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Objectives and Activities

FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE is an institution sponsored by the Spanish insurance group MAPFRE. The foundation’s aim is to contribute to achieving objectives of general interest to society. It was established on 5 November 1975 and was officially recognised as a Private Cultural Foundation by Order of the Ministry of Education and Science on 4 May 1976.

In January 2006 four other MAPFRE sponsored foundations merged with FUNDACION MAPFRE: FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE MEDICINA, FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE ESTUDIOS, FUNDACIÓN CULTURAL MAPFRE VIDA and FUNDACIÓN DE ESTUDIOS HISTÓRICOS MAPFRE TAVERA. These foundations had previously carried out a range of activities in a number of professional and cultural spheres independently.

Objectives

FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE’s objectives are:

• To promote the Safety of people and their assets, focussing particularly on Road Safety, Medicine and Health.
• To enhance the Quality of Life and of the Environment.
• To further the dissemination of Culture, the Arts and Literature.
• To promote training and research in the field of Insurance.
• To foster research and dissemination of knowledge relating to the common History of Spain, Portugal and countries with whom they share historic ties.
• To contribute to improving the economic, social and cultural conditions of the more disadvantaged people and sectors within Society.

Activities

FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE’s activities are carried out mainly in Spain and Latin America and its goals are achieved through the following channels:

• Granting aid for research.
• Creating and maintaining teaching and research Centres.
• Granting scholarships for public and private teaching institutions.
• Organising art exhibitions.
• Organising conferences, symposiums, seminars and talks.
• Organising accident prevention campaigns, either directly or in collaboration with public or private institutions.
• Publishing and disseminating periodical or individual publications.
• Awarding grants or aid for the physical or professional rehabilitation of the handicapped and organising activities aimed at contributing to this goal.
• Promoting and supporting Health Education and Health Promotion actions and programmes.
• Granting financial aid or other types of aid to the more disadvantaged people or groups within Society.

Organisation

FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE carries out its activities through 5 specialist Institutes: Please, select one of the following links to read more about these sites. Note that the information is in Spanish

• Social Action Institute.
• Insurance Sciences Institute.
• Cultural Institute.
• Prevention, Health and Environment Institute: Prevention and Environment Department and Health Departmen.
• Road Safety Institute .

Offices in Spain

FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE has the following operative offices:

DIRECCIÓN Y ADMINISTRACIÓN

(MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION)

Monte del Pilar, s/n

28023 El Plantío. Madrid

fundacion.informacion@mapfre.com

Telephone: (+34) 91 581 11 31

Fax: (+34) 91 581 17 95

INSTITUTO DE ACCIÓN SOCIAL

(SOCIAL ACTION INSTITUTE)

Carretera de Pozuelo, 52

28220 Majadahonda. Madrid

fundacion.accionsocial@mapfre.com

Telephone: (+34) 91 581 49 90

Fax: (+34) 91 581 83 82

INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DEL SEGURO

(INSURANCE SCIENCES INSTITUTE)

Monte del Pilar, s/n

28023 El Plantío. Madrid

fundacion.cienciasdelseguro@mapfre.com

Telephone: (+34) 91 581 20 08

Fax: (+34) 91 307 66 42

INSTITUTO DE CULTURA

(CULTURAL INSTITUTE)

Avda. General Perón, 40, Portal D - 1º

28020 Madrid

fundacion.cultura@mapfre.com

Telephone: (+34) 91 581 95 96

Fax: (+34) 91 307 16 29

INSTITUTO DE PREVENCIÓN, SALUD Y MEDICO AMBIENTE

(PREVENTION, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE)

Monte del Pilar, s/n

28023 El Plantío. Madrid

Prevention and Environment Department:

fundacion.prevencion@mapfre.com

Telephone: (+34) 91 581 23 36/ 81 83

Fax: (+34) 91 581 60 70

Health Department:

fundacion.salud@mapfre.com

Telephone: (+34) 91 581 64 19

Fax: (+34) 91 581 85 35

INSTITUTO DE SEGURIDAD VIAL

(ROAD SAFETY INSTITUTE)

C/ Manuel Silvela, 15, planta 3

28010 Madrid

fundacion.seguridadvial@mapfre.com

Telephone: (+34) 91 581 41 76

Fax: (+34) 91 581 24 84

Offices outside Spain

FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE has the following foreign delegations:

FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE ARGENTINA

Avda. Juana Manso, 205

C 1107CBE - Puerto Madero

1446 Buenos Aires

Argentina

FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE BRASIL

Avda. Das Naçoes Unidas 11711

Bairro Brooklin Novo

04578-000 Sao Paulo

Brazil

FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE MÉXICO

Avda. Magnocentro, 5, Col. Centro Urbano Interlomas

52786 San Fernando Huixquilucán

México

FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE PORTUGAL

Rua Castilho 52

1250 - 071 Lisboa

Portugal

FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE VENEZUELA

Calle 3-A, manzana 9

Edif. Seguros La Seguridad. La Urbina Sur

1073 Caracas

Venezuela