Mandela Day 2016

Clothing the refugees Tina Schmautz Diakonia Bayernkaserne, a refugee camp in Munich, collects donated clothing that is distributed further to refugees at various camps in the Bavaria region. These camps provide shelter, food, medical and educational support to approximately 1500 adults and as many as 100 unaccompanied adolescent refugees. The teams from Aspen Germany and Read More

Equestrian summer camp Trakietz, a horse riding club in Zhitnica, Bulgaria was the organisation selected to accommodate 12 children from disadvantaged homes from Zhitnica’s Plovdiv villages. The club’s programmes focus on overcoming social and gender inequalities through equestrian activities. Horse therapy has long been used as a means to foster interpersonal communication and being with Read More

Czech mate! The Liberec Hospital in the Czech Republic is very important to the regional healthcare services and equally so too for Aspen’s team who chose to reconstruct a portion of the hospital park for its 1000 patients. The project included planting ornamental trees and shrubs and establishing an outdoor chess station for the relaxation Read More

Adding colour to Dom Veternik Dom Veternik Ulica takes care of approximately 500 children and adults with mental disabilities. The team of 6 employees from Aspen Serbia will be installing an air conditioner, painting part of the facility and conducting general maintenance to enhance the environment for the residents during September.

Mythri Orphanage Mythri Home, an orphanage for some 76 poor and needy children in Hyderabad, is in desperate need of various forms of support and was delighted to be adopted as Aspen India’s (Alphamed) Mandela Day beneficiary. Part of Myrthri’s need includes clothes, school uniforms, books and stationery, and Aspen India committed to provide this Read More

Transforming a dilapidated school In 2015 Aspen Peru adopted the Mi Buen Jesús School for 107 children. They have continued to support for this institution that doesn’t have proper facilities and specific requirements for it to be recognized as an educational entity. Aspen collaborated with the school to help it pass accreditation so that learners Read More

Uplifting disadvantaged learners Deeya Bheeroo Ecole Pere Henri Souchron: Oasis de Paix School accommodates 250 students who have dropped out of the traditional educational system. About 30 Volunteers from Aspen Global spent some time at the school engaging with the children in activities such floral art, woodwork, baking cupcakes and painting. The learners did a Read More

Football fun Foundation Recreate was established to fight drug and alcohol abuse among young adults and Aspen Costa Rica took to the pitch with 25 keen teenagers in support of this organization. The Mandela Day activity was hosted at Proyecto Gol, the training grounds of the local hero football team where the youngsters were introduced Read More

Sprucing up Sinothando Sinothando Day Care Centre in East London’s East Bank township was the beneficiary of Aspen’s goodwill this year. More than 150 employees contributed toward the needs of the 46 children who come from low income families and who are nurtured at Sinothando. They received clothing, food, educational toys and stationery and the Read More

Little hands make yummy food Jennie Wu The Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF), which cares for children aged from 9 to 12 years, received support from Aspen Taiwan for the third consecutive year. Twelve Aspen Taiwan employees hosted 19 children from TFCF at Hsin-Chu City where they had great fun being taught how Read More