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Winners of the Fundación MAPFRE Social Innovation Awards
The sixth edition of our awards has concluded with the grand final. Meet the three winners: Acceleradora Unoentrecienmil and LUP, from Spain, and the US project TASL (This App Saves Lives).
Today, 1,000 children in the Dominican Republic have a new opportunity
For 13 years we have been supporting the organization Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH), providing balanced nutrition, access to healthcare and education to vulnerable children. Together we have helped a thousand children and young people improve their quality of life. We are working hard so that in the future many more young people will have a chance to escape the cycle of poverty.
Emergency relief for earthquake victims in Turkey
Together we can get basic necessities to families and people affected by the earthquake.
Murphy’s Law
John Paul Stapp is known as one of the fathers of impact biomechanics in which he applied Murphy’s maxim, ” If something can go wrong, it will”. To this day, Murphy’s law, namely the theory of defensive design, continues to be applied, especially in the development of life-saving products.
Carrie Mae Weems; much more than a catalog
Exploring, revealing, provoking feelings, exciting. Our catalogs capture the soul of our exhibitions and the essence of each artist. Carrie Mae Weems is no exception. The New York Times has named the catalog for the major retrospective of her work as one of the best photography books of 2022.
Young Europeans help to reduce their generation’s school dropout rate
The Ending project uses peer-to-peer learning methods to combat school dropout caused by the abuse of new technologies.
What are anti-abandon systems?
Every year in Spain, there are about three cases of death from heat stroke due to a child being left unattended in a car. Anti-abandon systems help to mitigate this risk.
The art of Flamenco merges with the works of Gasparini and Perez Siquier
The flamenco artist Paco Hidalgo is confronted with the characters that live in the images by Paolo Gasparini and Carlos Pérez Siquier, and who become the witnesses of his choreography, of which they are unwitting performers.
The power of the mind in the aging process
Luis Rojas Marcos, a professor of psychiatry and member of the New York Academy of Medicine, inaugurated the 2022 Academic Seminar on Economics and Longevity held at Fundación MAPFRE with a lecture on the power of the mind in the aging process and the ingredients that can enhance it.
Social Innovation for transforming the world
The fifth edition of the Fundación MAPFRE Social Innovation Awards concluded with a ceremony held at the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid. More than 200 initiatives from 10 different countries, developed by scientists, researchers, university students and business schools, were submitted to the call. Discover the three winning projects.
Our solidarity with Ukraine has not stopped
Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, millions of people have been forced to leave their homes in search of a safer place. At Fundación MAPFRE we are striving to create an extensive network of solidarity that offers them support and reminds them that they are not alone.
Solidarity in the face of war
The result has exceeded our expectations: in a show of solidarity, many of you have supported our campaign to help Ukraine, standing alongside those who are suffering and helping those who have been forced to flee their homes in such a dramatic situation.
Do you know how much caffeine is in your coffee?
Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant, which is why many people consume it to relieve fatigue and increase alertness. But not all coffees have the same effect, as the amount of caffeine is not the same in all of them. Fundación MAPFRE would like to remind you that if you want to beat tiredness, the best recipe is rest, especially if you are going to drive; and we recommend that you consume coffee for the sole purpose of delighting your senses and giving your day a spark of flavor, enjoying this pleasant experience.
Women: real and empowered
At Fundación MAPFRE we believe that gender equality is more than a goal in itself, it is an attitude. That is why, on International Women’s Day, we are giving a voice to three real and empowered women from our team who every day strive to make the world a better place.
71,597 steps in women’s leadership
The main task of an organisation with such a strong social commitment as Fundación MAPFRE is to reduce all kinds of shortcomings and promote second chances aimed at protecting the most vulnerable.
For the future
Today is a day to remember the progress that has been made in reducing inequalities between men and women. Today is International Women’s Day and I would like to add my voice to those of other women. We all have a lot to say.
A room of one’s own
The cultural sector is eminently female, or at least mine is, which is the one I can best tell you about, our team in Fundación MAPFRE’s Culture area.