Mandela Day 2017

Caring for our seniors Kim van Wyk FCC supported the Lily Haven Old Age Home for Mandela Day, with the aim of ensuring that they make an impact on the lives of the senior citizens who call this their home. This Bonteheuwel-based home is situated in the heart of a community that is over ridden Read More

Dromedaris’ children benefit from Mandela Day Sharon Wood Children attending Dromedaris primary school in Boksburg were delighted to receive numerous upgrades to their school as part of Aspen Pharmacare’s Mandela Day celebration. The kitchen and washing up area was refurbished, new crockery and cutlery was supplied, a cosy dining environment was created where the children Read More

Adding smiles at Thandokazi Belinah Shabangu and a few local unemployed ladies care for 35 children under 6 years of age at Thandokazi Preschool and Crèche which is located about 10km from the Nutritionals site in Clayville, Johannesburg. Employee’s valued contributions included much needed funds, books, educational toys, groceries and other items. The team took Read More

Extra classrooms make all the difference Vishma Chetty Aspen Holdings teamed up with United States-driven child welfare organization Key of Hope, for the thirdconsecutive year. Numerous activities took place in support of this facility that provides refuge to some 2000 children under the age of 18 years. This year, the primary project included cleaning a Read More

Caring for the eldery and our future leaders Sandiswa Hewana The Aspen team rallied together to support Masakhe Community Development (Masakhe) and Vision4Women. Masakhe provides weekly food parcels and programmes to approximately 100 people in Holland Park – a disadvantaged community adjacent to the Port Elizabeth manufacturing site. Aspen’s enthusiastic employees attended to various maintenance Read More

Sleep sweetly little ones Elesha Adams Volunteers from Aspen’s East London site gathered building and gardening tools, buckets of paint and loads of good intentions as they rolled up their sleeves and headed off to make a difference in the community at the Little Blessings Education Centre in Reeston, Wilsonia. Some 50 children from this Read More

Judo and fun for 225 children Patricia Franco On 18/07/2017 day, was celebrated the Mandela Day in Aspen Pharma Brazil in a fun and special way. Two beneficiaries received the attention of the team in Brazil, these being Associação Beneficente Bem Ama and the Reaction Institute. The Associação Beneficente Bem Amar is located in the Read More

Continuing our project: Helping both children and environment Aspen Romania Team decided to continue last year’s project and support ProVita Association, a Non-profit organization that is taking care, since 1994, of the abandoned and disadvantaged children from Prahova County and not only, providing them with a home and help them in order to go to Read More

Helping others through the Food Bank Ivonne van der Male Notwithstanding the fact that the Netherlands is one of the richest countries in the world, 5 to 6% of the families in the Netherlands live below the poverty line. Food Banks provide free food packages for the poorest citizens. These packages comprise donations of excess Read More

Bagázs gets a mini-facelift Ildikó Kiss The Bagázs Public Benefit Association, located in the Roma settlement of Bag, is an NPO that focuses on the upliftment of needy members of the community. While Bagázs does not provide donations of money, food or clothing, its programmes are highly effective in improving school attendance, promoting employment and Read More