toys, didactic materials, a computer, and a TV to pre-school kindergartens in Kneževo and Čajniče, and funds for construction of the children’s public playground in the village Živinice – Kneževo.

Together with the President of Republic of Srpska, the government, and great number of donors, NLB Bank Banja Luka participated in humanitarian fund-raising for children with rare diseases in RS ‘S ljubavlju hrabrim srcima’ (With Love to Brave Hearts) and the Daycare Centre ‘Vratite nam osmijeh’ (Bring Back the Smile to Our Faces) for children and youths with disabilities. The president of the Bank's Management Board participated in the event together with other officials answering the phone calls for donations.

The reconstruction of bathrooms for new mothers at the Clinics for Gynecology and obstetrics within the University Clinical center of Republic of Srpska. One floor for mothers and babies with capacity of around 100 beds was reconstructed thanks to the donation of NLB Banka a.d. Banja Luka. Fifteen babies born on the day the reconstruction was officially completed were given the participation in the humanitarian fundraising activity of the ‘Mrvice’ association of parents of prematurely born children for the purchase of medical equipment in the Pediatric Clinics. All prematurely born children in Republic of Srpska will be able to use the specific equipment bought from the funds raised on the donors’ night.

The donation to the children’s ward in the Dr. Miroslav Zotović Rehabilitation Centre was aimed at providing Christmas presents and organisation of the New Year show prepared by the children in rehabilitation for guests, institutions, and companies that support the work of the Rehabilitation Centre.

Traditionally, supporting activities in the domain of culture, music, and theatre in 2017 NLB Banka Banja Luka includes donated financial support to theater festivals in two municipalities, 18^th ‘Teatar fest’ Doboj, and 20^th ‘Teatar fest’ Banja Luka, where we donated funds for printing Theater Bonton, and were the main cultural events with a long tradition and visited by a great number of citizens.

Two members of the Bank's Management Board, together with seven volunteers from the Bank, participated in the activity of planting 20 trees donated to the City of Banja Luka by NLB Bank Banja Luka. The City Mayor joined the activity and expressed his great gratitude for this donation, which was very important after a wind storm which destroyed many older trees.

The Bank provides support to sports clubs and the development of sports in many local communities through donations and sponsorships of competitions. There was a number of clubs and events supported by NLB Banka a.d. Banja Luka in 2017: Basketball Club Igokea, Laktaši; Youth Basketball Club Borac, Banja Luka; Women's Handball Club Borac, Banja Luka; Women's Basketball Club Orlovi, Banja Luka; Football Club Rudar, Prijedor; University Volleyball Club ‘Banjaluka Volley’ – International Volleyball Tournament, Borac Football Club, Banja Luka; FIS Cup skiing competition, Sarajevo; Mladost Basketball Club, Mrkonjić Grad; Judo Memorial Cup Stevan Marković – Judo Club, Banja Luka; Krupa Football Club,  Krupa na Vrbasu; and ATP Challenger Tournament Banja Luka 2017 – Tennis Club Mladost.

NLB Banka a.d. Banja Luka organised activities in the field of corporate social responsibility at its own initiative, as well as at the initiative of different groups of clients. The main goal is to show responsibility to the local communities in which the Bank performs its business activities, but also to support clients and protect the environment. Employees are the key resource of the Bank, and so there will be more activities in the future focusing on supporting employees.  

We implemented several measures to increase the satisfaction and motivation of our employees.  Employee satisfaction and building the brand of the top employer was one of our priorities in 2017, thus we undertook numerous activates related to the professional education of talents within the bank, and provided online learning for all employees on a regular basis. 

Our care for employees was also reflected through activities such as: improving working conditions by renovating business premises, paid health examinations and checkups for all employees, special conditions for use of medical services with Medical Clinics – clients of the Bank, and we provided support to pensioners of the Bank by sponsoring their yearly event and gathering, as we believe they are ambassadors of our corporate culture and positive promoters of our work.

In 2017, we paid attention that employees were part of sports events with a goal of building team spirit. We participated in B2B RUN event held in Sarajevo and won third place out of more than 30 companies that took place in this competition. The Bank participated in the Humanitarian Volleyball Tournament, when NLB Team won first place among other banks participants and thus helped the medical treatment of a sick miner from the Banovići Coalmine. The Bank also undertook several team-building activities, thus communicating and living corporate values internally. We also participated and communicated in the Group Banking games held in Moravske Toplice.

We offer entrepreneurs complete banking and financial advisory services in one place. In order to be close to our clients and provide support to the development of the economy, we sponsored and supported economy fairs in Mostar, Tešanj, and Gračanica. Also, we were the main partner and Golden Sponsor of the Sarajevo Wine Weekend that gathers more than 35 Wine producers from the region opening the door for further business cooperation.

