UVic's humanitarian campaigns raised more than € 7,000 in 2020

UVic-UCC was involved in various humanitarian activities in 2020, which raised more than 7,000 Euros and collected more than 50 kilos of school supplies, clothes and toys for children in Morocco, according to the report of all the humanitarian initiatives produced by the UHub University Community Assistance Service. The University took part in five initiatives as either the organiser or promoter, or as a collaborating institution. All these charitable activities contributed to the fight against COVID-19, cancer and child poverty, and "demonstrated the social value of the University and the people in its community, who were involved in each of these actions," according to Elisabet Fernández, of the UHub.

The first Vic Urban Orienteering Race took place on 2 February 2020. This popular activity was organised by the UVic Sports Service, 200 people participated, and it raised almost 1,000 Euros for the TV3 Marató telethon. Humanitarian material for Moroccan children was also collected From 15 to 23 February, within the framework of the Uniraid university race, to which UVic contributed more than 50 kilos of school material, clothes and toys.

During the week of the 10 May 2020, at the height of the pandemic and in the middle of the lockdown, UVic-UCC organised the UVic Humanitarian Challenge, a sports charity challenge to support the #JoEmCorono micro-sponsorship campaign organised by the doctors Oriol Mitjà and Bonaventura Clotet. A total of € 4,335 was raised, and 269 people recorded 239 hours of physical exercise during the week. The main event, which took place in virtual format on Sunday 10 May, consisted of a live programme broadcast on the University's YouTube channel, featuring the actor Marc Clotet and his partner, Natàlia Sánchez, and the athletes Eloi Palau and Anna Comet, among others.

In the 2020-21 academic year, the traditional Oncotrail race, a competition for teams that raises funds for the fight against cancer, was scheduled to be held on 3 and 4 October. The event had to be cancelled due to the pandemic, but nevertheless, the UVic Fuck Cancer team made a contribution of € 500 to the Oncolliga Girona Foundation, obtained from donations and sales of merchandise. Finally, the "Add km for the Marató" sports challenge took place in December 2020, with the twofold aim of raising funds for the TV3 Marató telethon, and getting the participants to cover 1,500 km in ten days. The end result was more than € 1,500 raised.