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Since the conflict began, Santander has participated in iniciatives to ensure the well-being of Ukrainian refugees, with support from employee volunteers and other organizations. For World Refugee Day, we want to tell you what we've done.
The According to Spain’s Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, approximately 80,000 people who have arrived in Spain from Ukraine; all of them have different stories, but one thing in common: the despair of being forced to leave their homes and start a new life.
According to the United Nations, which made 20 June World Refugee Day, In a humanitarian crisis, refugees must have protection through the right to seek asylum, safe entry, no repatriation, no discrimination and humane treatment.
whose educational needs have been met at the Infant School (for children up to the age of six) with transport included
with cancer treatment
donated to UNHCR and the Red Cross
whose educational needs have been met at the Infant School (for children up to the age of six) with transport included
with cancer treatment
donated to UNHCR and the Red Cross
To support the cause, Santander has joined forces with NGOs:
- Hosting refugees: with the support of CEAR (Spanish Commission for Refugees), Fundación Aladina and the Red Cross, we have opened the El Solaruco Residence in the Santander Group City in Boadilla del Monte, Madrid to host some 200 refugees, with a nursery school and means for he other children to attend their lessons in Ukraine remotely.
Among the refugees are 30 children with cancer or other illnesses, who have been able to continue their cancer treatments at Niño Jesús, 12 de Octubre, Gregorio Marañón and La Paz hospitals in Madrid.
of volunteering
of volunteering
- Volunteering: some 300 of the Group employees have volunteered in Spanish classes, yoga, piano concerts, trips to the Madrid zoo and shows for young children, and other integration activities.
- Companies for Ukraine: This digital platform, created by the CEOE Foundation, aims to train refugees and help them find work, with support from Universia.
- Santander Aid Ukraine: the Banco Santander Foundation has allocated EUR 250,000 to eleven small and medium-sized NGOs to support initiatives aimed at children, adolescents and other vulnerable groups.
- Hassle-free banking operations: we are removed fees on transfers allowed from European countries to Ukraine from accounts and cards held by Ukrainian customers in Poland. We've also prioritized helping refugees get cash at ATMs and branches.
- Donations: we've given EUR 1 million to the Red Cross and UNHCR, and matched our employees' donations since the invasion began.
