High performance through excellence!

Socially Responsible Company

Melons with Agrolibano.com Purpose Board Agrolibano Foundation 2013 ‐ 2015

President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: Prosecutor: Vocal I: Vocal II: High performance through excellence!

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Located since 1979 in San Lorenzo, Valle, south of Honduras and dedicated to reliable and sustainable production Agropecuaria Montelíbano is the oldest and most Industria Camaronera important company of Del Sur was founded in the Group, farming 1991 and is dedicated Consistent with our each year more than Ornamentales Del to shrimp production commitment to the 2600 hectares that Valle was founded in (Penaeus Vannamei) in environment and our yield over 4000 1998; it is located in salt water. entrepreneurial spirit; we containers of melons San Marcos de Colon With a farm of 157 started this forestry that are shipped To Choluteca and hectares of salt water plantation in June 2003; the most demanding dedicated to the and Fundación ponds which are the project is located in clients in North production of leather Agrolíbano, dedicated to planted twice a year Catacamas, Olancho in the America, Europe, leaf in shade houses. social investment of Grupo for a total planted area eastern part of Honduras. Asia and the Middle Agrolíbano. of 314 hectares a year. East. “Successfull companies don`t exist within failed Societies” Our Evolution

Social Investment Corporate Social (2103‐ 2018) To a Social responsability Enterprice. (2010‐2013)

Philantropy (before 2010)

• The Millennium Development Goals Grupo Agrolibano helps achieve: • Country Vision 2010 - 2038 • Nation Plan 2010 - 2022 SOCIAL INVESTMENT

Grupo Agrolibano helps achive:

• The Millennium Development Goals • Country Vision 2010 - 2038 • Nation Plan 2010 - 2022 OUR ACTIONS ARE ALIGNED WITH:

Millennium Development Goals

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. 2. Achieve universal primary education. 3. Promote gender equality and empower women. 4. Reduce child mortality 5. Improve maternal health. 6. Combat HIV / AIDS, malaria and other diseases. 7. Ensuring environmental sustainability. 8. Develop a global partnership for development. OUR ACTIONS ARE ALIGNED WITH: PLAN DE NACIÓN

Country Vision 2010 - 2038

• A Honduras without extreme poverty, educated and healthy, with consolidated social welfare.

• Strengthen civil society participation and co- responsibility OUR ACTIONS ARE ALIGNED WITH: PLAN DE NACIÓN

Nation Plan 2010 - 2022

Infant mortality reduction

Reduction of malnutrition

Reduction of maternal mortality

Stopping the spread of HIV

Reduce the incidence of malaria and other major diseases

Improving access to potable water

Improve the quality of care in health centers. Changuemakers ESTRATEGIC ROAD Consolidation of team work of Agrolibano Foundation New vision for empowerment Manage Proyects

Strengthening of the team community works organized running joined projects i

Recogntion, Respect, Trust Experience, Credibility. Specialized team Community manages projects organized Running joined proyects

Specialized team Ccommunity manages and executes projects (sustainability expression) Exit plans are made VISION

Be the private non‐profit organization , leader in social development in an integral and sustainable way, with a modelofSocialinvestmentthat revolutionizes systems and changes cultures, impacting positively on the quality of life of the populations of the area of influence, by incidence and encouraging new partnerships for this model of Social investment to be replicable at national and regional level.

MISSION

We are a private non‐profit organization, Member of Agrolíbano group that helps build local capacities towards sustainable development with an integrated approach based on community development, health and education, providing opportunities and enhancing agents of change for the improvement of the quality of life of our collaborators, their families and residents of the communities of the influence area. FRAMEWORK OF ACTION BASED ON:

• Code of Ethics

•Human Rigths Policy

•Gender Policy

•Generational Policy

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

Contribute to the improvement of quality of life of the families in the communities of the area of influence of the Agrolibano group, strengthening local capacities from an integral approach with a focus on construction of change so that the beneficiary population becomes protagonist of an sustainable development. TARGET POPULATION

10,132 people belonging to 2,065 families.

Community Development Education Health TARGET POPULATION 10,132 people belonging to 2,065 families.

Choluteca Valle Municipality Community Families Municipality Community Families Apacilagua El Tamarindo 45 Nacaome Buena Fe 74 El Corpus Agua Agria 105 Paso de Vela 31 El Porvenir 40 Chilamatada 77 Namasigüe San Agustín 224 Chilcal 135 San Jerónimo 976 El Espino 105 El Pedrerito 95 Santa Erlinda 42 Altos del Estiquirín 64 El Tamarindo 73 TOTAL Choluteca 1390 TOTAL Valle 696 OBJETIVOSSOSTAINABILITYOBJETIVOS ESPECÍFICOS ESPECÍFICOS

•% of Profits Agrolíbano Group •Local Stewardship Management (beneficiaries, municipalities, other Financial national actors) •Management of projects financed by foreign cooperation

•Specialized team work Tecnical •Strengthenof team work

•Development of Local Capacity Comunitary •Strengthening community organization •Communities managing their development projects ESTRUCTURE

Presidency

Corporate Image and Social Communication

General Manager Administration Planification , Monitoring and (including logistics and Evaluation accounting) (Formulates and manages projects, monitoring and evaluation system. Key Cooporate to sustainability) Volunteering

Community Education Health Development

Field technical promoter Field technical promoter Field technical promoter Communitary Deveolpment

Education Health

The whole family benefits from integral community development.

The benefit families participate actively in solving their problems, are empowered of their situation and they achieve to organize their community with the participation of all. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Community General objective: Contribute to the strengthening of actors local capacities of the communities in the area of influence of the Agrolibano Fundation to be agents of change in their community, focused on improving the quality of life of their families and therefore of their social environment. Specific Objectives Strategic Lines 1. Strengthen the capacities of leaders, and 1. Improve food security and nutrition ‐ SAN: throughout the local organizations in the communities of improvement of the production systems of the families and influence of the Agrolibano Foundation productive diversification (gardens, chicken coops, corn to decrease NBI, which contributes to the producers, school gardens, stalls. Creation and strengthening sustainability of the community social of farm schools, proper management of natural resources). development. 2. Alternatives for local economic development: promotion of entrepreneurship, support for the creation of agricultural and 2. Promoting strategies to improve food non‐agricultural rural microenterprises. security in the inhabitants of the 3. Reduce the unmet basic needs (NBI): letrines, drains, water communities of influence of the filters, housing, stoves, floors, silos among others, mostly Foundation, which contributes to capital to rural savings. Promotion of the healthy housing. improving the quality of life in a 4. Management and implementation of community sustainable way. development: strengthen community organization with the role of leaders, develop plans for community development and project management community. Training and 3. Promote sustainability strategies of strengthening of rural savings and promoting saving and community development based on domestic investment. participatory planning, including organizations that are present in the community. COMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOOD SECURITY FOOD AUTONOMY

• Availability – Family gardens, chicken coops, pens, production of basic grains, cultivation of tilapia, school gardens.

