SROI Analysis for the association UGI -Unione Genitori Italiani contro il tumore dei bambini

Titolo Social impact assessment through the calculation of the SROI index of association UGI

Luogo Italia

Funding UGI- Unione Genitori Italiani contro il tumore dei bambini ODV

 

Context

UGI-Unione dei Genitori Italiani contro il tumore dei bambini (Union of Italian Parents Against Children’s Cancer) is a voluntary organisation operating in the Turin area to support patients and their families that are treated in the paediatric oncohaematology ward of the Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital.

UGI supports the care process of hospitalised patients by offering them playful activities and moments of sharing and socialising, inside and outside the hospital, and supports the social and work reintegration of out-patients.

UGI also supports families throughout the delicate period of treatment by offering free hospitality at Casa UGI, psychological support and by designing and organising activities for patients and their families.  The Association also contributes financially to research in the field of paediatric oncohaematology by supporting the hospital and its initiatives

 

General Objective

The Social Impact Evaluation is a valuable analysis tool that allows an association like UGI to understand, value and communicate the social impact generated by its activities. The Social Economy & Sustainability Management Unit has been involved to measure asses the social impact of UGI with the SROI methodology. The Social Return On Investment (SROI) index allows to quantify in monetary terms the social return generated in the year 2022.

 

Our contribution

For the development of the social impact assessment framework, the Social Economy & Sustainability Management Unit involved the Association and its stakeholders in all its activities in order to build an adequate analytical framework, capable of effectively reflecting the context of the activities and the main changes originated by UGI’s action in the reference communities.

The analysis took into account all the inputs that enabled the pursuit of UGI’s mission in the reference year and the quantification of all the changes that UGI’s actions generated on the wide number of beneficiaries affected by its activities.

The path taken has made it possible to highlight the role that the Association plays for the benefit of the community and the territory, offering a solid informative and analytical basis useful for orienting future activities with a view to continuous improvement and an ever greater impact generated.

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