1.9 million rubles were collected for Kazan charities projects with the Dobro Mail.Ru

(KZN.RU, February 25). Kazan's experience in the field of charity and charitable initiatives being implemented in the city is necessary to broadcast outside the capital of the republic, said Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of Tatarstan, today at the XIII session of the Kazan City Duma.

The first results of the project “Good Kazan”, one of the priorities of the city development, were discussed today at the reporting session. “The Good Kazan is not just a city of patrons, but rather a way of thinking: the format of human relationships, when help and care for others is a way of life for every citizen”, said Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan.

He reminded that this year's “Diary of good deeds”, which was given to all Kazan first-graders at the beginning of the school year, has become an important tool in this work and found positive reviews of both the pupils and their parents and grandparents.

In addition, a joint project with the federal service Dobro Mail.Ru was launched in September 2016, where a separate page for Kazan appeared: dobro.mail.ru/kazan. “With the help of this service, over 1.9 million rubles have been collected for funds of Kazan charitable projects”, said the Mayor.

I. Metshin pointed out that Kazan is ahead of many Russian cities, showing real examples of active volunteer work. Fairs of good, charitable marathons, actions and projects are carried out in the city. Last year, students from Kazan directed 12.7 million rubles to charity due to such events.

Rustem Khasanov, the director of the Fund “Day of Good Deeds”, who also spoke at the session, noted the change in the attitude of city authorities to private charitable initiatives. According to him, the charity itself has become one of the important areas of urban policy, along with other sectors. According to R. Khasanov, it is important to involve professionals who have already gained a lot of experience to work more effectively in this direction. “Public-private partnership in the field of philanthropy will give the most important results: improvement of living standards and social protection of citizens”, he said.

Social taxi, which transport invalids in wheelchairs around the city without fee, charity warehouses and others are among the projects, implemented by the Fund.