• Access – Generation of sources of income, strengthening rural savings and entrepreneurship.

• Intake – Training of mothers, teachers and school children on nutrition; promotion of consumption of ancient products (Nuez Maya); nutritional supplementation to children in the community and in schools; diversification of healthy snack at school; promotion shops called “SAN”. – Diversification of products in family and school gardens, vegetables and fruits.

• Conservation, recovery and management of the natural resources • Recovery of ojoche trees (Nuez Maya), natural reforestation, afforestation and reforestation, watershed, promoting appropriate management of water resources (water supply, low pressure irrigation systems), promotion of good practices for conservation of moisture in the soil (burning, curves to slope), integrated pest management.

EDUCATION General Objective: Help improve access to alternatives of Formal and non formal Education with quality, that allows children and families to develop their basic skills, involving key actors to ensure sustainability. Especific Objectives Estrategic Lines 1. Implement strategies to raise school 1. 5 Estrellas School Program: Oriented to the improvement of performance of children en Escuelas 5 educational quality at pre basic and basic level, encouraging the Estrellas (5 Star Schools) , aimed at participation of key actors to ensure sustainability. taking advantage of opportunities to improve their living conditions. 2. Initial Education : Child care from birth to 3 years of age, enhancing educational opportunities, through a program of 2. Promote the participation and Integral Atenttion to the early childhood care, based on the integration of parents of family and volunteer community with the aim of strengthening the physical other key actors in the educational intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual posibilities, and values of process, in the efforts for the their children through an early stimulation. improvement of educational conditions in schools for their sustainability in the 3. Literacy: It seeks to reduce levels of illiteracy in the communities of different spaces. the area of influence, through continuous processes of literacy of people older than 15 years.

3.Promoteprocessesofcareofthe 4. Non Formal Education: Strategies to help young people and adults learning needs of groups in a situation of continue their education and at the same time acquire tecnichal social exclusion, enabling them to and vocational skills that contributes to the inclusion of active and prepare for life skills. productive employment. 5 Star School Program

Program Description

The Agrolibano Foundation leads and implements the program "5 star school oriented to the improvement of the quality of education at pre‐primary and basic education through teacher training, conditioning of physical and educational spaces, equipment with adequate resources and teaching entrepreneurship development actions (school gardens and grocery store SAN, promotion of health and nutrition (school meals and milk) also educational campaigns to reduce the repetition, reproach, dropout and school violence, all the processes includes the strengthening of participation of parents of family.

The program is structured by setting guidelines for the planning, implementation, follow‐up and monitoring actions, containing a system of monitoring with more than 60 indicators, where at the time of the evaluation is given a minimum value of 1 star and the maximum 5 stars, according to the degree of progress indicators established for measuring 5 Estrellas School Program Program Description

The program takes into account the following aspects:

•Infraestructure: Construction and remodeling of classrooms and school physical spaces

•Pedagogy: Training materials, teaching methods and use of educational technologies, creation of learning opportunities for English and technology and training of the teacher evaluation of school performance of teachers and children.

•School Administration: Organization, planning and educational evaluation

•School Organization: School and community Governments organisms.

•Ambiental Relation: Ornament of the school and community

•School Entrepreneuship: Resource generation activities (school garden, pulpería SAN (Market of Food Security) between Others)

The Expected Results are:

1. Communities organized with ability to contribute to the improvement of the quality of education. 2. Teachers implementing successful practices in the classroom. 3. Fathers and mothers involved and committed to the formation of their sons and daughters. 4. Boys and girls graduating from basic education with advanced skills. Registration 2013 5 Star Schools, Departments of Valle and Choluteca Teachers/ No. Name of the school Location Basic pre / CCEPREB Total Volunteers San Jerónimo, Namasigüe, C.E.B. Francisco Morazan School 1 Choluteca 94 1017 31

2 Ramon Amaya Amador School San Agustín, Namasigüe, Choluteca 33 261 7

3 Guillermo Arturo Pinel School Agua Agria, El Corpus, Choluteca 12 127 4

4 Juan Ramón Borge School El Porvenir, El Corpus, Choluteca 15 45 2 5 Francisco Morazán School El Tamarindo, Apacilagua, Choluteca 27 2 PROHECO Profa. Elsa Hernández RETORNO6 School DE SantaLA Erlinda, INVERSIÓN Nacaome, Valle SOCIAL21 76 3

7 Adolfo López Canales School Altos de Estiquirín, Nacaome, Valle 18 68 3

8 C.E.B. 12 de Octubre School Chilamatada, Nacaome, Valle 29 343 14 PROHECO Amistad Portuguesa 9 School Buena Fe, Nacaome, Valle 19 87 4

10 15 de Septiembre School El Tamarindo, Nacaome, Valle 28 78 4

11 Luis Landa School El Pedrerito, Nacaome, Valle 33 172 6 El Espino, La Montaña, Nacaome, José Trinidad Reyes School 12 Valle 23 147 6 Sub‐total students 325 2448 86

13 Urbana Manuel Bonilla School Apacilagua, Apacilagua, Choluteca 211 8 El Tular, La Montaña, Nacaome, 14 Dionisio de Herrera School Valle 361 18 Total students 325 3020 104

READING EVALUATION YEAR 2012- 2013

READING 2013 READING 2012 Needs Needs Unsatisfactory improvement Satisfied Advanced Unsatisfactory improvement Satisfied Advanced 2 3 11 84 21 20 25 34

READING 2013 READING 2012 3% 2% 11% 34 21

20

Unsatisfactory 25 84% Unsatisfactory Needs Improvement Needs Improvement Satisfied Satisfied Advanced Advanced HANDWRITING EVALUATION YEAR 2012- 2013

HANDWRITING 2013 HANDWRITING 2012 Needs Needs Unsatisfactory improvement Satisfied Advanced Unsatisfactory improvement Satisfied Advanced 13 26 38 23 42 48 9 1

HANDWRITING 2013 HANDWRITING 2012

1 13% 9 23% 42

26% 48

Unsatisfactory 38% Unsatisfactory Needs Improvement Needs Improvement

Satisfied Satisfied

Advanced Advanced

HEALTH General Objective: Strengthening family, community and institutional capacities for an integrated approach to health, allowing the population to enjoy the highest level of health in the areas of coverage of Agrolibano Foundation Especific Objectives Estrategic Lines 1. Promote behavior change in the titular 1. Health promotion: Promotion of a healthy family, education in population of law for their participation and sexual and reproductive health, prevention of cronic‐ protagonism in the exercise of their right to degenerative diseases, hygienic habits in children's nutrition, health. school health and healthy habits for prevention, healthy housing aimed at reducing the negative factors in the family environment. 2. Strengthen the capacities of responsibility holders for them to be incorporated in the 2. Strengthening of community participation: Organization and integrated approach to health of the operation of community health committees. population of the area of coverage. 3. Institutional strengthening of public health establishments: improvement in infrastructure, equipment and medicines to 3. Improve the conditions of health facilities, health centers and hospitals, according to licensing standards; which provide access to sustainable health and capacity‐building of the staff to improve the management services with quality and warmth. of health services.

