Nov 30, 2020.
Agroaceite invited directors of the Local Coordinators for Disaster Reduction to a workshop organized by CONRED and the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
The training was based on the Japanese “HUG” methodology aimed at shelter management; it is a capacity development project for risk management in Central America.
The Agroaceite School carried out the graduation of pre-school and elementary school students, who have been taught through an active methodology applied in alliance with Funcafé.
The graduation was held at the facilities of the AgroAceite School, with the presence of the company and Funcafé authorities, who handed out the diplomas to the elementary and pre-school graduating students.
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We congratulate the Ninth Pre-School Promotion and the Fourth Primary Promotion for their triumph; Read More
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) held the 2019 Excellence Award ceremony to recognize and honor RSPO members for their outstanding contributions across key impact areas, not only in meeting the initiative stringent standards but in leading the way towards the shared vision of making sustainable palm oil the norm.
The RSPO General Secretary presented the Community Impact 2019 Excellence Award to Gustavo Bolaños -Agroaceite COO- for the implementation of the “Human Development Center” project, which reflects the company’s comprehensive vision to provide access to high-quality education & health coverage.
The RSPO General Secretary presented the Community
Impact 2019 Excellence Award to Gustavo Bolaños –
Agroaceite COO- for the implementation of the Read More
Last April, Agroaceite began the diploma course “Community Adaptation to Climate Change” developed in alliances with the Institute for Climate Change -ICC-, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources -MARN- and the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction -CONRED-; who have contributed to impart the theoretical and practical sessions.
The II Module of the Diploma Course consisted of theoretical and practical sessions on planning and applying climate change adaptation measures, taught by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources -MARN-. The Course III Module will be taught by the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (COLRED) addressing risk management issues.
The participants of the diploma course are company workers, community leaders and government entities Read More
Agroaceite has contributed to health fairs and fumigation in communities where workers of the company live and are close to our plantations. To promote preventive health activities and avoid diseases.
Agroaceite organized a “fumigation day” in alliance with the Health Area in more than 300 houses in the community of La Blanquita, Retalhuleu; to avoid diseases of Dengue, Malaria, and Chikungunya.
Agroaceite contributed to the Health Fair organized by the health area of Caballo Blanco, Retalhuleu; in which more than 170 people from the communities of El Rodeo and Jocotada were attended.
In the Health Fair, the services of medical consultations, prenatal control, vaccination, weight and height for children, HIV/AIDS and Read More
August 29, 2019
Agroaceite invited 50 people to participate in the XII Forum of Social Responsibility called: “Transforming is a process of commitment” carried out in the Quetzaltenango department.
The event was organized by the Center for Social Responsibility in Guatemala -CentraRSE-, of which Agroaceite is a partner.
The forum was an opportunity to reflect on the challenges and opportunities in the Department sharing initiatives and tools to achieve a conscious
transformation process.
Among the 50 guests of Agroaceite, community leaders, company workers and representatives of government entities in the area of Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, and Retalhuleu were invited; since they are key actors Read More
Agroaceite has allied with the National Literacy Committee -CONALFA- to implement a literacy program with operational workers to strengthen their academic level in reading and writing, and to improve their opportunities for work and personal growth.
The inauguration act for the 2019 cycle was held in one of the company’s farms located in Genova, Quetzaltenango.
136 Agroaceite workers will participate in the Literacy Program. The company, in partnership with CONALFA, provided a kit with supplies for each worker.
Agroaceite School students were recognized among the top three places at the regional level for having exceeded the reading standard established by the Ministry of Education. The jury evaluated expression, accuracy, and speed of reading during the fourth reading contest in the municipalities of the Southwestern Zone of Guatemala.
Fifteen rural and public schools participated, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Education. The first three places of each of the degrees were awarded regionally.
AgroAceite, in partnership with the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction -CONRED- and the Association of the Southwest Trifinio -ASODITSO-, carried out the renewal of accreditations to 72 people from 10 communities of Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, and Retalhuleu; as official members of Local Coordinators for Disaster Reduction.
Sergio Cabañas, Executive Secretary of CONRED, presented the accreditations to 72 leaders and workers of the company as official members of Local Coordinators for Disaster Reduction.
The renewal of accreditations was for the communities of San Luis, Santa Fe, Los Encuentros, La Blanquita, Valle Lirio, Chiquirines, Morenas, Salinas I and II, and Colonia Barillas.
About the COLRED:
Since 2016, AgroAceite began the process of training Local Coordinators Read More