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Fundación Madrina distributed twenty million tons of food and hygiene products daily and responded to 350,000 emergency calls with the help of 2,000 volunteers during the state of alarm declared due to the pandemic. The organization commemorated the five-year anniversary of March 14, 2020, when the Spanish government imposed a lockdown due to COVID.
When Spain closed its doors on that fateful day, Fundación Madrina kept theirs open. While public and private institutions were overwhelmed by the health emergency, the organization deployed an unprecedented operation on the streets of Madrid and its surroundings.
Each week brought new challenges that required immediate adaptation. President Conrado Giménez stated, «We were on the streets with special permits, distributing not only food but also hope to those in need.»
Families traveled from various regions to receive assistance, demonstrating the widespread impact of the crisis. The situation was so critical that Fundación Madrina’s 24-hour Call Center became the primary contact for social emergencies, handling nearly 350,000 calls when essential services were overwhelmed.
The City Council of Madrid supported Fundación Madrina’s humanitarian efforts by providing the Caja Mágica venue as a central hub for coordinating aid. Companies like Correos, Transfesa, and DBSchenker contributed their logistical expertise, and the Fundación WCK-World Center Kitchen supplied thousands of prepared meals daily.
In addition to food distribution, Fundación Madrina established the ‘Madrinas sanitarias’ program, offering over 2,000 medical consultations, including gynecology, pediatrics, family medicine, psychology, psychiatry, dentistry, pharmacy, and nursing.
One notable initiative born during the pandemic was the «Pueblos Madrina» program, which relocated vulnerable families from urban areas to rural communities in need of revitalization, providing them with better living conditions and opportunities.
Fundación Madrina continues to operate most programs developed during the crisis, adapting them to address the ongoing challenges faced by many families in precarious situations.
President Giménez reflected on the pandemic’s lessons, emphasizing the need to support the most vulnerable, particularly single mothers and their children, who often receive insufficient attention in social policies.
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