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Envera has received 2,000 kilograms of chickpeas thanks to the support of the SEPLA-Ayuda Foundation, which have been donated by Javier González and Elisa Ostos with the collaboration of the Andalusian company Cereales Astigi. Sofía González, Javier and Elisa's daughter, as well as the presidents of SEPLA-Ayuda, Vicente Alonso Fogué 'Titón', and of Envera, Mr. José Antonio Quintero, have shown their satisfaction for this collaboration which has made possible to help about one thousand families.

Sofia Miranda has visited this Tuesday the headquarters of Envera in Madrid to see firsthand the social projects carried out by this non-profit organization both in the district and in the capital of Madrid, aimed at the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in society as a whole.

In addition, the visit was especially linked to the inclusive sport that athletes with intellectual disabilities from the Ícaro-Envera Club have been championing for 30 years to break down prejudices through sports.

In recent months, Pyteco has become one of the companies that provide the greatest support to people with intellectual disabilities, their families and Envera's professionals thanks to the donation of material to face COVID-19. Specifically, these are children's masks that have been distributed to the children assisted at the Early Attention Service and protective screens for Envera's workers.

Envera - Asociación de Empleados de Iberia Padres de Personas con Discapacidad, and the Fundación Hospital San José, have signed an agreement to jointly promote social and CSR actions and collaborate in the care of the most vulnerable people. This was agreed this Monday by the president of the Foundation, Manuel Galeote, and the president of Envera, José Antonio Quintero, in a ceremony held at the former San José Hospital in Getafe, which today houses various social services of the Madrid municipality.

Last Friday, Eduardo Pérez de Ayala, Director of the Central Area of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, and the President of Envera, José Antonio Quintero, inaugurated the 'Coca-Cola Space', which is already being enjoyed by nearly ninety people with intellectual disabilities, including residents and students of Envera.
It is a sustainable space located in the Envera Building, headquarters of this non-profit organization, and in whose realization have participated themselves people with intellectual disabilities along with more than thirty volunteers from Coca-Cola EP that over eight days of corporate volunteering have helped to raise both a garden surrounding the residence as a recreation area that also has hydroponic urban garden for conducting environmental workshops.

Envera's CEO, Enrique Grande, has participated in Industry Talks, the first online conference platform of the industry sector, to talk about the aeronautical industry and the employment of people with disabilities, explaining the model that Envera has been developing for decades to generate employment opportunities in this sector.

More than 140 people with intellectual disabilities from Envera participated, both beneficiaries of Support and Care Services and professionals from the Special Employment Centers of all the delegations.

Throughout twelve sessions and in small groups, the people of Envera have been able to share, in a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere, both their experiences and the emotions and concerns that the pandemic situation has generated in them.

Thanks to Envera's labor inclusion programs and the companies that collaborate with this non-profit social entity, more than 200 people with disabilities, mostly intellectual, have obtained employment during the last year, which has been marked by COVID-19.

Despite the difficulties arising from the impact of the health, social and economic crisis caused by the coronavirus, Envera's Job Placement Service works tirelessly to improve the employability of people with disabilities.