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The European Road Safety Charter: its past, present and future in Spain
A day to analyze the objectives of the European Road Safety Charter and mobilize both civil society and institutions to adopt effective measures to improve road safety.
The best tribute you can make: responsible behavior
On the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, the best tribute you can pay to the victims of traffic accidents is your responsible behavior. Don’t leave the outcome of your decisions in the hands of fate.
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
Protective equipment for the island of La Palma
The first aid package that Fundación MAPFRE Guanarteme has sent to the island of La Palma contains masks, goggles and eye drops to protect citizens from exposure to volcanic emissions. This donation is worth 65,000 euros.
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
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
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.
Your date with safe, smart and sustainable mobility
We invite you to join in the activities we’re organizing in a number of Spanish cities to celebrate European Mobility Week 2021. Its slogan is self-explanatory: “Move Sustainably: Stay Healthy”.
Enter for the KBr Photo Award
We continue to be committed to artistic creation, which is why we’re extending the deadline for you to give a boost to your unpublished photography project to September 24. Enter now and you could be putting your creative efforts on an international stage.
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.