Posts by Franck Semczak

(opens in new tab) Central and Moscow Region Donations and help for Moscow’s children The Morozov Children’s home in Moscow provides treatment and a home to approximately 34 children aged from 3 to 18 years who are homeless or ill. The majority of these children remain at the clinic while about 10 are day visitors. Read More

Making a difference across Ukraine Oksana Voron As part of the Mandela Day celebration, Aspen’s Ukrainian team embraced 4 projects in 3 regions of Ukraine. In the South-East Region the Odessa City Clinical Hospital #1 and Zaporizhzhia City Orphanage were selected as appropriate beneficiaries, while the West Region chose to support the Lviv City Orphanage Read More

Supporting Slovenia’s Psychologists Tina B Schmautz The Slovenian Psychologist’s Association is a voluntary NPO that unites professionals across a broad spectrum of disciplines from the fields of science, education, sports, health, social welfare, labor, employment, defence, environmental protection and spatial planning among others. These members serve on several public projects and assist citizens and refugees Read More

Improving Kosice’s kindergarten Agnieszka Ujazdowska The children’s playrooms at the kindergarten in Kosice were recently improved by seven members of the Slovakian team. Established in 1988, the kindergarten accommodates 100 children, aged two to six, in five classrooms. While the tutors were left to providing for the educational, social and emotional needs of the young Read More

Pétanque fields, gardens and an improved summer house for seniors Jana Beránková This year Aspen’s team from the Czeck Republic supported the Gerontological Center in Prague. Established in 1992, this center has gradually expanded its services and activities for seniors aged over 84 and currently specializes in social, cultural, psychological, cognitive and biological aspects of Read More

Overcoming social and gender differences Agnieszka Ujazdowska & Gergana Frateva Equestrian riding is the only sport where different genders compete together. Contact between the horses andthe riders creates a social environment that enhances possibilities of communication, developing relationships and taking responsibility for action irrespective of the rider’s gender, ethnicity or religious preferences. Our team in Read More

Aspen Venezuela’s employees were extremely excited about participating in their first Mandela Day activities. This team selected  ABANSA (Asociación Benefactora de Ayuda al Niño Sin Asistencia) as their beneficiary. ABANSA cares primarily for abandoned and orphaned children across Caracas. The staff of Aspen Venezuela actively engaged with ABANSA on Mandela Day and will continue supporting Read More

Aspen’s South African Operations in Port Elizabeth have selected three beneficiaries while the East London business has chosen one worthy recipient for support on Mandela Day. Port Elizabeth’s Mandela Day Activities The employees of Aspen’s flagship manufacturing site in Port Elizabeth are providing support to the Missionvale Care Centre in Algoa Park, the Sinethemba Children’s Read More

Shelys employees elected to support three beneficiaries for Mandela Day. These include the Chakuwama Children’s Home, Kigamboni Shelter and Mpambano Women’s Group in Dar es Salaam. Both the Chakuwama Children’s Home and the Kigamboni Shelter are in desperate need of clothing, food and medicines for the children and elderly respectively that are taken care of Read More

Aspen Philippines is the most recently established business within the Aspen Group, and was officially launched in March 2012. In true Aspen spirit, the employees of this newly formed business embraced 2012 Mandela Day and selected the House of Refuge Foundation as their beneficiary. This Children’s Home is in desperate need of a range of Read More