Every year, OUP supports a number of charities across the world whose work aligns to our mission of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. We do this by donating funds and resources, such as books and learning materials, as well as giving our people the opportunity to make their mark and give back to the communities we work in through volunteering. Many help primary school children learn to read through ARCh (Assisted Reading for Children, in Oxfordshire), and book donations through Book Aid, for example, have allowed material to reach refugee camps in Greece to support the operation of small libraries, and reading and teaching workshops.
We also support several organisations in OUP Spain by helping to promote them and offering them our employees’ time and expertise: from supporting children with their homework, to helping them to improve their reading, organising storytelling sessions, and offering training (Capacis Foundation, Krecer, Idea Libre, and Tanu, among others). OUP Spain also supports Christmas campaigns such as Ningún Niño Sin Sonrisa (No Child Without a Smile), and we donate our materials to charities, hospitals and town halls throughout the country. Additionally, we sponsor teacher events and other educational projects.