We organised the first Business Forum jointly with NLB Bank Banja Luka, creating the platform for the networking of clients from the entire country with strong media support. Jointly with Slovenian Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we organised a welcoming and networking event for Slovenian companies operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina

For potential clients, we placed the accent on digitalisation of the mobile services and electronic banking, accentuating the saving of time in performing banking services by the client (Mobile and electronic banking - permanent benefits and promo). We opened and renovated our branch offices: Ljubuški-Herzegovina region, Dobrinja-Sarajevo, and Rondo Mostar, creating the door for open communication with clients with a new design concept for our premises.

During the year we participated in the Employment Fair in Sarajevo and supported educational activities at Universities presenting the Bank as an employer. We also supported the Student Economic Forum in Tuzla. 

The financial literacy program for elementary schools called ‘NLB Novčić,’ which includes learning about the importance of saving at a young age, was started at the end of 2017 and will continue into 2018. The goal is to visit all elementary schools in Sarajevo Canton and present the savings in our bank. During World Savings Day, the Bank traditionally organised events for children within the branches in order to foster the savings habits in children.

Little Ballet dancers from Zenica went to Offenburg to Dance World Cup in 2017. NLB Banka Sarajevo supported their effort.

During the year we participated in the Employment Fair in Sarajevo and supported educational activities at Universities presenting the Bank as an employer. We also supported the Student Economic Forum in Tuzla. 

The financial literacy program for elementary schools called ‘NLB Novčić,’ which includes learning about the importance of saving at a young age, was started at the end of 2017 and will continue into 2018. The goal is to visit all elementary schools in Sarajevo Canton and present the savings in our bank. During World Savings Day, the Bank traditionally organised events for children within the branches in order to foster the savings habits in children.

The Bank is a sponsor of Hastor Foundation that provides a scholarship for elementary and high school students acting responsibly towards children. 

NLB Banka Sarajevo sponsorship the ‘EFICON’  – the student economic forum association from the Economics Faculty of the Tuzla University, where representatives from Belgrade, Zagreb, Niš, Podgorica, Osijek, Brčko, Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Zenica, and Mostar faculties were gathered. The key aim of the forum was to connect all the economic science students from the region, and to encourage the mobility of Tuzla Universtity students.

The Bank continues to support top athletes in Bosnia and Herzegovina (on national and local levels), who are the best ambassadors of the country in their travels and games.

We were the Sponsor of professional and semi-professionals teams in football, volleyball, tennis, swimming, and dance in the local community in cities of Sarajevo, Tuzla, Mostar, Gradačac, Banovići, Široki Brijeg, etc. We are one of the Golden Sponsors of the Olympic committee of BiH, thus supporting all Olympic sports. We continue to invest in the development of sports in children such as: the Vukovi Hockey Club, Sarajevo, the Sports Association of Students Center Mostar, the Koš International kids’basketball  tournament, Basketball camp for children (Bjelašnica/Sarajevo), ‘Project Žogarija-Loptarija’ in Sarajevo and Mostar with the goal of connecting children through sports from the various cities of BiH. During the year, we also supported participation in European ballet championships of young ballerinas from Zenica.

We enhance awareness for culture and heritage, as well as the preservation of nature. During the year, we sponsored publication of a book by famous journalist Damir Šehanović, Conferences on Tourism in Sarajevo, Scientific Conference of Tuzla Economic University, Piano Festival in Sarajevo, National Museum of BiH -Take the day for museum event, Imperium Fest Concert in Bihać that target younger population, etc. All these activities impacted our visibility in regard to responsibility towards culture in the country. 

We continuously raise awareness on the rational use of resources and importance of recycling. Internally, we communicate importance of responsible behavior that impacts reducing of energy consumption (heating, electricity, cooling). In 2017, we introduced economical printing of materials to reduce paper 
consumption. Better heating and cooling system and insulation is introduced in renovated and newly opened business units for the purpose of energy efficiency.

Care for the environment is increasingly important and the Bank supported events and organisation whose mission is related to ecological activities and protection of nature. We supported the action of cleaning the Planet for one day, Let's do It Tuzla and Sarajevo. In order to support Pannonika Lakes, we donated beach umbrellas, providing additional benefit to our clients and increasing our visibility.

Eko-zeleni TK Tuzla celebrated the World Waters Day on 22/3/2017. In order to encourage the environmental awareness of the importance of water for human life, NLB Banka Sarajevo supported this project.

As a part of humanitarian activities, the Bank undertook several socially responsible actions and initiatives: 

• Donation for building the parental home for children with cancer (‘Super recept za roditeljsku kuću’) - donor's evening
• UKC Pediatric Clinic Tuzla (purchase of necessary equipment)
• Banking games with friends (Help for treatment of Kreka Coal Mine employees)
• Renovation of the elementary school in Tuzla
• Renovation of the elementary school in Kalesija
• Donation to support the work of Association of mother's village (Čitluk – Hercegovina region)
• Donation for the organisation of Humanitarian winter bazaar by the Slovenian Embassy
• Support for the medical treatment of the little girl, Dalal Midhat

Donation for Majčino selo

Programme for children and youth in Cankarjev dom
 
Cankarjev dom is the central Slovenian cultural institution, and offers a wide range of cultural and artistic education events. At the life insurance company NLB Vita, we continue to support the cultural education programme in the school year 2017/2018. Children can enjoy My First Subscription; for young people, the Ivan Subscription; and secondary school and university students can enjoy the Cankar Subscription. Different generations are joined in the Liffe after Liffe Subscription. The subscriptions are for shows and adjusted concerts accompanied by creative workshops. Young people will also meet artists after the events.

