Mandela Day 2017

Providing meals across the country Wendy Geddis Aspen teams across Australia assisted two charity organisations through five projects for Mandela Day. In New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria teams assisted in food preparation for meal deliveries for OzHarvest. This organisation receives food from a diverse range of suppliers enabling them to prepare Read More

Beta blesses three beneficiaries Linet Arandi Beta Healthcare’s Nairobi-based team visited the Baby Blessings Children’s Home located in Umoja. This institution currently houses 69 children, ranging in age from newborn babies to 15 years. These children are abandoned or abused orphans and are HIV infected. Baby blessing has also established an outreach program for 49 Read More

Reaching out to the handicapped and Albino societies Linet Arandi The Shelys team selected three beneficiaries based in Dar es Salaam who are in desperate need of support. The Tanzania Albinism Society is an NPO that was established in 1978 to protect and empower people with albinism. This beneficiary received donations of clothing and medicines. Read More

Feeding Ghana’s orphans Linet Arandi The Kama team once again visited Teshie Orphanage in Accra where they handed over much needed donations of groceries. The orphanage is a home for 22 orphans, abandoned and socially challenged children between the ages of 3 to 22 years. These children are placed in the home by police services Read More

Caring for babies Linet Arandi Nsambya Baby’s Home and the Sanyu Baby’s Home were both recipients of the generosity of Beta’s employees in Uganda. These facilities care for the needs of 25 and 55 babies and young children respectively who have all been abandoned, orphaned or abused, with some being HIV infected. Both facilities were Read More

Focusing on moms and babies Linet Arandi The Nigerian team celebrated Mandela Day at the Child Welfare Department of the Ifako Ijaiye General Hospital in Lagos. More than 100 mothers participated in the activities presented at the event and every mother was grateful for the donation of baby products, linen and refreshments. Infacare infant milk Read More

A pledge to our environment Eden V Fuster Aspen Philippines joined forces with FEED’s (Fostering Education & Environmental Development) corporate social responsibility (CSR) Patrons Programme in collaboration with the University of the Philippines, Los Bañosand the South African Embassy representing a voice for environmental action –“Connecting People with Nature” and in celebration of Mandela Day. The Read More

A busy, rewarding day for TFCF’s children Fannie Liu The Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF), which cares for abused or disadvantaged children aged from nine to 12, received support from Aspen Taiwan for the fourth consecutive year. There were 19 employees who worked together with TFCF’s 36 children in Taoyuan City to teach Read More

Mulu National Park clean up Kin Meng While attending training in Borneo, 36 Aspen Malaysia employees embarked on an environmental contribution toward Mandela Day by assisting to clean up the natural habitat of the Mulu National Park in Sarawak. This UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site is the oldest tropical rainforest in the world and is known Read More

Using food and water wisely Mariabruna Aspen Italy continued its support of Fondazione Banco Alimentare Onlus, one of the main Italian NPOs dedicated to collecting and distributing surplus food to the impoverished. Banco Alimentare is a member of the Fédération Européenne des Banques Alimentaires that distributes food to thousands of people each year. The initiative Read More