Commitment to corporate social responsibility
This month, 10 employees from Mapfre Group sponsored recently formed NGO Jays of Sunshine, as part of their commitment to corporate social responsibility. The initiative was carried out in support of children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with cancer.
The NGO was started by two young women who both lost their mothers to cancer. Notwithstanding this, they both wanted to give something back to people who are undergoing treatment by helping bring a little ray of sunshine in their life.
The NGO was then named Jays of Sunshine, with its main aim being to help dreams come true for children and adolescents undergoing treatment in the Rainbow Ward at Mater Dei Hospital.
As well as spending time, playing and making memories with patients and their families in the ward, Jays of Sunshine also helps make the fondest wishes of these young patients a reality by giving each and every one of them a wish list.
The purpose of this wish list is for the patients to write down anything they could wish for and Jays of Sunshine does its utmost to fulfil those wishes.
So far, Jays of Sunshine has been able to make every single wish come true since the NGO was launched. However, these...