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(GRI 203-1)
From Ficohsa Foundation we contribute to pre-school education at an early stage of childhood, contributing to the integral development of children, giving them the necessary tools for their future.
Educating our Future
This program was born in 2000 to accompany communities and promote the importance of pre-school education for children. The program includes several benefits and components aimed at strengthening teaching-learning processes.
24 years of experience rea rm our commitment to contribute to early education in countries where FFG has a presence, with the aim of providing tools to have a prepared population that, in turn, provide better opportunities to ensure a better future and enhance their quality of life.
+150,600 boys and girls benefited
(accumulated since 2000)
149 Preschool Centers
(141 Honduras, 4 Nicaragua, 2 Guatemala, 2 Panama)
School Feeding
Since 2001, the Ficohsa Foundation has maintained an important partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), contributing to the National School Feeding Program. The delivery of this important benefit is intended to support the development of children through an appropriate snack, which contributes to achieving good school performance.
+22 millon school snack rations delivered. +146,000 boys and girls benefited. +$2.5 millon Invested to date.
Provision of School Books and Materials
Since the beginning of our program «Educating Our Future», the annual delivery of textbooks and school materials for the children of our sponsored centers takes place. These resources are used by teachers for the development of the teaching-learning process, strengthening the development of the fine and coarse motors that are key in this educational stage.
During 2022, more than 6,800 school kits and textbooks were delivered to children enrolled in the 140 centers supported at the national level, with an investment of USD$71,292
Educational Portal
The Ficohsa Foundation Educational Portal, is a tool designed during the pandemic to give continuity to teacher training processes, o ering access to resources and courses that users can find without accessibility restrictions; it is also fully accessible to anyone interested in acquiring or strengthening their knowledge.
Currently anyone, from anywhere in the world, can access and train on the site with the resources there available. Access is completely free and optimized to access from any device.
Social and Financial Education Program (AFLATOT)
Aimed at preschool children (3 to 6 years) laying the foundations for financial education, becoming apparent that these investments in early education, provide them with advantages that expand and reinforce over time.
The program has been implemented since 2014 and is currently being implemented in a total of 52 educational centers in Honduras and has benefited more than 19,800 boys y girls.
Give to Educate Program
Result of the alliance between Ficohsa Foundation and La Colonia Supermarkets, customers of the supermarkets can donate when canceling their products, contributing directly to educational projects and the development of their own communities.
We maintained internal and external campaigns throughout the year in addition to several webinars for customers and employees on information security issues for financial users and “How to prevent digital fraud?”.
The funds raised contributed to the construction and/or rehabilitation of 18 preschool education centers and the strengthening of the projects implemented therein.
The benefited centers are located in the cities of Tegucigalpa, Choluteca, Comayagua, Siguatepeque, Juticalpa, Danlí, San Pedro Sula, El Progreso and La Ceiba, where to date have benefited more than de 13 thousand boys and girls.
Total raised in 2022: USD$111,341
Actions for the Safe Return to Classes
Rehabilitation of centers
During 2022, after the experience with COVID-19, many educational centers nationwide returned in person to their classrooms, but many of them were in poor conditions, therefore we redoubled our e orts to provide them with the necessary support.
In total, improvements were made in infrastructure and the water and sanitation system in 67 preschools in Honduras, benefiting more than 4,000 children, with an investment of USD$79,950.
Donation of biosecurity inputs
In support of sponsored preschools, when the 2022 school year began, basic biosecurity supplies and materials were delivered to ensure a safe return to school for children.
With an investment of more than USD$43,000, masks, antibacterial gel, chlorine, thermometers, and liquid soap were delivered.
Honduras
Guatemala
In 2022, thanks to the contribution of the employees, the monthly delivery of school snacks was achieved, benefiting the families of the children who are cared for in the two preschool centers in Guatemala City. School kits were also delivered, the celebration of the child’s day was held, bringing the cinema to school, toys and a happy box were given.
Nicaragua
Through corporate volunteering, di erent educational and recreational activities were carried out for the children benefited in the supported preschools; 380 school supplies packets were donated, and the equipment maintenance of the Maaswaal Preschool Children’s Technology Center located in Managua, with the support of the Technology Department. In addition, improvements were made to the infrastructure of the Fernando Gordillo and Cristo Salvador preschools.
Panamá
Corporate volunteering is committed to actively contributing its talents, supporting social projects that generate an empowerment and commitment to the welfare of education. The Operation Ant «Escolar» campaign was able to benefit 100 children of the Republic of Honduras School in Pacora with donations of biosecurity kits consisting of: masks, paper towels, wet wipes, alcohol and a school kit consisting of: notebooks, folders, scissors, construction paper, colored pencils, pencil holders, putties, drawing notebooks, glues, erasers, pencil sharpeners, among others.
39 complete technology equipment (Desktop) were donated to the Republic of Honduras School in Pacora to strengthen the skills of children in technology with the use of the Child Technology Center.
An important contribution were the painting improvements in 4 preschool rooms of the Republic of Honduras School in Pacora. The teachers of the supported schools were also strengthened through the Ficohsa Foundation Educational Portal.