4. Improvement of access to vulnerable populations: medical, dental ,optometric, ophthalmology, urology, general surgery and reconstructive surgery brigades , in partnership with other organizations.

TRANSVERSAL AXES

• Human rights approach: Applies to recognize rights holders people as key actors in their own development, implementing strategies that empower and dignify, programs identify and make marginal, disadvantaged and excluded groups to participate.

• Gender: It appreciates the implications that has for men and for women any action planned, so that women and men benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated.

• Generational Approach: Pay attention to the life cycle and the needs arising in every moment of this cycle, specific rights are recognized in some life stages implementing strategies according to their conditions

• Community Participation: Actions are implemented with the role of the population in the planning, execution and evaluation of projects.

• Enviromental sustainability: The projects are performed including promotion and training for the management of natural resources (water, soil and forest), as well as the adequate disposal of liquid waste and solid waste.

FUNDACION AGROLIBANO Metas BSC Período Agosto 2013-Julio 2014

Objetivo General de FA: Contribuir a la mejora de la calidad de vida de las familias en las comunidades del área de influencia del Grupo Agrolíbano, fortaleciendo las capacidades locales desde un abordaje integral con un enfoque de construcción de cambio que convierta a la población beneficiaria en protagonista del desarrollo sostenible. Objetivos de META 13-14 Peso 1er acción o por No Objetivo especificos No Indicador Año 1 año componente.

Ejecución del 100% del presupuesto, lograr el aporte de un 20% de las Municipalidades en proyectos de Infraestructura, que el o los Gestión de Corresponsabilidad para la ejecución beneficiarios aporten un 5% en los 1.1 Gestión de Corresponsabilidad 1 de proyectos y cumplimiento del Presupuesto de 3 proyectos; y lograr una gestión de FA corresponsabilidad total de Lps. 3.00 a 1.00 (gestionar por cada lempira que invierte Grupo Agrolíbano L. 3 .00)

Creación de una Cartera de Poryectos, de las diferentes areas de intervención (Educación, Crear al menos 6 proyectos y presentarlos 2 Salud y Desarrollo Comunitario), para 2 presentarlos a Agencias de Cooperación. para gestión ante entes cooperantes.

Elaborar Informe de Inversión Social ejecutada (Eje de comunidad) para ser Elaboración de reporte de Sustentabilidad (GRI) incluida al Reporte de Sustentabilidad de la del aporte de Inversión Social de Grupo 3 empresa. (GRI). 5 Agrolibano. (para la sostenibilidad del sello de Identificar y clasificar a los Stakeholders de Fundahrse de RSE) FA y convocarlos a una reunión de Rendición de Cuentas periodo 12-13

Implementar estrategias para la diversificación de Fuentes de Financiamiento, para el Haber diseñado, implementado y evaluada la desarrollo de las diferentes Plataforma tecnologíca diseñada e ingresada plataforma tecnológica personalizada que areas de intervanción, asi la información y capacitado 100% del 1.2 4 permita valorar y medir el impacto (antes y 2 mismo establecer un sistema personal y Aplicación de metodologia de después) de las acciones realizadas de FA y que permita el monitoreo y instrumento de Google Optimizar uso de Google evaluación para valorar y medir FIN el impacto de las aciones 28% realizadas. Diseñar, diagramar, ilustrar y editar boletines informativos, 12 boletines diseñados, en ingles y español. Publicar Estrategia de visibilidad diseñada e cada evento en medios de comunicación 1.- Potenciar la 5 2 eficiencia, eficacia y implementada locales, redes sociales y mantener calidad actualizada la web de FA. Y al menos tres organizacional a publicaciones en diarios escritos. Lograr través de procesos de 1500 likes al año en todas las redes sociales transformación estructural y funcional que contribuya al Diseñar el proceso de sistematización de logro de los resultados Proyectos co-ejecutados con empresas a nivel experiencia de 4 años y elaborar la esperados en las áreas 6 nacional, replicado Modelo de Inversión Social estrategia, para que el Modelo de Inversión 2 de intervención. de FA. Social sea Replicado por lo menos en 1 empresa.

Establecer procesos y Elaboración y socialización de 4 manuales; procedimientos formales y Manual de Procedimientos administrativos estandarizados de las diferentes y Financiero, Manual de procedimientos áreas de la Institución (área Elaboración, socialización e implementación de para Establecimiento de Alianzas administrativa y financiera) metodologias, politicas y procedimientos para estrategicas, Manual de Funciones de 7 4 para optimizar y eficientar el las diferentes areas de acción, que conlleve a puesto de Recursos Humanos de FA y guia uso de los recursos propios y de eficientar recursos financieros y humanos. metodologíca por componente. corresponsabilidad.

1.3 Objetivos de META 13-14 Peso 1er acción o por No Objetivo especificos No Indicador Año 1 año componente.

% de ejecución de la Planificación Estratégica Se alcanza al menos un 85% de 8 para el funcionamiento de la FA en un período cumplimiento en los indicadores propuestos 5 de 5 años para el año 1

% Costo de overhead y gastos administrativo de Lograr un gasto de over head y gastos 9 acuerdo a la nueva reclasificación de gastos, de administrativos no mayor de un 7% del total 3 la inversión total anual realizada. ejecutado.

Promover la participación del % de los colaboradores permanetes participen y 25% de los colaboradores permanentes de PRO personal a traves del Programa se empoderen del Programa de Voluntariado Grupo Agrolibano participan y se ce sos 1.4 Voluntariado Corporativo, para 10 5 Corporativo y que un % se combierta en agentes empoderanderan del Programa de 5% convertir a voluntarios en de cambio. Voluntariado Corporativo. agentes de Cambio.

100% de aplicación de la politica de RRHH en la fundación, a través del Manual de Politicas y Procedimientos y el Reglamento Interno de Trabajo, 100% de aplicación de la evaluacion trimestral al desempeño. Aplicar evaluaciones del desempeño y Garantizar una eficiente gestión 100% de Establecimientos de los KPI´s: a) Apr desarrollar planes de sucesion y apliación de del talento humano que Individuales b) Del Departamento c) Crec 1.5 11 competencias para puestos críticos, atraves de la 10 responda Misión, Visión y Estrategicos. y Desarrollo de planes de 10% implementación del Modelo de Gerencia de Objetivos estrategicos de FA. sucesión aplicado a las competencias para Talento todos los puestos criticos. 90% Evaluaciones por competencias.

