Charity
Marbella Design Academy is committed to helping young adults achieve their aspirations of becoming innovative and dynamic designers. However, it is not limited to design education.
Marbella Design Academy dedicates time and energy to helping communities and associations striving to help others and improve their daily living in many different ways, from Ecuador to Ukraine, and locally.
These are a few examples of where Marbella Design Academy made a difference.
Ukraine
Ukraine – Supporting the Ukrainian refugees through UNICEF.
Marbella Design Academy contributes to UNICEF’s efforts in its humanitarian emergency action in Ukraine.
Thanks to companies and individual donations and help, UNICEF delivers medical supplies, blankets, access to potable water, hygiene products, and any other items needed to alleviate the humanitarian situation due to the war in Ukraine.
At the borders, they work very hard to ensure the protection and security of refugee children, as they are, along with the women, the most vulnerable to situations of exploitation.
Do you want to contribute?
You can do this through UNICEF Andalucia if you are located in southern Spain.
If you are NOT located in Andalucia, you can do it through the main UNICEF Ukranian Emergency page that will direct you to your local UNICEF website.
Spain
Local charity – Marbella Design Academy Upcycles with CUDECA.
CUDECA is a charitable organisation that cares for, alleviates, accompanies and offers specialised palliative care to cancer patients living in the province of Málaga and has many charity shops operated by volunteers that sell 2nd hand goods donated by locals.
Our Fashion Design & Development department has been working hand in hand with the Costa Del Sol-based association CUDECA for three consecutive years to creatively reuse or recreate second-hand clothing and fabrics that have been donated. Once upcycled, these new garments can be sold at the local association shop to generate funds.
We are thrilled to see that with each passing year, this initiative is growing in size and popularity, allowing our fashion students to contribute to a worthwhile cause that benefits the local community.
If you want to find out more about this operation, check out our student’s blog.
Ecuador
Ecuador – supporting Ecuador for clean drinking water with Planet-water.org.
Marbella Design Academy collaborated with Planet-water.org, which is a charity organisation helping tribes around the world to have access to clean drinking water.
Planet-water.org, with the help of one of our ambassadors and our financial support, did put in place a water filtration system in the village of the Kitchwa tribe in Sarayaku. The tribe had lost access to clean water as a result of local pollution caused by oil and gold mining companies in the area.
