Programs
The objective of AgroAmerica is to contribute to improve the standard of living of the inhabitants of the communities
close to their operations and empower them through education, health, management and citizen participation programs,
to become actively involved in the development of their communities and manage projects and State resources for the
benefit of their villages.
The Social Responsibility program that AgroAmerica is implementing is focused on health, education, infrastructure,
environment and disaster prevention.
Among the programs are:
Human Development Center
A human development community center is being built in the southwestern part of Guatemala that will have schools and medical clinics. A partnership with the University of Colorado was made for this and there will be coordination with local authorities.
Video about Human Development Center
Happy Families Program
This Nutritional Food Security program centers on the improvement of health and nutrition conditions and family behavior norms. Some of its objectives are the reduction of malnutrition and the rate of infant mortality, improving children’s school performance, increase of productivity and community development. This program is conducted in partnership with USAID and local health centers. AgroAmerica is also a member of the Food and Nutritional Security Development Council-CODESAN-.
Local coordinator for Disaster Reduction -COLRED-
The Local Coordinator for Disaster Reduction -COLRED- was created jointly with the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction -CONRED- and the Community Development Councils -COCODES- of the southwestern Guatemala, in order to give support to the communities in case of natural disasters and organize them so that they learn to react correctly before such an event.
Education
Schools
AgroAmerica contributes to the development of education in the rural areas by paying teachers, donating computers, desks and school supplies; painting schools, training teachers and other activities.
Scholarships
AgroAmerica gives annual economic support to the Endowment Fund for the Agricultural Development in Guatemala -FDDAG- giving scholarships to rural area students who wish to study at El Zamorano.
Trainings
AgroAmerica conducts trainings for community leaders, women, teachers, school principals and students, on the
following subjects:
human values, civics, HIV/AIDS prevention, environmental care, alcoholism, drug addiction, health and hygiene, nutrition, etc.
Free medical consult and deworming days
In coordination with the Ministry of Health and private entities, on a regular basis medical consult days are carried out where a complete general and ophthalmologic check-up is carried out and deworming for the children.
Fumigation Days
Are held mainly in schools and health centers to prevent diseases such as dengue and others caused by mosquitoes and insects.
Infrastructure
AgroAmerica helps maintain community roads and main routes as well as repair schools and bridges.
For more information please visit the press room.
Iguana Mission
Agroamerica is a company committed to the environment, so it supports the nature reserve Iguana Mission. This nature reserve was established with the objective of preserving the indigenous wildlife of the Caribbean coast of Guatemala, where the iguanas run freely between the different modules of growth and change, while advancing their stage of development and growth.
For more information about Iguana Mission visit the web site www.iguanamission.com
Agroamerica cares for the welfare of its employees and families and seeks to improve their standard of living and contribute to the development of their communities. For this AgroAmerica has developed a human development program with emphasis on health, education, decent work, savings and credit.
Some of the programs conducted are:
World class labor standards
Beyond complying with the legislation of the country and international norms, AgroAmerica cares about the personal and professional growth of their employees.
Education
AgroAmerica has private school "Fernando Bolaños" for the children of its employees, with innovating methodology and higher education.
Health
Happy Families Program
Is a Nutritional and Food Security program for the workers’ families. One of its purposes is to contribute to achieve one of the Millennium Development Goals: reduce malnutrition and infant mortality rate. It is a two year program that includes training, practical activities, monitoring, supervision, evaluation and support. This program is conducted in partnership with USAID and the local health centers. AgroAmerica is a member of the Food and Nutritional Security Development Council -CODESAN-.
Human Development Center
A community development center is being built in the southwestern part of Guatemala that will have medical clinics, mainly for the care of the families of the employees. AgroAmerica made a partnership with the University of Colorado for this and there will be coordination with the local authorities.
Video about Human Development Center
Medical Clinics
Each farm has a medical clinic to render services to its employees.
Free medical consult and deworming days
On a regular basis and in coordination with the Ministry of Health and private entities, medical consult days are carried out where a complete general and ophthalmologic check-up is carried out to the company's employees and their families together with deworming for their children.
Fumigation Days
Are held in the farms and the communities to prevent diseases such as dengue and others caused by mosquitoes and insects.
Trainings
Ongoing labor training development programs are carried out at all levels, from the board of directors to the field workers. Among the subjects taught are:
human values, HIV/AIDS prevention, civics, ethics and technical subjects.
Savings and credit cooperative "Mi Gente"(My People)
AgroAmerica has cooperatives for its farm workers in order to promote the welfare and improve the standard of living of the employees associated and their families. Among the benefits for the members, are facilities to acquire financing at very low cost for housing, land, vehicles, electric appliances, etc. Besides they have a savings and posthumous care program.
For more information please visit the press room.