% de los docentes de las Escuelas 5 Estrellas hacen uso del DCNB (Diseño Curricular Nacional Básico) y sus herramientas de 20% de 105 maestros con evaluación arriba 12 concreción en el aula (Estándares, 2 Programaciones, Pruebas Formativas y de 80% en el uso y manejo del DCNB Diagnósticas, Instructivos).

% de docentes de educación prebásica (formal y no formal) con capacidades para implementar 15% de 15 docentes/educadoras voluntarias mejores prácticas metodológicas a nivel de aula. 13 implementando metodologías activas- 1.5 Implementar estrategias para participativas elevar el desempeño escolar de la niñez en las Escuelas 5 2.1 Estrellas, orientado al % de niños y niñas de primero a tercer grado 40% de los niños/as de 1ro - 3er grado con aprovechamiento de las alcanzan un desempeño escolar satisfactorio 14 un rendimiento satisfactorio y avanzado en 2 oportunidades para mejorar sus arriba del 80% y avanzado en las áreas de matemáticas y español 2.- Contribuir a condiciones de vida. español y matemáticas mejorar el acceso a alternativas de % de los centros educativos que alcanzan una educación formal y 15 valoración de 5 estrellas en aspectos 3.5 no formal con pedagógicos. 15% de 13 escuelas alcanzan una valoración calidad, que permita a de 5 estrellas en aspectos pedagógicos la niñez y la familia el % de centros educativos que alcanzan una 40% de 13 escuelas alcanzan una valoración desarrollo de sus 16 valoración de 5 estrellas en aspectos de 3 de 5 estrellas en aspectos de infraestructura competencias básicas, infraestructura involucrando a los % de centros educativos que alcanzan una actores claves para 30% de 13 escuelas alcanzan una valoración 17 valoración de 5 estrellas en generación de 2 garantizar la de 5 estrellas en generación de ingresos ingresos sostenibilidad. Promover en los diferentes espacios la participación e integración de los padres/madres de familia y % de centros educativos que alcanzan una 40% de 13 escuelas alcanzan una valoración demás actores claves del 2.2 18 valoración de 5 estrellas en aspectos de 5 estrellas en aspectos organizativos y 1.5 proceso educativo, en los organizativos y administrativos. administrativos esfuerzos para la mejora de las condiciones pedagógicas en los centros educativos para su sostenibilidad % de reducción del analfabetismo en las 15% de reducción del analfabetismo en 14 Promover procesos de atención 19 2 comunidades del área de influencia comunidades del área de influencia de las necesidades de % de las comunidades del área de influencia que aprendizaje de grupos en 15% de 14 comunidades con programas de 2.3 20 cuentan con programas de educación alternativa 2 situación de exclusión social, educación no formal que les permita prepararse para no formal % comunidades del área de influencia que 25% de 14 comunidades con programas de la vida activa. 21 2 implementan programas de educación inicial educación inicial Objetivos de META 13-14 Peso 1er acción o por No Objetivo especificos No Indicador Año 1 año componente. % de las 14 comunidades del área de cobertura En el 50% de comunidades del área de integral de la FA, donde se desarrollan cobertura integral de la FA se desarrollan estrategias de promoción de la salud con estrategias de promoción de la salud con participación comunitaria. participación comunitaria, con énfasis en 22 salud sexual y reproductiva, y enfermedades 2.5 crónico-degenerativas.

% de cobertura de niños y niñas de 6 meses a 3 El 60% de niños y niñas de 6 meses a 3 años años de las 14 comunidades del área de se benefician de acciones de nutrición cobertura integral de la FA con acciones de infantil, que incluye educación nutricional a nutrición infantil. las madres, vigilancia del estado nutricional 23 y suplementación nutricional infantil 2 Promover cambios de cuando es pertinente. comportamiento en la población titular de derecho 3.1 para su participación y % de incremento de madres que brindan Incrementa en un 5% el número de madres protagonismo en el ejercicio de lactancia materna exclusiva a menores de 6 que brindan lactacia materna exclusiva a su derecho a la salud. 24 meses menores de 6 meses 1

% de las Escuelas 5 Estrellas implementando 46% de las 13 Escuelas 5 Estrellas 3.- Fortalecer las programa de salud escolar (higiene personal, implementando programa de salud escolar capacidades higiene de alimentos, desparasitación, (higiene personal, higiene de alimentos, familiares, 25 diagnóstico y tratamiento de anemia, desparasitación, diagnóstico y tratamiento 2 comunitarias e vacunación y nutrición en la niñez) de anemia, vacunación y nutrición en la institucionales para niñez) el abordaje integral de la salud, que permita a la población % de incremento de personas mayores de 25 Incrementa en un 3% las personas mayores años que conocen sus cifras de presión arterial de 25 años que conocen sus cifras de gozar del más alto 26 1 nivel de salud en las y glicemia. presión arterial y glicemia. áreas de cobertura de la F.A. % de las 14 comunidades del área de cobertura 35% de las 14 comunidades del área de Fortalecer las capacidades de integral de la FA que cuentan con comités de cobertura integral de la FA tienen titulares de responsabilidad salud organizados y funcionando estructurados los comités de salud y hay para su incorporación en el 3.2 27 evidencias de su funcionamiento según 1.5 abordaje integral de la salud de CLI libros de acta de reuniones. la población del área de 57% cobertura.

% de las 13 unidades de salud del área de En el 46% de las 13 unidades de salud se cobertura de la FA mejoran sus condiciones para mejoran sus condiciones para la atención de la atención de la salud de la población, de la salud de la población, de acuerdo a las acuerdo a las normas de licenciamiento de la normas de licenciamiento de la SESAL 28 SESAL (con infraestructura, equipamiento, o (con infraestructura, equipamiento, o 2.5 medicamentos e insumos) medicamentos e insumos)

% del personal de salud, de las unidades El 40% del personal de salud de las 11 Atención Primaria a la Salud (APS) de las 14 unidades de salud de APS (médicos, de comunidades del área de cobertura integral de la enfermería, TSA y servicios de apoyo) 29 FA, que mejora su nivel de conocimientos alcanza al menos el 75% en la evaluación 2 técnicos y éticos para la prestación de servicios de las actividades de capacitación Mejorar las condiciones de los de salud. realizadas. establecimientos de salud, que 3.3 faciliten el acceso a servicios % de las 14 comunidades del área de cobertura En el 65% de las 14 comunidades del área de salud sostenibles con calidad integral de la FA que mejoran el acceso a la de cobertura integral de la FA se mejora el y calidez salud de su población con brigadas médicas. acceso a la salud de su población con 30 brigadas médicas. 2

