April 15, 2013. Three of Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s member enterprises (UKBTM, Uralcryomash, Uralvagonzavod), and two of its daughter companies (UBT-Ekologiya and UBT Service) located in Nizhniy Tagil decided officially to sponsor the kindergartens located in the city’s Dzerzhinsky district. Every kindergarten there is now sponsored by one or several subdivisions of the said enterprises. The first meeting where kindergarten directors and sponsor representatives got together was dedicated to cooperation and tasks for 2103, Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service reports.

Taking care of the younger generations has always been one of Uralvagonzavod’s top SCR priorities. Even after all the kindergartens were transferred to the care of town councils in 2008, the corporation’s member enterprises supported the daycare centers unofficially. There are currently 29 kindergartens with 4,768 children in Dzerzhinsky. 68% of these children’s parents are employed with Uralvagonzavod Corporation. These pre-school establishments primarily suffer from under-financing needed to do repairs of the roofs, engineering grids, and fences. The building and the equipment are also quite worn out; besides, the territory of the kindergartens does not meet the legal requirements. Some parts of the buildings need to be fully reconstructed, since they are absolutely dilapidated.

The new sponsors are expected to help solve these problems. The corporation has already provided 2m RUR to support the daycare centers. UBT-Uralvagonzavod will handle the repairs.