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Mides implementa programa “Mejores Familias” de Fundazucar

05 Dec

The Guatemalan Government implements Fundazucar’s “Better Families” program thanks to an inter-institutional alliance.

On Monday, December 5th, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Sugar Foundation -Fundazucar-, and the Ministry of Social Development for the transfer of the Better Families program free of charge.

With the objective of promoting nutritional food security, self-esteem, self-management and leadership in women (of reproductive age or with children under five years of age), as agents of change for the development and well-being of their families and communities; The Ministry of Social Development -Mides- implemented this year the “Better Families” program.

It was agreed that Fundazucar will transmit knowledge, experiences, methodologies, techniques and technologies to the Mides technical team free of charge, so that they can execute it.

The Ministry is responsible for replicating the behavior change training for personnel from the Coordination and Organization Directorate, so that they, in turn, replicate the knowledge of women beneficiaries of institutional social programs, to provide them with skills and opportunities that improve their quality of life.

Organization and implementation

In search of an efficient application, a technological platform was designed that registers the users of the social programs to be trained: Social Bonus and Social Scholarship (Media Education, Higher Education and Artisan).

It was determined that 54 thousand 141 women from the 114 municipalities prioritized by the Great National Crusade for Nutrition would benefit in the first phase and 33 thousand 608 from the rest of the municipalities nationwide in the second: for a total of 87 thousand 749.

For the execution of “Better Families”, it will work with funds from the Ministry, which will be transferred to the United Nations Development Program -UNDP- to be invested in concrete actions that promote institutional transparency.

The International Organization will hire a consultant for the survey of the Initial Baseline and Evaluation of the Final Baseline on the results of the Strategy; and it will buy the didactic material for the public servants of the Mides and for the beneficiaries.

This will make it possible to develop strategies that make institutional budgetary execution clearly visible and improve the quality of public spending.

*Fundazucar’s cooperation consists of training Mides staff pro bono, that is, it does not charge any fee for transferring skills.

By Fundazucar Uncategorized better families, food security, fundazucar, Guatemala, Nutrition 0 Comments

Capacitación Servicio al Cliente por Fundazucar

08 Sep

Advances the Economic Development Strategy for Fishing and Gastronomic Tourism

In 2021, the Economic Development Strategy for Fishing and Gastronomic Tourism on the South of Guatemala was launched, which is carried out in partnership between the Sugar Foundation -Fundazucar-, the Ministry of Economy -Mineco- Ministry of National Defense – Mindef-, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food -MAGA- and six municipalities.

The strategy aims to recover and generate new sources of income for fishermen and workers in the tourism sector in the municipalities of the beach area of the South of Guatemala, as well as to generate sources of employment.

Among the actions carried out within the framework of this strategy are training such as:

• Business and fishing strengthening given by Mindef and Mineco.
• Gastronomic diversification: good manufacturing practices and marketing of the finished product taught by Fundazucar to 269 chefs and cooks from hotels and restaurants.
• Excellence in customer service by Fundazucar to 253 hotel and restaurant employees.
• Seafood Cuisine: innovative recipes based on seafood taught by Intecap with scholarships granted by Fundazucar to 231 chefs and cooks from hotels and restaurants.

Once the training has been completed, Fundazucar focuses on the formulation of tourism development plans in conjunction with community members and local authorities. In addition, it will support the dissemination of tourist services in the participating municipalities and the creation of gastronomic festivals.

By Fundazucar Uncategorized economic reactivation, economy, fundazucar, gastronomic diversification, Guatemala, tourism 0 Comments

17 Jun

Fundazucar celebrates 32 years of promoting health, education, and development on the South of Guatemala

Fundazucar celebrates 32 years of promoting health,

education, and development on the South of Guatemala

32 years ago, the Guatemalan Sugar Industry joined forces and created the Sugar Foundation -Fundazucar-, which was born as the dream of a group of visionary businessmen who bet on education to promote development on the South of Guatemala.

Fundazucar is the social arm of the Guatemalan Sugar Industry, since 1990 it promotes the integral development of the communities, working with women, youth, health workers, teachers, community leaders and municipal authorities as agents of change.

