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Donation to the Mensajeros
por la Paz Association

Aqualia has made a donation to the Mensajeros por
la Paz Association so that families in Asturias and the
Community of Madrid in a situation of vulnerability
can get a food care package this Christmas.

65 families will not go hungry
this Christmas season Juan Pablo Merino, Communications and CSR Director, and
Carmen Rodríguez, HR Director, together with Father Ángel.

Further sensitisation
and awareness-
raising campaigns

The following company-backed of misogynist violence and a The Local Government and
campaigns are particularly rally with signs reading “Yo, Aqualia also collaborated with
noteworthy in this section: contigo” (I’m with you). the Blood Donors Association
World Breast Cancer of the Principality of Asturias
Awareness Day and Domestic The company also invited all by dyeing some of the most
Violence Awareness Day. In its workers to gather at office emblematic ornamental
this regard, many municipalities entrances to read a manifest fountains in the city red,
including Alcoy (Alicante), condemning violence against namely: the Escandalera and
Ávila, El Vendrell (Tarragona) women and expressing Plaza América Fountains for
and Sant Joan (Ibiza) have solidarity with the victims. the purpose of stirring up visual
held several events to raise the impact and raising the public’s
public’s awareness of this social A blood drive was carried awareness of the need for
stigma. Aqualia has participated out in Oviedo. The campaign blood donations.
in activities such as a balloon slogan was: “What can you do?”,
release, symbolic dyeing with the following secondary
some of the local fountains, message: “Donate blood.
candlelight vigils for the victims Donate now. Donate often”.

Domestic violence awareness event in Ávila. Oviedo fountains coloured pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Day.

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