Society
5,000 put on caps for children with cancer at Barcelona charitable event
Initiative organized by Friends and Family of Oncological Children Association (AFANOC) featured entertainers and comedians
charity
Society
Open Arms refugee rescue ship saves 250 people in the last week
Life & Style
Catalan landmarks pay homage to #GivingTuesday
Sagrada Familia and Hospital Sant Pau join global initiative to raise awareness for community day
Society
Guardiola and Messi both pledge €1m to combat coronavirus
Tech & Science
Barcelona Clinic seeks donations to train eye doctors in developing countries
The hospital has become the first public university center in Europe after creating a teaching center in the surgical area
Society
Massive ‘Gran Recapte’ food drive kicks off with record volunteer participation
In Girona, a Red Cross psychiatric aid program for the homeless is implemented in time for the cold snap
Society
Supermarkets and charities work together against food waste in Catalonia
Society
4,000 tonnes of food are expected to be collected in Catalonia this weekend for those in need
Culture
Pep Guardiola participates in a charity concert in Barcelona against AIDS
This weekend, 14,500 people rocked at the Palau Sant Jordi, in Montjuïc, in a charity concert that brought together the most famous Catalan singers and bands. Singer songwriter Lluís Llach interpreted a poem with former F.C. Barcelona Manager, Pep Guardiola, who finished with the verse: “Everything is to be done, and everything is possible”. 20 more artists participated in the concert, which turned into a cry against AIDS and for the independence of Catalonia.
Sports
Barça and UNICEF extend their agreement
FC Barcelona and UNICEF will continue working together for vulnerable children. Barça has been showing UNICEF logo on its T-shirt for the last five years and will continue doing so.