Firmado convenio entre la FHSL y SESAL, para la gestión descentralizada del HSL. Se inicia operativamente a nivel local la implementación del nuevo modelo de I.4. Hospital de San Lorenzo implementando gestión hospitalaria con el 31 2 modelo de gestión por resultados financiamientodel BID. Se ejecutan al menos el 25% de los proyectos de mejora de infraestructura planificados anualmente. Objetivos de META 13-14 Peso 1er acción o por No Objetivo especificos No Indicador Año 1 año componente. % de comunidades del area de cobertura de la 50% de 14 comunidades atendidas cuentas FA que cuentan con cajas rurales comunitarias, con cajas rurales funcionando, 32 organizadas, estructuradas, legalizadas y capitalizadas, con personeria juridica y 2 funcionando otorgando credito a sus socios

al menos 25% de familias (516 familias) Fortalecer las capacidades de que habitan en las 14 comunidades del area líderes, lideresas y % de incremento anual de familias de las 14 de cobertura mejoran las condiciones de sus organizaciones locales de las 33 comunidades que mejoran sus viviendas (pisos, 1.5 viviendas (pisos, paredes, eco fogones, comunidades de influencia de paredes, ecofogones, letrinas y otros). 4.1 letrinas, o rehabilitación de vivienda y la FA para la disminución de otros) NBI que contribuya a la % del costo de los proyectos de FA, estan en 20% del costo de los proyectos, son sostenibilidad del desarrollo plan de capitalización en cajas rurales. capitalizables a cajas rurales. social comunitario 34 1.5 (Ecofogones, Filtros purificadores de agua, Pisos saludables, Gallineros, insumos para Por lo menos el 60% de 7 los planes de % de Planes de desarrollo comunitario desarrollo comunitarios elaborados por 35 elaborados por lideres y lideresas que incluyen 1.5 lideres presentan propuestas para la propuestas para la reducción de la NBI. reducción de las NBI. 4.- Contribuir al 100% de ejecución del plan en RSE a lo interno, cuenta con seguimiento, monitoreo fortalecimiento de las 36 % de ejecución en inversión Social a lo Interno 0.5 capacidades de los y evaluación de FA. actores locales de las comunidades del área Al menos 45 microempresas creadas en las de influencia de la comunidades del area de cobertura de la FA, F.A. para que sean donde se identificaran 20 microempresas Numero de familias que mejoran sus ingresos agentes de cambio en consolidadas, 15 en proceso de obtener sus 37 económicos a través de la creación de 3 su comunidad, documentos legales y 10 de reciente microempresas. enfocados a mejorar la creacion. calidad de vida de sus Fomentar estrategias para familias y por ende de mejorar la seguridad su entorno social. al menos el 12% de familias de las 14 alimentaria en los habitantes de comunidades del area de cobertura de la FA 4.2 las comunidades de influencia implementan estrategias para mejorar su de la FA, que contribuya a seguridad alimentaria y nutricional (SAN), mejorar la calidad de vida de % de familias que implementan estrategias para aplicando tecnologias de manejo sostenible manera sostenible. mejorar su seguridad alimentaria y nutricional (SAN), aplicando tecnologias de manejo de los Recursos Naturales. (huertos 38 4.5 sostenible de los Recursos Naturales. (huertos familiares, gallineros, chiqueros, familiares, gallineros, chiqueros, producción de producción de granos basicos, fincas granos basicos, fincas escuelas). escuelas).

% de comunidades que cuentan con Planes de al menos 20% de las 14 comunidades Impulsar estrategias de Desarrollo Comunitario, elaborados y cuentan con Planes de Desarrollo sostenibilidad de desarrollo ejecutados con el protagonismo de los lideres y Comunitario elaborados comunitario basada en la 4.3 39 lideresas comunitarios 2.5 planificación participativa, incluyendo a las organizaciones presentes en la comunidad.

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No 1, Area Transversal de Desarrollo Institucional. No 2, Componente de Educación No 3, Componente de Salud No 4, Componente de Desarrollo Comunitario. En columna "B" el Objetivo general de cada area, en la "C" el No La Columna es el numero de indicadores, para sumar un total AGENTSAGENTS OFOF CHANGECHANGE AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS

JANUARY - APRIL 2013

Mission

We are a non-profit private organization, member of Agrolíbano Group, which contributes to generate local capacities for sustainable development with an integrated approach based on community development, health and education, providing opportunities and promoting changemakers for improving the quality of life of our employees, their families and the people of the communities in the area of influence. Mike´s Melons facebook.com/mikesmelons Vision

We are a non-profit private organization, leader in sustainable and integrated social development with a Social Responsibility Model that revolutionizes systems and changes cultures, impacting positively on the quality of life of the people of the area of influence, by incidence and motivating new partnerships for this to be replicated at national and regional levels.

From Success to Significance agrolibano.com mikesmelons.com fundagrolibano.org Ophthalmological Brigade Children of associates benefit At San Lorenzo Hospital with scholarship Catacamas, January 2, 2013 Olancho January 15, 2013 In order to ensure to the children of the associates of the Agrolibano Group a continued education integrated with quality and Christian foundations, The Agrolibano Foundation signed an agreement with the Escuela El Sembrador y Catacamas.

AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS As in previous years ophthalmology specialists from the U.S., members of the Olvin Gerardo Zavala, organization KISH, provided care in the San Lorenzo Hospital, serving 628 people grandson of Herminia with queries and 135 people with eye surgery; cataracts were the leading cause of Zavala, (ex-associate) from surgery. Furthermore, the Brigade left a large donation of sunglasses to prevent the Community of El Gerardo Zavala and Cristhian olvin Espino and Cristhian Alexis cataracts, as it is a very Alexis Reyes at Escuela El Sembrador common problem that is Catacamas, Olancho.) Reyes, son of Alexis Reyes affecting early age to this (Associate in Finca population. Apacilagua), are the first beneficiaries of this program that allows them to acquire new knowledge and skills to be capable and competent leaders for the benefit of our country. AGENTS OF CHANGE Students began with the first course and will continue studying until graduating of bachelors of arts and sciences with orientation in agriculture, livestock and rural tourism. 1 Production of organic fertilizer for orchards January 17, 2013 Direction: Pamela Molina 14 Peasants of the communities near the Agropecuaria Montelibano farms in the districts of Valle and Choluteca, on January 17 and 18 visited the Organic Farm of the Perez Manueles Family in Marcala, Edition: Elias Suazo La Paz, in order to know the way to produce organic vegetables and other household consumer Desing: Ronald Guevara products, using organic matter and micro-organisms and minerals that are found naturally in our Colaboradores: environment. As a result of this tour, the peasants learned to produce organic plants, compost Seydi Hernández preparation (Bocachis), develop pesticides or natural repellents, prepare the calcium sulfate and mineral broth and preparation of microorganisms. Nelly Martinica Don José Cecilio Lagos of the Buena Fe community, is already putting into practice the knowledge Mauricio Salgado acquired in this knowledge exchange tour. Georgina Carías Maris Ramos Paola Osorto AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION Leslie Manzanares NEWSLETTERS Leonel Moncada Henry Rodríguez

Cooking mineral broth (boiling water, lime and sulfur) to produce compost.

