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17 COMMERCIAL maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 12 JUNE 2019 THE MAPFRE Week, which is a yearly project led by the com- pany's Human Resources area, is currently underway until Fri- day. Diversity has been added to health and well-being as a theme for this initiative, which last year saw employ- ees from more than 740 coun- tries taking part. Diversity and inclusion are strategic topics for MAPFRE and that is why awareness- raising activities are organ- ized throughout the Week on functional, cultural, genera- tional and gender diversity. This MAPFRE Week in- cludes two global activities: the first consists of a series of workshops on cultural diver- sity to prepare a global map containing the different cul- tural features and customs in employees' workplaces in each country and the second is the "Healthy Selfie", which enables employees to trans- mit their healthy habits over the week with the hashtag #MAPFREHealthWeek. In Malta, company employ- ees can participate in talks on health, well-being and diver- sity. The last day of the MAP- FRE Week also sees the global activity "Donation MAPFRE 24 hours", where on every 14th June MAPFRE joins up with the World Blood Donor Day, and the first MAPFRE Health run, which starts at the company's head office in Majadahonda and follows a route around the Monte del Pilar in 3 different categories (10km, 5km and 5km walk). Over these five days, the company is focusing on pro- moting healthy lifestyles, sup- port programs for fostering well-being and diversity, and prevention campaigns for the most common illnesses. The MAPFRE Week is an in- itiative that also engages with social commitment and value of the company and makes employees feel that they are part of a major company, boosting synergies between different areas and bringing together different teams. Activities and workshops for MAPFRE Week LAST week, the Literacy and Information Support Unit within the National Literacy Agency held a prize-giving ceremony at St Nicholas Col- lege, Mġarr Primary School. During this ceremony, awards were given to edu- cators and students from Kinder 1 to Year 6 who placed first, second and third in the World Book Day competitions organised by the National Literacy Agen- cy. The winners within each year group were presented with a certificate and a book voucher. The winners in these com- petitions were as follows: Kinder 1 – Ms Tania Mus- cat (St Margaret College, Senglea Primary) Kinder 2 – Ms Roberta Debono (St Ignatius College Qormi, San Ġorġ Primary) Year 1 – Ms Miriam De- guara & Ms Svetlana Sellar (St Ignatius College, Siġġiewi Primary) Year 2 – Ms Jacqueline Montanaro (Maria Reġina College, Mosta Primary A) Year 3 – Nina DeBono Curmi (St Francis School, Victoria) Year 4 – Jaden Attard (Ma- ria Reġina College, Mosta Primary B) Year 5 – Mariah Grech (St Francis School, Victoria) Year 6 – Kurt Cutajar (St Francis School, Victoria) A number of special prizes were also given out. One such prize was awarded to St Margaret College Senglea Primary School. World Book Day competitions prizes given out SOME of the world's biggest pop acts and DJs are locked in for the second ever edition of Summer Daze Malta. The newly expanded event, which was launched today at Ta' Qali Family Park by Minister for Tourism, Konrad Mizzi, will take place between 11 and 17 August at various venues across Malta. With the event being organised in collabora- tion with Creamfields and BBC Radio 1 Dance, house duo e Martinez Brothers kick off pro- ceedings on 11 August with a performance in partnership with well-known Malta clubbing brand GRINGOS. Meanwhile the main events will take place over 14 and 15 August at the Ta Qali National Park - which hosted Rita Ora last year - with underground legends in the form of Paul Kalk- brenner, Loco Dice, Green Velvet, BBC Radio 1's Monki and local favourite Carl Bee all scheduled to play on 14 August. The following day sees the line-up shift to- wards more pop-focused acts, with the likes of David Guetta, Tyga, James Arthur, Danny How- ard, Alle Farben, Tenishia and a slew of local art- ists all making an appearance. In collaboration with VisitMalta Events, tickets for both main events are entirely free. The following day, Christian 'Bobo' Vieri, the former Italy international striker, will be sound tracking a sunset pool party at the Medasia beach club, while there is also a Vida Loca show- case at the island's UNO nightclub. Summer Daze will then return to UNO the fol- lowing day for the closing event, with house mu- sic royalty Roger Sanchez set to headline along- side Miami-based DJ Kristen Knight, for a party in association with ZIGGY. Building on the success of its maiden year, Summer Daze Malta has stepped things up for 2019, with a serious line-up of local and interna- tional talent set to soundtrack parties in multiple locations across the island. The Malta Tourism Authority's Executive Chairman, Dr Gavin Gulia, welcomed back the Summer Daze festival for its second edition, with this year's extended and fantastic line up. Dr Gulia continued by saying that these events will surely help in growing Malta's reputation in the festival tourism sector and thanked all those involved in making such events take place. Minister for Tourism Konrad Mizzi said that following last year's success, Government chose to support once again the Summer Daze festival that will complement Malta's yearly calendar of events for this summer, while attracting a good number of locals and tourists for another free top festival with world class artists. Summer Daze Malta returns for 2019 edition