2022 Europe, Middle East, and Africa Projects

group of parents and children volunteers

Stowmarket, United Kingdom

At the Ringshall Primary School, our volunteers updated classrooms and the hallway.

Guy and girl enthusiastic about volunteering

Our volunteers revitalized the Bilderdijkhof community center with a dementia-friendly color scheme including muted tones for the main walls and fresh greens and yellows for the contrasting walls.

Klingenberg, Germany

PPG employee volunteers renovated the underpass to the school campus of Dr. Konrad Wiegand Mittelschule. With design support from a local art association and the school’s students, the volunteers created a vibrant mural.

Valencia, Spain

Our volunteers revitalized the Villar Palasí school, including the playground and schoolyard, and created a mural that represents diversity, equity and inclusion among the students.

Budapest, Hungary

PPG volunteers revitalized the Bethesda Children’s Hospital using bright shades of colors to create a cozier space for the nearly 1,500 patients who attend the hospital daily.

Birstall, United Kingdom

PPG colleagues found a unique way to add beauty and color to their community by restoring four phone boxes with fresh paint to serve as art galleries within the community.

Stowmarket, United Kingdom

Nearly 200 students at Freemans Primary school now have access to a revitalized quiet room and outdoor learning and play area

Paramaribo, Suriname

New paint, furniture and beautify wall art created an enhanced learning space for students and educators at Stichting Nola Hatterman Art Academy.

Novo Mesto, Slovenia

Partnering with building materials store Topdom, PPG volunteers beautified the Šmihel Primary School's classrooms, hallways and outdoor items.

Divonne les Bains, France

At Ecole & Collège Saint Joseph School more than 30 PPG employees dedicated nearly 120 hours painting three classrooms, garden furniture and a specially designed mural.

Stowmarket, United Kingdom

PPG volunteers added a mural and fresh paint and colors to classrooms and outdoor play areas at the Cedar's Park Primary School.

Paramaribo, Suriname

Renovation and repainting of classrooms and an outside area at Prakiki School supported nearly 200 students.

Verbania, Italy

Renovating the Lorenzo Cobianchi Secondary School, 25 PPG volunteers repainted the chemistry building’s corridors, classrooms and common areas.

School painted yellow with mountain scene

Agia Anna, Greece

Following nearby forest fires, the Public Primary School of Agia Anna Evia was renovated to bring joy and color to the area.

Brno, Czech Republic

At Mendel University, 3,000 students now have access to freshly painted classrooms and a relax and focus room.

Gliwice, Poland

Volunteers repainted the halls of the Silesian University of Technology and created an inspiring mural inside of the laboratory, which has been previously renovated and equipped by PPG.

Wroclaw, Poland

PPG employees created a mural and beautified bedrooms at Dziecięcy Dom, a children’s shelter that also serves as home for Ukrainian refugees.

Evora, Portugal

PPG volunteers used hopeful and bright colors to renovate the exterior spaces of the the Associação de Amigos da Criança e da Família "Chão dos Meninos."

Athens, Greece

PPG colleagues brought their passion and commitment to the “Anagennisi” institution, which had its walls revitalized with peaceful shades of colors.

Budapest, Hungary

A PPG employee hand-created a fairytale-inspired mural on the walls of a local kindergarten.

Paramaribo, Suriname

A team of PPG volunteers painted a cheerful outdoor mural at Matoekoe shelter for young adults.

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

At the Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, PPG employees painted bedrooms, playrooms and other areas alongside volunteers from PPG’s customer, Bell Group.

Runcorn, United Kingdom

More than 40 PPG volunteers brought peaceful colors to Halton Haven Hospice. Its garden area now shines with newly painted fences and benches, re-planted flowers, jet-washed woodwork and a tidied garden.

Brno, Czech Republic

Volunteers completed a fourth and final volunteer day at Sv. Markéta, a home for mothers, pregnant women and victims of domestic violence.