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"Life is not easy for anyone. But so what! You have to persevere and, above all, have confidence in yourself. You have to feel gifted to do something, and you have to achieve it, whatever the cost". This reflection by the great Marie Curie, an exceptional role model on this special day dedicated to working women, is my inspiration and also teaches us what Envera's motto has been shouting for 45 years: "We can all be the best at something", regardless of our gender or our physical, sensory or intellectual characteristics.

On the occasion of International Women's Day, Envera presents the stories of four women with disabilities who break down prejudices through employment. Thanks to companies such as ENAIRE and Airbus that support Envera's employment insertion projects.

The Islazul shopping center and Envera set up a collection point for humanitarian material to be sent to Ukraine to help the population resisting the Russian invasion siege inside the country.

Envera launches a new edition of its free Cooking Course for people with disabilities that will take place from March to July. The students of the last edition are doing internships in hospitality companies and 50% of the previous course already have an employment contract.

Last Monday, a new shipment of sports equipment sent by Envera to the 'Vicente del Bosque' Soccer School arrived in Senegal, where eighty children and young people participate, for whom soccer has become a means of inclusion and healthy leisure but, above all, to have a better future. The shipment was made possible thanks to Iberia and the volunteers of Aviación Sin Fronteras.

Fifty children and their families from Envera's Early Attention and Neurodevelopment Service will enjoy next Saturday the concert The Rhythms of Music offered by the Metropolitan Orchestra of Madrid and its chief conductor, Silvia Sanz Torre, at the National Auditorium of Madrid, thanks to the close collaboration that Envera and the Talía Group have maintained for years.

Envera has joined this Tuesday the celebration of the International Day Against Childhood Cancer, which the World Health Organization (WHO) commemorates every February 15 to raise awareness about childhood cancer and express support for children and adolescents with cancer, some of whom also have disabilities, and their families. Specifically, Envera has signed the manifesto 'A better survival is possible' of the Asociación Pequeño Valiente.

The CEO of Metro de Madrid has received the General Manager of Envera and the students with intellectual disabilities who will carry out training internships in the subway thanks to the collaboration agreement between Envera and the Department of Transport and Infrastructures of the Community of Madrid headed by David Pérez.

Chelo García González, a computer engineer, is the mother of Cris, a young woman at the Envera Occupational Center in Colmenar Viejo (Madrid), and also a volunteer in our organization. Her story, and that of her daughter, is the story of so many men and women with intellectual disabilities and their families who, almost invisible, must face one of the greatest challenges of their lives. That is why their voice is so important on International Cancer Day.