CARE and Agrolíbano It was signed in the city of Tegucigalpa an and private organizations to apply for Foundation strengthens agreement for joint cooperation between programs and projects that help improve the communities Care and Agrolíbano Foundation in order to lives of disadvantaged families. carry out joint activities in aspects of of the South AGENTS OF CHANGE community development, health and Likewise, this agreement allows both education for the 14 communities served by organizations to join efforts in finding the Foundation Agrolíbano, besides looking resources programmed for development of January 29, 2013 jointly for financing options within public the Gulf of Fonseca. 2 Education Minister Inaugurates FA Signs Agreement with Global Brigades School Year in Five Star Schools February 6, 2013 February 4, 2013 The FA signed an agreement with the With the international organization Global Brigades in order presence of the to improve the living conditions of the communities Minister of the near the farms of the Montelíbano Group in aspects Presidency, Marie of Health by conducting Medical Brigades (general Antonieta Bográn medicine, cytology, health care for children and and Minister of elderly people), odontology, medicine delivery, Education, Marlon construction of water systems, improving health facilities and strengthening local funding Escoto, opened the systems as rural banks. This agreement is expected to benefit 14 communities in the area of 2013 school year at influence of the FA with an estimated of 10,500 people served. the School José Trinidad Reyes of the Community of El Espino, Nacaome, Valle. As part of this event also took place an "Agreement of Starting the School Year Cooperation between the Ministry of State for Education and AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION February 8, 2013 NEWSLETTERS Agrolíbano Foundation", which aims to unify efforts through the search for strategies that will contribute to improving the quality of education of more than 2,400 children and 86 teachers by implementing the Five Star Schools program in the 12 schools served by the FA. In this regard Don Miguel Molina, President of Group Agrolíbano, said he was satisfied with the presence of the For the second consecutive year, the Agrolibano Foundation joins efforts to improve aforementioned ministers

educational quality by providing backpacks containing school supplies and textbooks to AGENTS OF CHANGE for the sake of children in 564 children in 1st and 2nd grade of the 5 Stars Schools program. In coordination with the the South Zone and Official Ministry of Education mathematics textbooks were distributed for all students of 1st to 9th recognition of the Five Star grade. Schools program. 3

32 Microenterprises created by Rural Savings and Credit Banks young entrepreneurs February 19, 2013 February 13, 2013 In order to encourage household savings, production and business activities Agrolíbano Foundation (AF), has formalized the creation of eight rural savings and credit banks in the communities of Buena Fe, El Chircal / Chilamatada, El Espino, Pedrerito of Nacaome Township, El Porvenir and Agua Agria, El Corpus, San Augustin, of Namasigüe and El Tamarindo of technical assistance. At the start of its Following the fund management agreement signed Apacilagua Township. operations they provide supplies and recently between Agrolíbano Foundation (AF), and the materials such as family orchards kits, Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, FA in collaboration with the United water filters, Ecostoves, coops, pens, gray Science and Culture (OEI) and the Cooperativa Chorotega, Nations Organization for Food and AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION water drains, tanks for water harvesting NEWSLETTERS young entrepreneurs of the communities around the farms Agriculture (FAO), strengthens these among others, as initial investments, to be of the Agrolibano Group have been trained in business and organizations through training and marketed within associates. financial aspects to form micro-enterprises. Educational Tour to the 32 micro-enterprises have The Agrolibano foundation team, along been created by these CAFEG Commonwealth with voluntary mothers of the communities, youngsters (26 are women February 21, 2013 held an Educational Tour to the CAFEG and 6 men) with an initial Commonwealth, in the Department of capital of over 400,000 Lempira, on february 21, 22 and 23, in order Lempiras in the areas of agribusiness, trade and services. to meet CONEANFO experience in the field of

ECD (Early Childhood Development) so that AGENTS OF CHANGE To date, the delinquency rate on these loans is zero this model can be implemented in the area of percent, indicating the responsibility and commitment to influence. grow their small business and that this project continues to benefit other young people. 4 Surgical Brigade in FA with INICE performs Training to the San Lorenzo Hospital educational diagnosis at 12 "Alfabeticemos Ya" February 22, 2013 Five Star Schools February 25, 2013

To reduce the surgery delay a surgical brigade February 25, 2013 took place in the San Lorenzo Hospital with 74 health resources between medical, nursing personnel, laboratory and other support services that helped in a total of 45 major surgeries, among the most frequent surgeries we had d cholecystectomies hernioplasties . With this brigade waiting list was reduced up to four Agrolíbano Foundation in coordination with months. the Ministry of Social Development and From February 25 to 27, in coordination with CONEANFO trained 29 volunteers in the INICE, an educational diagnosis was conducted to Methodology for "Alfabeticemos Ya" program on identify training needs, with the participation of 70 February 25 and 26. Also on April 16, in the teachers from the selected schools as a result Community of El Espino it was launched a literacy training and specific technical support required by AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION

campaign in coordination with the Institute Felipe NEWSLETTERS the teachers of 7th, 8th, and 9th grade of the 5 Star Augustinus, with the participation of 119 students School were identified. this school.

An Agreement is signed to build the Apacilagua Health Center With the presence of the highest efforts in this regard, until being March 1, 2013 municipal authorities in: Health, able to build and operate a health Education, Agrolíbano Foundation, center which is expected to be the community and religious equipped with all the human, organizations, signed a mutual material and tech requirements cooperation agreement with the aim established for licensing by the of managing the construction of a Ministry of Health. new health center for the town of After the event all participants AGENTS OF CHANGE Apacilagua that will benefit more moved to land donated by the City of than 12 thousand people. Apacilagua where the Healtcare All the actors agreed to intensify center will be built. 5 More than 2,000 children Food for children benefit from the construction in the South Zone and repairs of classrooms in 5 March 7, 2013

Star Schools Through the efforts of the Foundation Espino, Portuguese Friendship, Buena Fe March 5, 2013 Agrolíbano, InterAmerican Restoration and 12 Octubre of Chilamatada, benefited Corporation Organization gave several articles from this donation. They and food for use in health centers and five-star also benefited from the schools in the South Zone of the country. delivery of furniture and different articles for the More than 750 children Five Star Schools El Health Centers of Amapala Pedrerito Luis Landa, José Trinidad Reyes of El and San Jerónimo.