At the Guatemalan Sugar Industry, we celebrate the 32nd anniversary of Fundazucar, which believes in development through training, an example of which is Better Families, a model that promotes Food and Nutritional Security, self-esteem, self-management and leadership in women, as agents of change for the development and well-being of their families and their communities and has trained more than 532 thousand women.

The program has been so successful that it was implemented in Honduras and is currently being adopted by the municipalities of Escuintla, Masagua, La Gomera, La Democracia, Tiquisate in the department of Escuintla, as well as in San Lorenzo and San Jose el idolo, in Suchitepequez.

During these 32 years, the Sugar Foundation has provided training to thousands of people and has contributed to the development and well-being of the communities with comprehensive community development plans and the preparation of technical projects for the construction of drinking water systems. and drains.

Fundazucar has also facilitated access to health for thousands of people through specialized clinics located in Escuintla.

Thanks to the commitment and effort of the team of social managers who bring training and development to remote communities on the South of Guatemala, Fundazucar has positioned itself as an example and benchmark in community development projects at a national and international level.

We congratulate Fundazucar on its 32nd anniversary and the leaders who had the vision to create the social arm of the Guatemalan Sugar Industry.

By Fundazucar Uncategorized better communities, fundazucar, Guatemala, health workers, social programs, sugar mills 0 Comments

Clausura del Diplomado Cocina del Mar en Tulate, Retalhuleu

27 May

22 chefs and cooks graduate from the Seafood Cuisine diploma course with a Fundazucar’s scholarship

22 chefs and cooks graduate from the Seafood Cuisine

diploma course with a Fundazucar’s scholarship

With a scholarship granted by the Guatemalan Sugar Industry through the Sugar Foundation -Fundazucar-, 22 chefs and cooks from the Tulate village in San Andres Villa Seca, Retalhuleu graduated from the Cuisine of the Sea diploma course. Tulate is located 213 km South from Guatemala City.

The diploma course was given by the Technical Institute of Training and Productivity -Intecap- in alliance with the municipality and the Ministry of Economy.

The “Seafood Cuisine” Diploma was held to expand the gastronomic offer of hotels, restaurants, and dining rooms in the beach area as a tourist attraction and thus provide added value.

The 22 chefs and cooks from 3 hotels and 7 restaurants in the Tulate beach area learned innovative recipes for the preparation of dishes with products from artisanal fishing, they were also trained in good manufacturing practices and marketing of the finished product.

In the graduation ceremony that took place this Tuesday, May 24th, representatives of Fundazucar, Ingenio Palo Gordo, Ministry of Economy, Inguat, Intecap, San Andres Villa Seca Municipality and the Tulate Community Development Council participated.

The “Seafood Cuisine” Diploma is part of the plan to support the reactivation of the economy in the beach area of the South of Guatemala. The Economic Development Strategy for Fishing and Gastronomic Tourism has expanded the gastronomic offer of hotels, restaurants, and dining rooms in the beach area of the municipalities of Iztapa and Sipacate, Escuintla; Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa; and San Andres Villa Seca and Champerico, Retalhuleu.

By Fundazucar Uncategorized fundazucar, gastronomic diversification, Guatemala, tourism, training 0 Comments

Graduacion Cocina del Mar en Hawaii Chiquimulilla

19 May

Chefs and cooks from a surfer beach graduate from the “Seafood Cuisine” Diploma

Chefs and cooks from a surfer beach graduate

from the “Seafood Cuisine” Diploma

Fundazucar and the Municipality of Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa graduated 24 chefs and cooks from the “Seafood Cuisine” Diploma. Chiquimulilla has a surfer beach named Hawaii located 143 km South from Guatemala City.

The diploma was given by the Technical Training and Productivity Institute -Intecap- in alliance with the Ministry of Economy and the local government.

The chefs and cooks who participated in the Gastronomic Diversification Diploma continued their training with a scholarship for the “Seafood Cuisine” Diploma granted by Fundazucar as part of the inter-institutional alliance, which promotes a strategy for local economic development.

