
Alberto and Elena Cortina Foundation

Alberto and Elena Cortina Foundation ("Fundación Alberto y Elena Cortina" in Spanish) is a nonprofit organization, of Spanish nationality, founded by Alberto Cortina and his wife Elena Cué, on July 8, 2011.
The foundation goal is to promote, create, develop and aid individuals and projects with all kinds of charity and education aims, and with a special focus on children. The funds used by the Foundation for the development, management and maintenance of projects come exclusively from contributions from the two founding partners, Mr. Alberto Cortina and Mrs. Elena Cue Cortina.
Projects.
Haiti.
In Haiti, the foundation provided assistance to families affected by the earthquake of 2010, in the refugee camp of Tabarre ( in the outskirts of Puerto Príncipe), The foundation helped more than 1200 people, 400 of whom were children.
The Foundation helped by purchasing and distributing food in cooperation with "Mensajeros de la Paz", in child specific nutrition programs, in school support, and in the installation of basic sanitary-higienic facilities.
Spain.
In Spain the Foundation focuses its efforts on the development of programs to lighten the precarious situation facing so many Spanish families due to the crisis, and in this area, the Foundation carries out the following projects:
The program offers them, free housing, education and counseling. In 2013 Community of Madrid signs a cooperation agreement with Alberto and Elena Cortina Foundation by which they refer women at risk of social exclusion to the foundation's main care Facility.