New Board of the FHSL With the Donate A Classroom project sponsored by March 8, 2013 hospital through a hospital management TEN Channel 10, La Tribuna and the Embassy of model with financial, technical and professional Taiwan the construction of five classrooms in Five Star contributions directly made by some managers , AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS Schools has, begun, 2 Schools in Chilamatada, officers and employees. Nacaome and 3 schools in San Jeronimo, Namasigue, Choluteca. Also repairs of 20 classrooms, 2 in Altos del Among the members of the new board of Estiquirín, 6 in the Pedrerito, 8 in El Espino and 4 in A new Board of the Foundation FHSL there are persons of renowned honor such San Agustin with a total of more than 1,670,000 Pro-improvement of San Lorenzo Hospital as the former Minister of Health, Dr. Enrique Lempiras, which are provided by the Project Donate A (FHSL) is appointed which aims to continue Aguilar Cerrato and others with extensive Classroom, the municipalities and Namasigue with the scope of the vision of making the experience in hospital management, and Nacaome Fundacion Agrolíbano and the benefited Hospital of San Lorenzo in to a hospital professionals in legal, human resources and communities. management model that provides health hospital architecture among others. services with efficiency and quality.

This project benefits more than 1,750 students Members of the Board expressed their AGENTS OF CHANGE receiving their classes in these schools from In that sense, Agrolíbano Foundation in excitement and satisfaction to work hard to preparatory level until the ninth grade. alliance with the San Lorenzo Hospital achieve a dignified and quality health care Foundation supports the transformation of the service in the hospital. 6 IDB Representative Visit Pamela Molina, President of FA accompanied Mr. the implementation of an Environmental and the areas of influence of Ian Walker IDB representative and Dr. Hugo Godoy, a Social Management Plan involving key stakeholders. the Agrolíbano representative of the Government of Honduras to the This project will benefit more than 250,000 people in IDB, on a field visit to the Five Star Schools program, the South Zone of the country. March 15, 2013 and the food safety projects that are developed in communities of Valle and at the San Lorenzo Hospital. Part of the tour was visiting With this visit, the IDB Representative verified in the San Lorenzo the field the start this Hospital Management Pilot Hospital, schools, health Project that runs in the Hospital of San Lorenzo, and centers and communities which is aimed at strengthening the Maternal and served by FA. Child Hospital Neonatal Network at this hospital, with

El Tamarindo and Altos de El Estiquirín (El Sartenejal) Agrolíbano Foundation is trained Nacaome Benefit from Medical Brigades in the use and handling of XO Computers AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION March 15, 2013 NEWSLETTERS

March 20, 2013

The Agrolibano Foundation team, Lempiras ($10,800USD) in medicines; This community brigade was attended by students with volunteers and For the first time Agrolíbano Foundation academic exce llence of the University of teachers (12 in (AF) and Global Brigades, Honduran Arizona, U.S. and Honduran doctors contracted total) participated Organization with worldwide Projection, 15 and by FA and participation of community in the workshop March 16 conducted a medical brigade in FA volunteers .In this brigade patients in the area of "Educational Innovation, Use and handling of XO zones of influence, starting in the community of dentistry, cytolo gy and general medicine were Computers" taught by the Fundación Zamora Terán, AGENTS OF CHANGE El Tamarindo, Nacaome, near the served being delivered sufficient medicines, space where shared all educational methodology, Embarcadero Farm in which more than 400 vitamins, toothbrushes and toothpaste for learning to manipulate the educational programs of people were served at a cost of 216 000 children. the XO laptop. 7 Namasigüe Dental Clinic Signing of Agreement with Students of Denver, Colorado, is equipped Felipe Enrique Augustinus participate in Medical Brigade March 20, 2013 High School of San LorenzoMarch 22, 2013 The FA gave as a donation, dental care March 21, 2013 equipment in Namasigüe Health Center, which serves more than 25,000 people, among these are collaborators of the Montelíbano farm, family and people from neighboring communities .The donation was in the amount of L.51, 518.73. Continuing the medical brigades with Global Brigades organization, this time the brigade was held on Agrolíbano Foundation formalized a 22 and 23 at school José Trinidad Reyes of El Espino, partnership with the Institute Felipe Augustinus which treated more than 430 people in the communities in San Lorenzo, Valle, leader of the south in the of El Espino, Pedrerito, Santa Erlinda and Tular. education of hundreds of young people in diffe-rent areas of knowledge, through the AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION With a total cost of 132,000 Lempiras ($6600USD) NEWSLETTERS signing of an agreement, which will result in in medicines; This brigade was attended by students supporting communities in the area of influence with academic excellence from the University of Denver, in subjects such as literacy, health and nutrition, Colorado, and Honduran doctors contracted by FA and as well as entrepreneurship. the involvement of community volunteers.

FAO trained Five Star Schools Teachers in Food SafetyUnder the cooperation These workshops besides agreement entered into by the strengthening the educational March 23, 2013 Foundation Agrolíbano and the development in the areas of natural United Nations Food and sciences, social sciences, physical Agriculture Organization for education, math and other areas, are

(FAO), 32 teachers from 12 five intended to identify key elements of AGENTS OF CHANGE star schools were trained in basic food and nutrition education to concepts, methods and teaching change eating behavior of techniques in food nutrition. schoolchildren and their families. 8 Agrolíbano Foundation is Amapala Health Center Embassy of Japan builds six trained in Strategic Planning Reconstructed classrooms in San Jerónimo, Namasigue. At a cost of more March 25, 2013 April 5, 2013 than L. 2 million

April 9, 2013

With a cost of 2 million Lempiras, the Japanese government started the construction of 6 modular type classrooms, in the Basic Education Center of San Jeronimo, Namasigue, these are built with participation of the municipality of Namasigue,

In strategic partnership between the Foundation Agrolibano Foundation and the Community using local labor and materials. Associates from the Agrolíbano Agrolíbano and the Terra Group Foundation, the

Foundation (AF), initiated a process of Health Minister, Roxana Araujo, opened the With the construction of these modular technical training that will lead to the remodeling of the Amapala health center, which classrooms, the school initiates a process towards development of a Strategic five-year Plan. will come to benefit more than 13000 inhabitants of the area. The investment of this work is 375,000 quality technical education, since the modular AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS classrooms are a prerequisite for the transformation of These trainings are conducted Lempiras. traditional education. by Consultant Vanessa Morales, who

also introduced in her training issues of The Minister is committed to the operation of The 31 teachers and 1,000 students from this Human Rights, Gender and Generational this clinic 24 hours a day, for which she will assign 2 school are very optimistic and hopeful about this Approach. The presence of the Consultant doctors,5 nurses, 1 environmental technician and project as it comes to fulfill a dream they had of being a has been recognized within the Agrolíbano technical personnel to the laboratory area, provide first class basic education center in the department of Group, which has allowed to assist in the supplies and medicines. Choluteca. review of various policies including First girl to corporate social responsibility that born in Agropecuaria Montelibano should Amapala Clinic, underpin at the Honduran Foundation for formerly in AGENTS OF CHANGE Social Responsibility (FUNDAHRSE) prior the Hospital of San Lorenzo or to obtaining a socially responsible company on boats seal. across the sea. 9 Exchange of INICE imparts First Over half Million experience of Education Workshop Lempiras invested with community leaders April 15, 2013 Canadian Medical April 15, 2013 Brigade April 18, 2013