The objective is to expand the gastronomic offer of hotels, restaurants, and dining rooms in the beach area so that they can offer it as a tourist attraction. The diploma course lasted 80 theoretical-practical hours for the preparation of dishes with products from artisanal fishing.

Additionally, the participants learned how to implement good manufacturing practices and marketing of the finished product.

The “Seafood Cuisine” Diploma is part of the plan to support the reactivation of the economy in the beach area of the South of Guatemala. On this occasion, in the Hawaii village of the municipality of Chiquimulilla, 24 chefs from 7 hotels and 8 restaurants learned innovative recipes based on seafood.

The Economic Development Strategy for Fishing and Gastronomic Tourism has expanded the gastronomic offer of hotels, restaurants, and dining rooms in the beach area of the municipalities of Iztapa and Sipacate, Escuintla; Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa; and San Andres Villa Seca and Champerico, Retalhuleu.

By Fundazucar Uncategorized economic reactivation, economy, fundazucar, gastronomic diversification, Guatemala, tourism 0 Comments

Fundazucar capacita a lideres comunitarios

23 Mar

Fundazucar trains community leaders in responsible citizenship and leadership

Fundazucar trains community leaders in responsible citizenship and leadership

In 2021, the Sugar Foundation -Fundazucar- trained 1,562 community leaders from 143 communities in responsible citizenship and leadership participation to execute the Comprehensive Community Development Plans -CCDP- in the short and long term.

The participating leaders prepared and validated the Annual Operating Plan -AOP- 2022 for their communities, it is worth mentioning that the AOPs of the recent year were executed and fulfilled as planned.

Within the Comprehensive Community Development Plans, actions for the prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 are contemplated, so in 2021, 664 basic sanitation sessions were carried out in communities on the South of Guatemala.

Fundazucar has developed 298 CCDP on the South of the country and 108 in the highlands: in Cubulco and Rabinal, Baja Verapaz and Cunén and Nebaj, Quiché.

Leadership and local development

Since 1997, Fundazucar has promoted citizen participation, leadership, and decision-making of the Community Development Councils —Cocode- so that they can identify the main needs of the community and thus formulate and execute Comprehensive Community Development Plans -CCDP-.

In the development plan, the community define and prioritize the projects, as well as the times to carry out their execution. Fundazucar trains on laws, processes and requirements; and provides technical assistance so that the community can manage actions for their benefit with a long-term vision.

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By Fundazucar Uncategorized community development, fundazucar, Guatemala, social programs, training 0 Comments

21 Mar

Fundazucar trains community leaders in responsible citizenship and leadership

Fundazucar trains community leaders in responsible citizenship and leadership

In 2021, the Sugar Foundation -Fundazucar- trained 1,562 community leaders from 143 communities in responsible citizenship and leadership participation to execute the Comprehensive Community Development Plans -CCDP- in the short and long term.

The participating leaders prepared and validated the Annual Operating Plan -AOP- 2022 for their communities, it is worth mentioning that the AOPs of the recent year were executed and fulfilled as planned.

Within the Comprehensive Community Development Plans, actions for the prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 are contemplated, so in 2021, 664 basic sanitation sessions were carried out in communities on the South of Guatemala.

Fundazucar has developed 298 CCDP on the South of the country and 108 in the highlands: in Cubulco and Rabinal, Baja Verapaz and Cunén and Nebaj, Quiché.

Leadership and local development

Since 1997, Fundazucar has promoted citizen participation, leadership, and decision-making of the Community Development Councils —Cocode- so that they can identify the main needs of the community and thus formulate and execute Comprehensive Community Development Plans -CCDP-.

In the development plan, the community define and prioritize the projects, as well as the times to carry out their execution. Fundazucar trains on laws, processes and requirements; and provides technical assistance so that the community can manage actions for their benefit with a long-term vision.

GALLERY

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Fundazúcar apoya en censo nutricional en Guatemala

01 Mar

The Sugar Foundation supports nutritional census in the South of Guatemala

The Sugar Foundation supports nutritional census in the South of Guatemala

The Sugar Foundation -Fundazucar- collaborated in carrying out a nutritional census in which 4,599 children from 55 communities on the South of Guatemala were reached. This is part of the Great National Crusade for Nutrition in strategic alliance with the Secretariat of Food and Nutritional Security and the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance -MSPAS-.

