In August, Ficohsa was honored to host United States Ambassador to Honduras, Laura Farnsworth Dogu, and members of her team at our offices in Tegucigalpa. Ambassador Dogu participated in a wide-ranging discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing Honduras and Central America, and the many ways that Ficohsa’ environmental and social programs can be of support.
Ambassador Dogu Tweeted about the meeting here.
Luis Atala Faraj, VP of Ficohsa Group, addressed a high-level seminar on “The Global Strategic Importance of an Environmental, Social and Governance Metrics Framework” held last month in San Pedro Sula.
The event was hosted by COHEP (the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise) in collaboration with the World Economic Forum.
Mr. Atala was invited to speak about Ficohsa’s business experience and best practices, and was among several distinguished guests from the worlds of academia, business and politics.
In alliance with the UN World Food Program, the Ficohsa Foundation recently provided lunchboxes to kids in 140 pre-school centers located in vulnerable areas throughout Honduras. This is the third time this year that the Foundation has made such a donation.
For 22 years, the Ficohsa Foundation – in collaboration with clients of La Colonia Supermarket, Lacthosa, Lufussa y Grupo Farinter – has supported more than 150,000 children and their families, donating over 22 million meals.
By providing proper nutrition, the Foundation and its partners hope to support the physical return to school rooms and in turn the positive development of these vulnerable children.