In January 2025, the Healthy Families Program supported 96 families to strengthen food security and family production. Material to optimize irrigation systems was provided to 16 families who grow beans, squash, and corn in plots near the river, increasing crop yields and household income. Additionally, 80 families received seeds, tools, and materials to establish and […]
Formation of the Community Health Committee in Chilamatada
In January 2025, the Chilamatada community formed its Community Health Committee after updating the child census for children under 6 years old through home visits to 100% of households. This committee will strengthen nutritional monitoring in the community. New volunteers joined the team and, with the support of the Healthy Families program, began their training […]
12 Rural Savings and Credit Banks Evaluate Their Performance 2024
In January 2025, the Agrolíbano Foundation, along with the Center for Business Development for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (CDE MIPYME) of the Gulf of Fonseca, began evaluating the performance of 12 rural savings and credit banks. This analysis includes aspects such as internal organization, administrative management, sustainability, and finances at the close of 2024. […]
Improving Child Care Conditions: Progress in Agua Agria and San Agustín Centers
The care centers in the communities of Agua Agria #2, in El Corpus, and San Agustín, in Namasigüe, continue to advance in their mission to provide comprehensive care to children under the age of 6. Through monthly sessions of nutritional and developmental monitoring, they promote child well-being by addressing key aspects such as human rights, […]
Conscious Leadership: Driving Community Development
Diciembre 2024 In the last quarter of 2024, the Conscious Leadership program has supported 5 communities in the process of formulating projects to participate in grant calls. The projects, which have been identified in school safety and the reduction of deprivations linked to multidimensional poverty, aim to improve the living conditions of the communities, prioritizing […]
Reduction of Multidimensional Poverty Deprivations within the framework of the Healthy Housing strategy
December 2024, 32 families with children under the age of 6 from 7 communities in Valle, Honduras have improved their housing conditions through the Healthy Families Program by constructing 12 latrines and 20 eco-stoves, thereby reducing deprivations linked to multidimensional poverty. This effort is part of an integrated strategy that aims to strengthen not only […]
We celebrate International Volunteer Day
December 5 and 9, 2024. Today, at Fundación Agrolíbano, we are proud to share with more than 200 volunteers and community leaders who, through their dedication and effort, are transforming the reality of 18 rural communities in the departments of Valle and Choluteca. Through their voluntary action, these valuable collaborators offer their time and skills […]
Promoting Breastfeeding in Local Communities
Fundación Agrolíbano organized five breastfeeding sessions with the participation of 66 women from the Pregnant Women Club in El Porvenir and three health establishments in San Jerónimo, El Tular, and Guanacaste. These sessions highlighted the benefits of breastfeeding, such as optimal nutrition, strengthening the immune system, cognitive development, and the emotional bond between mother and […]
Promoting Nutritional Health in Communities of Nacaome
Fundacion Agrolíbano reinforced its commitment to community wellbeing by distributing the nutritional supplement Incaparina in eight Nacaome communities through the PAIPI program. This food supplement is essential for the healthy development of children and to meet their nutritional needs. During 42 home visits conducted by volunteers from the Health Committee and the PAIPI team, it […]
Empowering Grain Bank Management
21 leaders from rural banks in 4 Valle communities participated in a key training imparted by Fundacion Agrolíbano to improve the management and administration of grain banks. This training covered strategies to mitigate risks associated with storage and marketing, optimizing resources and strengthening food security in the communities. Additionally, visits were made to four Grain […]