- As part of its 'Vesta Envera: Rising from the Flames' initiative, which received a Social Value Award from Fundación Cepsa in 2023
- The soaps will be donated to cover the hygiene needs of vulnerable groups
- This charity action is part of a training, qualification and employment program for people with disabilities through the regeneration of agricultural land
A group of students with disabilities and workers from Envera participated in the initiative, making over two hundred soaps using ash recovered after the fire that devastated Tenerife last summer. This was done for a charitable purpose, as the soaps will be donated to organizations that help homeless individuals meet their hygiene needs.
The training was provided by The Soap House, a family business located in Los Silos that has a certification to manufacture natural cosmetics. Workshop participants created the pieces of soap, while also learning about the history of this product, the basic ingredients and necessary proportions, the essential utensils for making soap, the types of soap, and the benefits of using these natural products.
The head of Fundación Cepsa in the Canary Islands, Belén Machado, argues that these workshops “exemplify how adversity can be transformed into opportunities, making use of what seemed lost.”An initiative that “has also served to provide more skills to people with disabilities from Envera who participated in the workshops as part of the training process aimed at their future job placement.” “The initiative has a positive social impact from multiple perspectives, including fostering a spirit of solidarity among participants, who will donate the soaps they made to homeless people, demonstrating a commitment to the community.”
The project “Vesta Envera: Rising from the Flames” is, in the words of the NGO's CEO, Enrique Grande, “an example of Envera's mission and values (inclusion, transparency, quality, and innovation), as well as of our commitment to sustainability, in line with the UN's 2030 Agenda, both in improving the lives of vulnerable people and protecting the environment. With this program, we help return burnt plots of land in Tenerife to production, and we do it while improving qualifications and employment opportunities for people with disabilities, for whom finding employment is often a challenge, which, while not impossible, is very difficult.”
Finally, just a few weeks before fruit will be planted in the reclaimed agricultural areas, Enrique Grande emphasizes that “the success of a project with such an impact is shared with Fundación Cepsa, because we were able to make it a reality thanks to the Social Value Award that we won last year.”
