Mandela Day 2019

One country, three cities, triple impact! Two years ago, Aspen Colombia’s employees set a goal to increase our Mandela Day activities by expanding this initiative to an additional city each year so as to spread Aspen’s impact in support of this annual event. This year, that objective was achieved! The Colombian team hosted Mandela Day Read More

Forest maintenance to provide quality water supplies in tokyo Forest conservancy is very important for the supply of fresh air and quality water. Japan is a country with an abundance of nature with about 68% of this country covered by forests. The Tama forest area in the western part of Tokyo supplies almost 20% of Read More

Providing meals for the less fortunate Our Mandela Day week for 2019 was another success with Aspen employees all over Australia volunteering their time to help those less fortunate. We partnered with Fare Share, Food Bank and OzHarvest to cook, clean, garden, pack and prepare food for those who struggle to provide meals for themselves Read More

Supporting Mandela Day throughout the year Aspen’s Notre Dame de Bondeville team contributes to Mandela Day throughout the year given that July falls within their summer month vacation period and due to some of their initiatives being seasonally related. They are supporting various beneficiaries during the year including: Association des paralysés de France that assists Read More

Caring for the community’s elderly The Aspen Asia team extended their caring spirit to The Hong Kong Society for the Aged – Sage Eastern District Elderly Community Centre for Mandela Day. This centre provides a full range of support services to the community’s elderly as well as family members who care for them. Aspen’s employees visited Read More

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

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

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