Des Plaines

Feeding starving children in Africa Aspen API in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA packed food boxes for Feed My Starving Children. A group of 175 volunteers packed 199 boxes of food during their two-hour shift. This equates to 42,984 meals and these 199 boxes are said to feed 117 children for one year. The food will be Read More

Netherlands

Young or a little older: sporting together unites “It was so easy involving the elderly to participate in Mandela Day”, smiles Lenie van Breda from the De Wellen Elderly Centre.” During the year I was regularly asked: “Are the people from Aspen coming back? We had such a nice sporting event last year!” More than 30 elderly residents enjoyed the afternoon Read More

Canada

Giving back during the holidays Aspen Canada had an opportunity to give back to various communities and to those less fortunate this past December. Office employees invited the Oakville Firefighters to join employees for a holiday lunch and present the firefighters with toys donated by employees for the annual holiday toy drive. The Western Canada Read More

Malaysia

Planting mangroves to supplement Malaysia’s ecosystem Malaysia’s people and its environment are being threatened by deforestation. On 26 June 2019, Aspen Malaysia’s team engaged in mangrove planting activities to create increased awareness about the importance of mangrove habitats in relation to the survival of many sea creatures and the livelihood of the country’s citizens. These Read More

Ireland

#InspiredByYou Inter-Pharma 5-a-side Football Tournament As part of our Mandela Day celebrations, Aspen Pharma Trading (APTL) in Ireland, in partnership with Real Staffing Recruitment Agency, organised their second annual #InspiredByYou Inter-Pharma 5-a-side Football Tournament. This year APTL used this event as a platform to raise awareness about homelessness in Ireland and to fundraise for Peter Read More

South Africa

Aspen Pharmacare’s initial Mandela Day activity saw 35 volunteers from the Group’s Woodmead office support 45 physically and mentally challenged children at the Rekopane Inclusive Development Centre in Johannesburg.

India

Mythri’s monthly gifts from generous employees For the third consecutive year, Alphamed* supported the Mythri Home, an orphanage in Hyderabad. Employees contribute toward the educational and basic living expenses of the 75 orphans by means of voluntarily monthly salary deductions, and this practice will continue for the year ahead. A few volunteers also visited Mythri Read More

Ecuador

The gift of a smile In order to support children suffering from cancer, this year we worked together with two non-for-profit organizations: Brave Hearts (Corazones Valientes) in Quito and Ronald McDonald House in Guayaquil. These organisations provide economic support to families who don͛t have the necessary resources to pay for proper treatment for their children. Read More

Peru

Small things make a big difference This year, Aspen Peru supported San Lorenzo, a socially vulnerable community, located in a underprivileged sector of Lima City, that offers educational support to 163 children and teenagers, between three and seventeen years of age. These students come from very poor families and many of them are under nourished Read More

Colombia

“This little experience has changed our lives” Employees at Aspen Colombia started their Mandela Day efforts as early as March through fundraising activities for two beneficiaries – one in Cali and another in Bogotá. A lot of fun was had by the team who engaged in food sales, games, bingo and a world cup football Read More