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Earlier this month, Ficohsa reaffirmed its commitment to gender equality at a public signing of the Women’s Empowerment Principles.

The WEPS were established by the United Nations Global Compact, a worldwide corporate sustainability initiative of which Ficohsa has been a signatory since 2018, and UN Women, the global champion for gender equality.  The WEPs are informed by international labor and human rights standards and offer guidance to business on how to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace.

Mr. Atala commented that it is “clear to me that the time for action, for creating opportunities, is today and cannot wait any longer.  That is why it is comforting to see how at Ficohsa more than half of our team are women; and every day they are gaining more opportunities”.

Ficohsa operates a rigid non-discrimination policy governing the hiring and promotion of minorities, women, and members of other groups.

Furthermore, Ficohsa’s Mujeres Adelante program promotes the economic growth of women throughout Honduras and Central America, as outlined in our 2021 Sustainability Report.  Ficohsa is striving to double its SME loan portfolio, prioritizing the growth of women-led businesses through preferential loans, insurance, and financial education.  In November, Ficohsa expanded its successful “Mujeres Adelante” program to Guatemala.

Mr. Juan Carlos Atala, President of the Ficohsa Foundation for Children’s Education, this week joined U.S. Ambassador Laura F. Dogu, representatives of the Honduran and United States governments, and private sector leaders at the launch of a new initiative to support education reform and improvements to school infrastructure in Honduras.

As part of a tripartite alliance between USAID, the Honduran Ministry of Education, and the private sector, Grupo Financiero Ficohsa has committed to investing an additional US$1 million over the next two years to enable the Ficohsa Foundation to renovate more school classrooms.

Mr. Atala, said, “The Ficohsa Foundation for Early Childhood Education has benefitted over 150,000 children in 149 schools over the last 25 years.  But we want to do more.  I am proud that Grupo Financiero Ficohsa is expanding its support for education in Honduras by committing to invest US$1 million over the next two years to enable our Foundation to renovate many more school classrooms.”

The Ficohsa Foundation will use its extensive experience to focus investment where it is needed most: renovating 245 classrooms in 25 schools in seven cities in the center and north of the country.  In total, 10,700 students and their teachers will benefit from Ficohsa’s significant donation.

The schools selected for renovation will be located near to the kindergarten schools that the Ficohsa Foundation already supports, ensuring that those under-served communities are further strengthened and the children’s high quality education continues after pre-school.

Mr. Atala continued, “Ambassador Dogu has shown admirable interest in improving public education in Honduras, and Ficohsa is honored to be working closely with her and USAID on this important issue.    Ficohsa’s US$1 million commitment to Honduran schools will transform thousands more young lives, as well as enhance training for many teachers.”

Media contact: Michelle Zúniga, michele.zuniga@ficohsa.com, +504 9703-9726, www.ficohsa.com

Grupo Financiero Ficohsa is the leading Honduran financial services group, offering banking, insurance, pensions, brokerage and money exchange.  Ficohsa’s innovative online solutions enable customers to carry out their banking at any time or place, expanding financial inclusion across the region.  Ficohsa is a member of the United Nations Global Compact.

The Ficohsa Foundation for Children’s Education is committed to supporting underserved communities across Honduras and Central America.  Since its establishment 24 years ago, the Foundation has transformed the lives of 150,000 pre-school children, trained over 300 teachers, delivered over 12 million meals and created 29 technology centers equipped with over 500 computers in 149 schools in Honduras and Central America.

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The Ficohsa Foundation this month opened Angel Zuniga Huete Center, a new Kindergarten School in the town of La Entrada in the Copán department of western Honduras.  This is the 149^th kindergarten that the Foundation has supported as part of its commitment to strengthen the sustainable development of underserved communities in Central America by focusing on pre-school education.

Approximately 80 students at the kindergarten in La Entrada will receive high-quality education in their first year of school provided by regularly-trained teachers.  Each pupil will be provided with a daily snack.

Karla Simón, VP of Social Responsibility at Grupo Financiero Ficohsa, commented, “The Ficohsa Foundation is committed to expanding pre-school eduation in underserved communities across Honduras and Central America.  We strongly believe that, by providing boys and girls with the best start in life, we can help spark their interest in learning and lay crucial educational and social foundations for successful schooling in later years.”

Since its establishment 24 years ago, the Ficohsa Foundation for Early Childhood Education has transformed the lives of 153,000 pre-school children, trained over 300 teachers, delivered over 12 million meals and created 29 technology centers equipped with over 500 computers in 149 schools in Honduras and Central America.

Ms. Simón continued, “I am very proud of the work that the Ficohsa Foundation has undertaken over many years.  The provision of high-quality pre-school education contributes to the wider social and economic development of towns in disadvantaged regions.  But we want to do more.

Ms. Karla Simón

With the support of the Ficohsa Foundation for Children’s Education, the elementary school dropout rate in Honduras has dropped significantly and school attendance has improved dramatically.

Media contact: Michelle Zúniga, michele.zuniga@ficohsa.com, +504 9703-9726, www.ficohsa.com

Grupo Financiero Ficohsa is the leading Honduran financial services group, offering banking, insurance, pensions, brokerage and money exchange.  Ficohsa’s innovative online solutions enable customers to carry out their banking at any time or place, expanding financial inclusion across the region.  Ficohsa is a member of the United Nations Global Compact.

This material is distributed by Tricuro LLC on behalf of Banco Ficohsa.  Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.