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More visible, much safer

More visible, much safer

The results of the report “Focus while driving: cyclists invisible to drivers”, carried out in 2019 by Fundación MAPFRE and Bosch España, show the way to increase the safety of cyclists.

The mobility of the future

The mobility of the future

42 of the proposals that we have taken to the Road Safety Commission of the House of Representatives have been incorporated into the final report on the future strategy for safe, healthy and sustainable mobility in our country.

Streets for life

Streets for life

Restoring harmony between all road users is a dream that is gradually becoming a reality. The #Streetsforlife campaign was launched to help achieve this.

New Road Traffic Act – another step towards road safety

New Road Traffic Act – another step towards road safety

Our institutions continue to work towards safe, healthy and sustainable mobility. In this respect, the Spanish Congress has recently passed a new Road Traffic Act to ensure our safety as users of the public highway. Here we give you all the details about this amendment to the law.

A Safe Virtual World

A Safe Virtual World

We want to help children and young people by making their environment a safer place so we’ve developed a new interactive virtual tool: the Safe Virtual World. We invite you to discover it.

Anastasia Samoylova, winner of the KBr Photo Award

Anastasia Samoylova, winner of the KBr Photo Award

The Image Cities project by photographer Anastasia Samoylova is a visual study of the ever-closer integration of the photographic image and the urban environment. This work, for its quality and originality, is the winner of the first KBr Photo Award.

For the well-being of a connected citizenry

For the well-being of a connected citizenry

We invite you to take part in the Conference on Children’s Rights and Parental Mediation in the Digital World on November 16 which will discuss the need to ensure a balance between the use of the internet and personal well-being, especially in the case of minors.

Road safety calls for joint action worldwide

Road safety calls for joint action worldwide

We take stock of how the first UN Road Safety Plan 2011-2020 has helped reduce road accidents worldwide, and we analyze the challenges for the coming years based on the new strategy posed by the United Nations for the decade 2021-2030.

Get ready. At three o’clock it will be two.

Get ready. At three o’clock it will be two.

The hour changes on the night of October 30 to 31 and these small imbalances in the body can sometimes make some people feel a little strange. The best way to avoid it is to maintain a regular sleep pattern throughout the year.

It’s time to take action

It’s time to take action

The pandemic caused us to suspend these awards in 2020 in order to devote all our efforts to mitigate the consequences of the crisis caused by the coronavirus. In an event held at the Real Casino de Madrid, our Social Outreach Awards have returned with greater commitment and with the certainty that working together is the way to move forward and help others improve.

Mexico: a historic donation to eradicate hunger

Mexico: a historic donation to eradicate hunger

Food shortages and malnutrition remain major obstacles to achieving sustainable development.Aware of the fact that the pandemic has deeply impacted hunger levels in Mexico, we have made our largest donation yet in this country – 25 million pesos – to the Mexican Food Bank Network.

Biscuits filled with hope

Biscuits filled with hope

Nine social entities of the Sé Solidario project received 28,800 nutritional biscuits, enriched with vitamins and minerals at our headquarters in Recoletos Street in Madrid on Monday 27 September.

Today, we are all inhabitants of La Palma

Today, we are all inhabitants of La Palma

Since the Cumbre Vieja volcano started erupting on September 20 on the island of La Palma, the lava flow has destroyed hundreds of houses, erased numerous farms and smallholdings, and left thousands of people homeless. Fundación MAPFRE sends them our heartfelt solidarity.

Health travels by boat

Health travels by boat

For many of the people living in the heart of the Amazon rainforest – the world’s largest – it is impossible to get an antigen test, an essential tool in the fight against COVID-19. This first Scientific Mission managed to conduct more than one thousand tests between August 3 and 25.