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Today, some two million children have access to a daily meal
The international charity organization Mary’s Meals, which was recognized by our Social Awards in 2018, manages to ensure that some two million children in 19 different countries are provided with a meal every day at their primary schools.
More antigen tests in September
Despite being a vacation month, the testing facility at the Wizink Center carried out more than 19,000 antigen tests on the people of Madrid in August. The success of this initiative has encouraged us to extend the service through to September 30.
Backpacks of Smiles
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the situation of many families living in conditions of extreme vulnerability. To help alleviate the consequences of this health and social crisis, we are involved in the ‘Mochilas de Sonrisas’ (Backpacks of Smiles) program of the Nutritional Education and Recovery Center (CREN) in the state of Alagoas.
Antigen tests to stop the spread of the pandemic
If you’d like to take a free test to help identify the virus at an early stage, come along to our free testing center. We’ll be at the Wizink Center in Madrid until August 31.
Start up your own Community Foundation
If you’ve got an idea for improving the lives of people in your community, or if you think you can find a solution to local problems, you now have a great opportunity to start up a Community Foundation that promotes initiatives of common interest.
Wings for Butterfly Skin Disease
We support the work of this NGO in its determination to improve the lives of people with ‘butterfly skin’, a rare and very painful genetic disease for which a cure has yet to be found. Today we are proud to receive their thanks for this support.
ARCO 2021 strengthens the beat of the city’s pulse
Madrid throws open the door to art and art collecting with ARCO 2021, an edition that this year is being held exceptionally between July 7 and 11. Some 130 galleries from 26 countries are coming to swell the city’s cultural offer. To mark the occasion and show our support for the week in which Contemporary Art is the main protagonist, Fundación MAPFRE is extending its exhibition opening hours until 10pm on Friday, July 9.
Claudia Andujar’s catalog at Les Rencontres d’Arles
For more than five decades, Claudia Andujar has dedicated her life and her work to documenting and protecting the Yanomami people, one of the largest and most endangered indigenous communities in Brazil. The catalog we published on the occasion of the artist’s exhibition in Barcelona between February 26 and May 23, 2021, was shortlisted for the Best Historical Book award at the Rencontres d’Arlés photography festival in France.
Elena Sanz, the new member of Fundación MAPFRE’s Board of Trustees
Elena Sanz, Group Chief Human Resources Officer at MAPFRE and president of MAPFRE’s Sustainability Committee, joins the Board of Trustees of Fundación MAPFRE.
Our Board of Trustees is growing in diversity and experience
Our Board of Trustees is being enlarged with the addition of two women with proven experience in complementary business spheres. Let us introduce them!
Save electricity by all means – but take care
With the hike in electricity prices, you may be thinking of running the dishwasher and washing machine at night to make savings. If you’ve decided to put your appliances on the night-time tariff, make sure you take precautions to avoid any risks.
10 years of working together to support young children
The collaboration agreement between Fundación MAPFRE and Fundación Barça to support children and young people from vulnerable communities in Brazil has reached its tenth anniversary. During this time, more than 13,000 children have benefited from the program.
A musical perspective of Bill Brandt
As part of our ‘Digital Art’ project and to celebrate Music Day, we are offering a unique proposition that combines Bill Brandt’s photography with a song composed by electronic band Delaporte especially for the occasion.
Madrid, the global capital for people with visual impairment
The World Blindness Summit Madrid 2021takes place on June 28 and 29, a virtual global meeting at which we will be working to promote the inclusion of people with visual impairments and examining the impact of COVID-19 on their full participation in society.
Should you always use a booster cushion from when the child is four years old?
Age is not a variable that needs to be taken into account when using child restraint systems; the only important thing is the child’s physique.
How much information is generated and stored in the world?
If Internet usage figures were already monumental, with the pandemic they have increased even more. The more than 4.5 billion people in the world who have access to the Internet are constantly generating information. Considering the increase in content creation, we need reliable sources to turn to in order to obtain quality data, such as the data offered by our Documentation Center.
Paddle is also inclusive
Thanks to the idea of a group of students from Loyola University, the Spanish Paddle Tennis Federation and our support, patients at the Hospital for the Paraplegic in Toledo will be able to enjoy this sport.