Charity campaign Sea Experience

Through the charity campaign ‘Sea Experience,’ we enabled children from socially distressed families to spend careless and pleasant active holidays at the seaside in a camping site in Izola. Also with our support, children from maternity homes and safe houses enjoyed free summer vacations.

Trnovo Exercise Park

We supported the opening of the Trnovo Exercise Park within the Senior People's Centre Trnovo. The inhabitants of the Centre, and those from the surroundings are thus enabled outdoor functional training on attractive and safe equipment. The training centre will enable them to keep fit and improve their physical abilities, and to socialise and spend their leisure time actively. This project also encourages inter-generational linking.

Papua

We also supported a three-month humanitarian medical expedition – the Papua New Guinea Expedition. In this campaign, students offered free medical aid to the local inhabitants and taught them about the significance of prevention.

Magic Day 

The life insurance company NLB Vita has participated in the event Magic Day for years. It provides entertainment for the whole family. This year, children were able to participate in more than 70 sports, dance, musical, exercise, and creative children's workshops in the fairy-tale land. There were also numerous surprises. At the NLB Vita stand, children were able to get pancakes, and we talked with parents about NLB Vita insurance policies in different situations in life.

Going to the ZOO with NLB Vita

This year, the life insurance company NLB Vita again organised an event at the Ljubljana ZOO. The event took place in the scope of the celebration of animals' birthdays. After it, children and their parents celebrated the birthday of the zebra Črtica, thinking about safety. At the event, the visitors participated in art workshops, in biology workshops they were able to make toys for animals and learned a lot about zebras, 

they attended a puppet performance, prepared snacks for animals, played, and wrote how they take care of their safety in traffic, in skiing, and swimming. 

By supporting and cooperating with the ZOO, we help raise the awareness of the public about the extraordinary abilities of animals and preservation of the environment, with which we contribute to the preservation of nature, and thus preservation of animals in their natural environment.
 

Path along the Wire

By supporting the event ‘Path along the Wire,’ the life insurance company NLB Vita takes care of the maintenance of health and well-being of all to whom it is important to live a healthy life. This year, the event Path along the Wire took place for the 61st time, reminding and preserving values through recreation and socialising. The event is also intended for primary school pupils, secondary school students, adults, and veterans who participated in the three-member team run. 

Ljubljana Marathon

This year, we also supported the Ljubljana Marathon and provided T-shirts for all participants in children's runs. Primary and secondary school pupils participate in the event in increasing numbers, as this is an attractive event. By encouraging young people to participate in sports, we support a healthy life style and exercising of young people.

MBA Radovljica Alumni Association 

The Mission of Association is connecting members with organisations and companies which support their programme. In this year, we as the sponsor of the Association, helped organise the events.

Madagascar

We supported a charitable expedition to Madagascar. We helped children who live in poverty and difficult situations with small gifts and clothing.

Pinesta

Pinesta’s expanding team of educators and pedagogical leaders have organised vacations for primary school children in the form of medical colonies and vacations during summer holidays for a number of decades. NLB Skladi strives with their best efforts to bring smiles to the faces of children, parents, and everyone concerned.

Youth sports

Ljubljana Rugby Club

Ljubljana Rugby Club is the most successful rugby club in Slovenia. The destiny of the Ljubljana RC is closely connected with the destiny of Slovenian rugby because it has been the major club in Slovenia for the whole time. All country representatives who represent Slovenia in competitions in the categories of members and juniors come from this club. So, we decided to support juniors who train in the club by the purchase of sports equipment, which clearly presents the selection performing in Slovenia and abroad.

Sani Bečirović Basketball School

One of the best Slovenian basketball players of all time, Sani Bečirović, with a group of basketball friends and experts decided to set up his own basketball school in the vicinity where he spent his youth, and established himself as a young basketball player. By paying a one-year membership for attendance at the basketball school, we helped one of the young perspective players.

Kamnik Swimming Club

Kamnik Swimming Club takes care of popularisation of swimming in Kamnik and in neighboring municipalities, and belongs to the most numerous and successful sport organisations in Kamnik. So, we supported the 16th International Veronika swimming meet in Kamnik, where approx. 500 children from different countries competed for the best results. We contributed to help award the best of them, who stepped on the podium.

Sports events

Bevke Sports Club

In the NLB Skladi we appreciate natural heritage, history, archaeology, and ethnology. Therefore, we helped runners of the 15th Bevke run to discover how man lived on the Barje plain in the past, as well as the present.