On October 19 we celebrated Breast Cancer Day to highlight that this pathology is the most frequent in the female population. Dr. Estíbaliz García, head of the prevention and health department of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), a Sacyr Foundation partner organization, gave this online talk open to Sacyr employees.

The doctor explained that the AECC invests almost €23 million in breast cancer research projects. It also offers free services for 18,000 patients and their families.

In Spain almost 36,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024. The survival rate is 85% if the diagnosis is early. If it is metastatic, this percentage drops to 29%. Mammography after the age of 45 is the most reliable method of prevention. Breastfeeding is a relevant protective factor against breast cancer, especially if it lasts more than one year, as the doctor explained in her talk.

However, these percentages drop if lifestyle habits are bad. Smoking, alcohol, a sedentary lifestyle and poor diet lower survival rates.

Freno al Ictus Foundation has given an awareness talk as part of the "Heroes at Home" program, aimed at future volunteers who will visit schools to teach children how to recognize the symptoms of a stroke and how to respond to them.

The workshop was led by Julio Agredano, chair of the foundation, who shared key information about this disease and the importance of a rapid response.

The session was attended by 13 volunteers from the Sacyr Foundation, who joined this initiative with the aim of training young people as prevention agents in their homes. Warning signs such as loss of strength, difficulty in speaking or falling on one side of the face were addressed, and how to report it immediately to an adult or call 112.

With "Heroes at Home", Freno al Ictus seeks to create a network of informed children who can save lives at home, reinforcing the social commitment to brain health and preventive education from an early age.

At its last meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the implementation of ten initiatives with which the Sacyr Foundation will collaborate through international foundations and associations, including:

• Fundación Contigo, thanks to our support will continue to advance the PHENIX Project for clinical research on advanced breast cancer;
• The Children's Rehabilitation Grants project for the Spinal Cord Injury Foundation, which guarantees access to specialized treatment for vulnerable people.
• Elena Barraquer Foundation through its #NoMásCataratas 2026 project that will benefit 500 people through cataract surgeries in Guatemala. In addition, this collaboration will allow corporate volunteering to accompany the expedition.
• In Kenya, we will collaborate with a school sanitation project in Kimiriri, together with the Vihda Association.
• Fundación SIFU and its "SuperArte" program, which provides training scholarships for artists with disabilities to help them in their training in prestigious schools.

Stay tuned to learn more about these new projects that we will pioneer through the Sacyr Foundation.

The Sacyr Foundation collaborates with ASPACE Navarra through the SAOR program, a welcome, orientation and rehabilitation service, whose mission is to be the meeting and welcome point for people with cerebral palsy and related disabilities and their families.

It is aimed at both children and adults with different brain injuries (both paralysis and multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, Acquired Brain Injury, etc).

ASPACE Navarra stands out among other things because they are pioneers in Spain in carrying out the Petö Method. This system originated in Hungary, integrates different educational and pedagogical strategies in the field of neurorehabilitation, which is characterized by an attention focused on the person and in each specific case (super personalized attention).

From this service they guide, inform and advise families, thus favoring social, educational, welfare, labor integration and other aspects.

To carry out the rehabilitation, they develop physical activity for the motor maintenance of the person, both for activities of daily living and for cognitive stimulation.

One of our colleagues at Condesa de Venadito, Santiago de Santiago (Sacyr Concesiones), has taken in as a volunteer one of the assistance dogs of DogPoint, an Sacyr Foundation partner organization.

For a year, Santiago and his family will take care of Horchata, a Labrador almost three months old, with the aim of collaborating in her education as an assistance dog for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

DogPoint is an organization formed by professionals, freelancers and volunteers who work to improve the welfare of children and their families.

From the Sacyr Foundation we support this work by taking charge of the maintenance and health care of these dogs, which will accompany the children in their daily lives to facilitate their family life and their integration into society.

On Saturday, October 4, we participated in the Together4Integration Solidarity Race with the Diálogos Foundation, and on Sunday, October 5, the Sacyr Foundation, together with the Sports Club, organized the Down Madrid Race. Together, we totaled 15,175 kilometers for the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

On the other hand, we collaborated with the Emalaikat Foundation in a flea market with new African handicrafts on October 9, 10 and 11 in Madrid.

