Mandela Day 2015

From 9 to 23 July, Aspen Italy’s 41 employees volunteered to assist the Associazione Banco Alimentare Onlus – Via Legnone in Milan for the second consecutive Mandela Day. Their time at Banco Alimentare was spent sorting and packing surplus food products provided by the local food industry. This food is then redistributed to non-profit organisations Read More

Aspen Russia’s eight regional teams embraced Mandela Day for the first time. These employees hosted 18 activities stretching from St Petersburg in the North Western Region to Vladivostok City in the Far Eastern Region. The projects mobilized by the Aspen volunteers ranged from caring for the elderly; working with HIV positive babies; tending to children Read More

Five employees from Aspen’s office in Slovakia helped with improvements at the DOTYK Basic School and Kindergarten in Ružomberok. With a  joyful spirit the team set about making repairs to the children’s playground, cleaning existing structures and painting the equipment that the little ones enjoy playing on. The smiles shared by the staff and children Read More

This was the first year of participation for Aspen Bulgaria and they chose a cause that touches the hearts of so many – children with onco-hematological diseases. Aspen’s four Bulgarian employees took part in three daily events hosted at three hospitals that specialize in pediatric onco-hematological diseases. These University Hospitals are based in Sofia, Plovdiv Read More

The staff and patients at the pediatric department of the Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic, received fabulous improvements to their facilities in celebration of Mandela Day. The team of 10 very enthusiastic volunteers from Aspen Czech Republic went to great lengths to improve conditions for the little patients by refurbishing the dining Read More

Some 200 employees from Shelys in Tanzania participated in supporting the Chavita Group and the Tanzanian League of the Blind for Mandela Day. Chavita is a network for deaf citizens in Tanzania and it strives to provide assistance to about 200 individuals who are afflicted by loss of hearing. The League of the Blind assists Read More

Once again Aspen Nigeria chose to support the SOS Children’s Village in Lagos for Mandela Day. SOS cares for about 100 children and strives to care for them in a loving environment which encourages positive development and reintegration into society by facilitating adoptions into stable families. Ten of Aspen’s willing volunteers in Nigeria handed over Read More

Beta’s Kenyan-based team has loyally supported the Mother Teresa, Havilla and Baby Blessing Children’s Homes for a number of years. These institutions provide for the needs of orphaned, abandoned and socially challenged children and they also facilitate adoptions into stable families. Beta’s support of these beneficiaries has continued in 2015 and it was further extended Read More

The Nsambya Babies Home in Kampala provides a safe, homely environment to about 50 destitute, orphaned, abandoned and socially challenged children under the age of 6 years. A normal school day is accommodated for those youngsters of school-going age and a programme is provided to help them understand that they are valued and important members Read More

Aspen’s newly acquired business in Ghana participated in Mandela Day for the first time. Volunteers from Kama visited the Teshie Orphanage, which is home to 15 children, 7 girls and 8 boys, and handed over much needed donations of food, clothing and toiletries that were graciously accepted.