Mandela Day 2019

Celebrating Mandela Day with enthusiasm Mi Buen Jesús is a very basic institution that cares for about 120 refugee children. Located in Villa María del Triunfo, approximately 1.5 hours’ drive from Lima, Mi Buen Jesús simply does not have adequate facilities for the children, but serves them as best they can with what they have. Read More

Extending a helping hand in Hyderabad ​This year, Alphamed’s 291 employees celebrated Mandela Day by participating in four projects to extend a helping hand to benefit the needy. One of our primary projects related to the adoption of the Mandal Parishad Primary School located in the Jaggamguda Village. We provided uniforms, shoes, books, stationery and Read More

Reconstructing a playground for ill children In 2019 we supported the reconstruction of the playground in front of the Olomouc Children’s Clinic of the University Hospital. This playground is an oasis of carefree space for young patients and family members. It however needed some repairs to ensure that it continued to bring joy to the Read More

Waves of blue and green help with rehabilitation Aspen’s Slovakian team of six members helped mentally ill patients who are accommodated in a safe environment at the Psychiatric Clinic of University Hospital in the city of Martin. This 100-year old University Hospital is currently undergoing reconstruction. The room used for physiotherapy and ergotherapy needed attention Read More

Close to Nature with Children The Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF), which cares for children aged from nine to twelve, was the beneficiary for Aspen Taiwan’s Mandela Day activities for the sixth consecutive year.This year, Aspen’s team of 22 was joined by the South African Ambassador to Taiwan, Mr Seraki Matsebe. Aspen employees Read More

AGI’s kindness benefits disabled children Activities at the Ranger Foundation Trust started with the children demonstrating their talent through music including Shakira’s Waka Waka; singing the South African National Anthem and saying the morning prayers. Aspen Global’s (AGI’s) volunteers interacted with some of the 75 children who are inflicted with cerebral palsy and other severe Read More

Using horses to develop team building skills Equestrian riding is the only sport where different genders train and compete together. Contact between the horses and the 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 Bulgaria provided Read More

Region 1 Fun excursions for Powiatowe’s children Aspen Poland’s team from Region 1 supported the Powiatowe Centrum Pomocy Rodzinie in Polkowice for Mandela Day. The Powiatowe Centre cares for approximately 30 children who have been removed from dysfunctional families. Due to a lack of resources, teachers at the Centre are not able to take the Read More

Love and care for young cancer patients On 18 July, Aspen Pharma hosted a morning of activities for children and teenagers undergoing cancer treatment at Casa Ronald in Rio de Janeiro and in Associação Capixaba contra o Câncer Infantil (Acacci), Espírito Santo. More than 40 employees from Rio and Serra participated in this voluntary action. Read More

Collecting food for the hungry and serving summer camp patients Hunger doesn’t take a holiday and this year Aspen España once again collaborated with Food Bank which collects and redistributes food to people in need. Some 422kg of non-perishable food was collected and donated by Aspen and several vendors and partners. Aspen España also supported Read More