A nutritional census helps to know the nutritional condition of children between 0 and 5 years old. Among the indices that are measured are: weight for age, height for age and weight for height. This managed to identify 16 children with acute malnutrition whom the MSPAS referred to the nearest health service. The health workers of each locality will oversee following up on the cases and supporting the infants.

This strategic alliance made it possible to contribute jointly to the search for cases of children with acute malnutrition. For this, Fundazucar formed brigades to search for cases of acute malnutrition in 13 municipalities of the departments of Retalhuleu and Escuintla.

Since 1998, the Guatemalan Sugar Industry through Fundazucar, has promoted Food and Nutrition Security and have sought to strengthen community organization to ensure self-management processes and FNS sustainability.

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Salubristas de la Costa Sur son capacitados gracias al programa “Mi Salud Primero” de Fundazúcar

10 Feb

Fundazucar trained 535 health professionals in COVID-19 prevention and health promotion in 2021

Fundazucar trained 535 health professionals in COVID-19 prevention

and health promotion in 2021

Last year, 535 health professionals from the South of Guatemala were trained by the Sugar Foundation -Fundazucar-, in alliance with the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance in methodologies for the prevention of COVID-19 and strategies for the promotion preventive health in diseases such as dengue, zika and chikungunya; as well as monitoring of pregnant women and women with children up to two years old in what is called the “window of a thousand days”.

The training covered the five departments on the South of Guatemala and included the promotion of preventive health in diseases transmitted by animals such as mosquitoes, spiders, flies, fleas, and lice, among others, these are called “vectors”.

They were also trained to develop technical skills to prevent the spread of COVID-19; this due to the pandemic we are facing worldwide.

Similarly, support for women and children was promoted in the so-called “Window of a thousand days” which, according to the Pan American Health Organization, covers health care and nutrition for mothers and children during pregnancy and up to two years of the child, with this it is sought that they have good feeding practices, through prioritizing breastfeeding, taking vitamins and minerals, and the treatment of acute malnutrition, among others.

In addition, Fundazucar supports the workers of 65 health posts and centers, with advice for the control and updating of the Situation Room, which means keeping community health statistics such as: control of vaccinations, child malnutrition, number of pregnant women, diseases local authorities, among others, this allows them to better focus their efforts.

GALLERY

By Fundazucar Uncategorized children, fundazucar, Guatemala, health, health comes first, health workers, Nutrition, training 0 Comments

24 Jan

Tourist reactivation: 38 chefs and cooks graduate in the first promotion of Seafood Cuisine

Tourist reactivation: 38 chefs and cooks graduate

in the first promotion of Seafood Cuisine

On January 21st, 38 chefs and cooks from restaurants and hotels in Sipacate, Escuintla, (132 km South from Guatemala City) graduated from the “Seafood Cuisine” course, through a scholarship granted by the Sugar Foundation –Fundazucar- in alliance with the Ministry of Economy and the local government.

This diploma course is part of the Economic Development Strategy for Fishing and Gastronomic Tourism that seeks to support the economic reactivation of municipalities on the South of Guatemala that have tourism potential due to their beaches. The course was completed at the Technical Institute for Training and Productivity -Intecap- and lasted 80 hours and included good manufacturing practices and marketing of the finished product.

This is the first promotion of the “Seafood Cuisine” diploma course, in which chefs and cooks received knowledge to prepare innovative recipes based on seafood and thus expand the gastronomic offer to national and foreign tourists, with which it is provided an added value since the products they will use are purchased from artisanal fishermen. This is the second diploma course taken by these chefs and cooks since last year they took a diploma course on “Gastronomic Diversification” taught by Fundazucar.

The Economic Development Strategy for Fishing and Gastronomic Tourism aims to expand the gastronomic offer of hotels, restaurants and dining rooms in the beach area of the municipalities of Iztapa and Sipacate, Escuintla; Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa; and San Andrés Villa Seca and Champerico, Retalhuleu.

GALLERY