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2. AGENDA

3. CONCEPT SOMARO is set up as a sustainable social business. Sponsors Retailers, producers, wholesalers, etc. Cost reduction and CSR SOMARO Heavily-discounted sale Products Revenues for cost coverage Clients

4. CONCEPT SOMARO is set up as a sustainable social business. • Donation of food and non-food products • Most of them with minor defects or approaching expiry date • Nonetheless perfectly safe for consumption Sponsors Retailers, producers, wholesalers, etc. Cost reduction and CSR SOMARO Highly-discountedsale Products Revenues for cost coverage Clients

5. CONCEPT SOMARO is set up as a sustainable social business. Sponsors Retailers, producers, wholesalers, etc. Cost reduction and CSR SOMARO Highly-discountedsale • Cost reduction due to efficient waste management • Free-of-charge advertising of your corporate social activities • Fast pick-up service with our own vans • Flexible and professional cooperation Products Revenues for cost coverage Clients

6. CONCEPT SOMARO is set up as a sustainable social business. • Families and single persons in need chosen according to clear criteria • In cooperation with, and on advice from, local social welfare authorities • Products sold for a symbolic price (ca. 30 % of the market price) Sponsors Retailers, producers, wholesalers, etc. Cost reduction and CSR SOMARO Heavily-discounted sale Products Revenues for cost coverage Clients

7. CONCEPT SOMARO is set up as a sustainable social business. • Our aim: Financial independence and long-term viability of the store • But social benefits are more important than financial success! • We do not aim for profitability; any profits are re-invested in the project Sponsors Retailers, producers, wholesalers, etc. Cost reduction and CSR SOMARO Highly-discountedsale Products Revenues for cost coverage Clients

8. SPONSORING A cooperation with benefits for both parties.

9. SPONSORING We advertise your company effectively and free of charge!

10. SPONSORING With our help you can reduce your costs! • Products that are not fit for regular sale (damaged or soiled packaging, close to expirydate, etc.) can create considerable costs for your company: • Waste of expensive storagespace • Expensive disposal (especiallyconcerninganimalwaste) Your sponsorship of SOMARO is tax deductable!

11. SPONSORING We enable you to focus on your core business! • Rapid collection with our own vans (within < 24h)! • Our vans are equipped with a cooling system (0-8 °C) and meet all hygiene standards! • Our sponsorship contracts and delivery notes guarantee professional transaction! • You have maximum flexibility: the sponsorship contract can be dissolved at any time! You call us - we come and collect it! SOMARO‘s aim is to make your cooperation with us as easy and flexible for your company as possible.

12. SPONSORING A concept that convinces our sponsors! The benefits we offer have already persuaded many companies to cooperate with us, here is a selection:

13. LOCATIONS The stores are already operating successfully! BUCHAREST • Opening of the first store in 2010 • With more than 670 registered clients • Achieved financial independence after approx. one year Bucharest

14. LOCATIONS The stores are already operating successfully! SATU MARE • Opening of the second store in 2011 • With more than 150 registered clients • Approaching financial independence Satu Mare Bucharest

15. LOCATIONS The stores are already operating successfully! SIBIU • Opening of thethirdstore in 2012 • With presently 100 registered clients • The currentfocusis on establishingsupplier relations Satu Mare Sibiu Bucharest

16. CLIENTS A social market for people in need.

17. CLIENTS SOMARO supports people in need. Who canshop? Only people in need, who have been identified as such by public social services and NGOs, can become clients. Examples Shopping volume To avoid reselling on the ‚black market‘ there is a weekly shopping limit per person.

18. PRODUCT RANGE A wide selection for little money. Groceries breads dairy products frozen foods canned foods various other foods (oil, sugar, flower etc.) On sale for approx. 30 % of the market price Other products cleaning materials toiletries clothing, shoes, household goods We don‘t sell Tabacco or Alcohol!

19. PARTNERS The project has national and international support. • Katharina Turnauer Privatstiftung • Co-initiator for all three stores • Mrs. Turnauer is the president of the SOMARO association • ERSTE Stiftung • Cooperation partner for all three locations • ISOVOLTA Group • Manifold support (accounting, storage, etc.) • SOMA Österreich • Already operating successfully >30 social markets in Austria • Support from the Austrian Embassy in Bucharest • Support from the Mayors‘ offices, the directorate general of child protection as well as the social Services in Bucharest, Satu Mare und Sibiu

20. CONTACT SOMARO Association Jakob Detering Project Coordinator jakob@somaro.org +43 699 1720 5303 (AT) Formoreinformation please visit ourwebsite www.somaro.org SOMARO Satu Mare Francisc Edmund Balogh Store Manager edmund@somaro.org +40 746 868 225 SOMARO Sibiu Andreas Frunzete Store Manager andreas@somaro.org +40 745 314 303 SOMARO Bucharest Simon Suitner MA Store Manager simon@somaro.org +40 722 454 314