Social Responsability

The QUARTZO Group, in perfect alignment with the demands of modern society, is a conscious company and acts in a way to preserve the environment, avoiding all types of waste in its activities and always recommending its customers materials and equipment that cause the least impact possible to the planet.

We also strive for a better country for our children and grandchildren and according to that thought, we couldn´t avoid helping some entities that really make a difference, contributing to a better future for those who somehow need more assistance or support.

Among several institutions or organized entities, which act in a serious and dedicated way, QUARTZO selected some and has sought to contribute to the excellent work that these entities have been doing.

It aims to provide social assistance, comprehensive health, educational and religious help to adults and children living with AIDS and their families; provide workshops with training courses and income generation to those sheltered and assisted outside; integrate the HIV positive into the community, preserving their cultural values and achievements; respect the human being through the absolute secrecy of the information provided; maintain exchanges with similar institutions, improving their activities; disseminate the feeling of love for others, charity and fraternal assistance to those stigmatized by poor information about AIDS; and to ensure the maintenance of the voluntary in its activities.

It is located at road Washington Luiz, 1956, in the Sape neighborhood of Niteroi city. Telephone number is (+55 21) 2616-2233 and the association is registered in the National Council of Social Assistance and considered to be of Federal, State and Municipal Public Utility. Despite this, it does not receive any kind of subsidy or public money, surviving exclusively from the income obtained from the handicrafts made by the shelters and, mainly, from the donations received.

Adult and child patients, sheltered or not, for not having family support or financial difficulties, what make impossible for them to take care of themselves, seek the help of Maria of Magdala House for the continuity of treatment, receiving a broader assistance from its interdisciplinary team, formed by volunteers from different professions and specialties.

The House has its own pharmacy and handles homeopathic, allopathic, and floral medicines, as a way of minimizing their expenses with medicines, also accessible to external beneficiaries from the surrounding poor communities. The social assistance team aids families with the distribution of monthly basic food baskets, interactive lectures, therapeutic workshops, and a weekly meeting addressing compulsive behaviors. Our volunteer lawyers represent the institution with respect to their duties and rights with society and are very attentive to the needs of inpatients and outpatients, who often face gigantic barriers with respect to their legal rights.

HOW TO HELP

The House is supported by donations from individuals and, eventually, from some companies; selling donated items to the bazaar and bookstore; and some charity events held annually. The donation of foodstuffs, clothing items, medications, hygiene, and cleaning supplies, as well as donations to our bank accounts have contributed significantly so that routine activities are not interrupted.

The items donated to the Bazaar are made available to external assistants and residents of the surrounding poor communities, at absolutely symbolic prices, as a possibility of acquiring quality articles, still in particularly good condition, which seemed inaccessible to them. This helps them to feel socially included, with the joyful activity of “shopping”, like any ordinary person, in addition to becoming a small, but important, way of reversing resources for the Institution.

It is important to note that all material received that may not have immediate application in the House or exceeds our needs are forwarded to other institutions, in order to avoid its depreciation due to the expiration of the validity period. The following materials are important and can be donated: miscellaneous drugs, groceries (sugar, rice, biscuits, flour, cornmeal, jelly, natural milk and soy powdered milk, pasta, frying and olive oil, vinegar, coffee, salt, juices, food supplements) and material for internal procedures (female pad with tabs, geriatric pad, bleach, 90º alcohol, cotton, fabric softener, conditioner, 50ml and 200ml disposable cup, toothpaste, deodorant, detergent, adhesive, adult diapers, napkin and tissue paper, cleaning or procedure gloves, paper towels, toilet paper, Perfex, regular and Protex soap, washing powder, reinforced garbage bag 100 and 200L, infective garbage bag 60 and 100L, shampoo and saline for external use). Pay us a visit at the address below and get to know our work.

Maria de Magdala House
Phone.: (+55 21) 2718-3541 / 2616-2233 / 99505-6260 / 98495-0257 (WhatsApp)
Estrada Washington Luís, 1956 / fundos – Sapê
CEP 24315-375 – Niterói, RJ
http://www.casamariademagdala.org/