Also, as every month, our volunteers went to the Manos de Ayuda Social canteen in Paracuellos del Jarama (Madrid) to prepare bags of food for people in vulnerable situations.

And, like last year, we have launched the volunteer program "Heroes at Home" by Freno al Ictus Foundation, with a training session that we offered on September 25. This initiative transforms Sacyr employees into everyday heroes, capable of stopping and detecting stroke. You will be able to give awareness talks in educational centers after receiving the training.

Also on October 9, we visited the Henares Hospital in Madrid, where the NGO Musicians for Health offered a concert for hospitalized patients.

This weekend, 400 people and 50 divers participated in the initiative by NGO Oceánidas, which promotes beach and seabed cleanups after the summer.

The Sacyr Foundation has been promoting this volunteer activity since 2023. This year more than 2,000 kg of garbage were collected in an edition where the main novelty was the participation of nearly 400 children.

In addition to improving the state of the beaches, this initiative is of a social nature since for every kilo of waste, one kilo of food is donated to the Food Bank of Spain, according to the agreement reached by the organization.

La Fundación Sacyr ha firmado un acuerdo de colaboración con la Fundación Golfín con el objetivo de ofrecer apoyo para crear viviendas de acogida de madres solteras con su hijos/as, que no tienen trabajo y se encuentran en una situación muy vulnerable.

Fundación Golfín tiene como fines, entre otros, la ayuda integral a las personas necesitadas para su plena integración social y laboral. Entre los colectivos más necesitados atiende a mujeres embarazadas sin recursos.

A través de este proyecto, Pisos de Autonomía, se podrá ampliar el plazo de permanencia de las mujeres vulnerables que atiende esta Fundación por un periodo adicional de entre 12 y 24 meses.

De esta manera, se podrán construir mini pisos de autonomía. Se trata de pequeños apartamentos donde las madres vulnerables puedan vivir con sus hijos más de los 15 meses que en la actualidad se quedan en la Fundación Golfín. Este plazo les permitiría consolidar su trabajo y ahorrar para cuando termine este plazo. 

La Fundación Sacyr, junto con el Departamento de Seguridad y Salud, y la Fundación Horizontes Abiertos, organizó un WeRSoCial el pasado 26 de junio sobre la prevención de las adicciones.

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Diego Arribas, técnico de la dirección de Seguridad y Salud de Sacyr, afirmó que en junio lanzamos una campaña de prevención de consumo de alcohol y otras sustancias en el puesto de trabajo. "Todos hemos conocido a alguien cercano con este problema, tenemos que conocer qué recursos hay, qué soluciones, etc, y así cuidar a nuestros empleados", explicó Arribas.

Durante el encuentro, Sonia Herrezuelo, Responsable del Área de Adicciones de Horizontes Abiertos, explicó que las adicciones antes se asociaban a un colectivo de exclusión social, pero ahora el problema de adicción nos toca a todo el mundo y no atiende a estrato social. La adicción es un síntoma de algo más grave, es la forma que una persona encuentra para huir y desconectar de algo que le hace mucho daño, como los traumas complejos.

Carolina, una paciente de Horizontes Abiertos, nos contó su historia en la lucha que ha tenido para superar su problema de adicción y qué es lo que la llevó a ella.

El pasado 28 de junio tuvo lugar la Arriluze Txallenge, una travesía a nado entre el Puerto Deportivo de Getxo (Vizcaya, España) y la playa de Ereaga, una actividad apoyada por la Fundación Sacyr.

El objetivo era dar visibilidad a una enfermedad rara como son las leucodistrofias, recaudar fondos para su investigación y contribuir a mejorar el día a día de las personas afectadas.

Esta actividad es una travesía a nado histórica que contribuye al patrimonio cultural y deportivo de Getxo.

La Asociación Española contra la Leucodistrofia (ELA) es una entidad sin ánimo de lucro destinada a la atención integral de las leucodistrofias. Su misión es promover la calidad de vida de las personas afectadas y sus familias.

Por otro lado, un grupo de voluntarias fueron el 9 de julio a la finca de la Asociación DogPoint en La Cardosa (Madrid) a pasear y bañar a perros de esta asociación, que entrena a perros de servicio para niños con autismo (PSNA).