With an investment of over half Million Lempiras, a med brigade was conducted during April for the fourth consecutive time, the Medical Brigade from the Health Horizons for Children & Families

In order to improve the quality of education in (HHCF) organization, coming from Canada, served the communities the 12 Five Star Schools, as part of a permanent of El Tamarindo, in the municipality of Apacilagua, San Agustin and learning process for teachers and based on the St. Jeronimo the municipality of Namasigüe, Buena Fe, Chilcal, results of the educational diagnosis, we developed Chilamatada, Paso de Vela and Santa Erlinda, in the municipality of the training workshop on "Basic National Nacaome, serving more than 1,200 people. Curriculum, their designs and realization tools in The brigade spent five days giving medical care and 1 day to build 12 Leaders of the the classroom during the 15th and April 16th as AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION 4 homes for families in need in the community of Buena Fe NEWSLETTERS communities near part of the Signing of Agreement between the

Montelibano Farms, El Ministry of Education and Agrolíbano The main reasons for consultation of the attending people are: Porvenir and Apacilagua, did a Foundation;. respiratory diseases, digestive diseases, headaches and migraines, knowledge sharing tour in the intestinal parasites, urinary tract infections, arthritis, skin diseases, communities of Buena Fe in In this opportunity Lidia Fromm, Vice Minister allergies, venous Nacaome in order to learn of Social Development, at closing, caught the insufficiency, hypertension about organic farming and its attention and interest of teachers to develop a and diabetes mainly. Both comparison with conventional motivational talk on the Communicative vitamins were given to soil preparation, and Approach. It was attended children as well as to adults. installation and management by 70 teachers, Lic Javier Natural medicine was also procedure of gardens with Alexander Velasquez, used and they delivered tooth AGENTS OF CHANGE crops such as radish, chili, Director of Department of brushes and toothpaste for cucumber, sweet potato, Choluteca and District oral hygiene. cassava, squash, beans, corn, Directors of Namasigüe, squash, cilantro and others. Apacilagua and El Corpus. 10 More than 800 computers are given to the Children of the 5 Star Schools | April 24, 2013 Sharo's Best Birthday Sharon told her husband Steve Malon, Director of Project representatives of Educatrachos delivered 850 XO "Healthy Horizons for Children for Families", that the laptops to the 5 star schools, valued at L. 4,250,000.00 with best birthday present would be shoes ... but not for her, which stated by Ms. Pamela Molina, President of the but for children in Honduras, since in the previous Foundation Agrolíbano "We support the purpose of the 5-star brigade Selena, a barefoot girl, of fifth grade in the schools of ensuring that children reach their full potential and Agua Agria No.2 school in Corpus, Choluteca, asked improve their opportunities for the future with a strong focus her for shoes. Sharon saw that Selena's feet were hurt on strengthening teaching and teachers" by walking to much without shoes. She told her that for the next brigade she would bring shoes for her and all the children of the community. AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS

Sharon delivering more than 250 pairs of shoes to all children in the communities of Agua Agria and El Porvenir.

More than Voluntary I AM AN AGENT OF CHANGE

In Group Agrolíbano have we have Corporate Volunteering called Melon AGENTS OF CHANGE Heart, through which it is possible the participation of our partners in the comprehensive and sustainable development projects implemented by the Foundation Agrolíbano in southern Honduras communities. 11 Mission

We are a non-profit private organization, member of Agrolíbano Group, which contributes to generate local capacities for sustainable development with an integrated approach based on community development, health and education, providing opportunities and promoting changemakers for AGENTSAGENTS improving the quality of life of our employees, their families and the people of the communities in the area of influence. OFOF CHANGECHANGE Vision MAY - JUNE, We are a non-profit private organization, leader in sustainable and 2013 integrated social development with a Social Responsibility Model that revolutionizes systems and changes cultures, impacting positively on the AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS quality of life of the people of the area of influence, by incidence and motivating new partnerships for this to be replicated at national and regional levels.

Mike´s Melons facebook.com/mikesmelons agrolibano.com mikesmelons.com fundagrolibano.org Training Session led by INICE for “5 Estrellas” Schools Direction: Pamela Molina Teachers on the Communicative Approach to Conflict Edition: Elías Suazo Resolution Design: Ronald Guevara Collaborators : May 2, 2013 Seydi Hernández Nelly Martinica Mauricio Salgado Georgina Carías Maris Ramos Paola Osorto Leslie Manzanares Leonel Moncada Eduardo Matute Molina Henry Rodríguez On the 2nd through the 4th of May INICE, our partner for education projects, led a training session on a communicative AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION approach to conflict resolution for 73 middle school teachers who work in the 12 educational centers that form part of our “5 NEWSLETTERS Estrellas” School program, which we hope will directly reinforce teaching skills and boost attitudes in our teachers.

Signing of Cooperation Agreement between Agrolibano Foundation and “Cerro Grande” School

May 8, 2013

On May 8, representatives from the Agrolibano Foundation (AF) and the Tegucigalpa-based “Cerro Grande” School (ECG) signed a cooperation agreement with the goal of combining efforts in the search of strategies to contribute to the development of communities through educational, social, economic, entrepreneurial, and technologic programs. AGENTS OF CHANGE

This relationship will drive and strengthen entrepreneurship and micro-business actions at “5 Estrellas” Schools as a direct source of income that will contribute to the sustainability of our The teacher Irma Esperanza Lopez, principal of the Schools Cerro Grande and Pamela Molina,education centers. principal executive of the Agrolíbano Foundation along with teachers, students and parents of the 1 school in mention. Agrolíbano International Development Enterprises (IDE) Foundation and and Agrolibano Foundation Sign Agreement Ministry of Interior May 9, 2013 and Population This last May 9th International Development Enterprises (IDE) and AF signed a cooperation agreement with the goal of Sign Agreement improving food and nutritional development, social May 9, 2013 entrepreneurship, and thus the quality of life for members of our communities through the implementation of low-pressure The Agrolibano Foundation (AF) and vegetable family gardens. the Honduran Ministry of Interior and The expected outcome is that 160 families improve their Population signed an agreement that nutrition by diversifying their diet through vegetable garden aims to improve the Classroom Learning crops (green pepper, tomatoes, cucumber, radish, squash, beets, Spaces at our “Cinco Estrellas” Schools. onion, manioc, yams, spinach, peanuts, beans, corn, among others); in addition, surplus crops will be sold in the market in Thanks to the efforts of Pamela order to improve families’ income. Finally, rural credit unions (caja Molina, our executive director, the total rural), which are responsible for technical and financial assistance of funds allocated to this Project is over for the garders, will also be bolstered through the generated 400,000 Lempiras. income. Carlos Virgilio Urmeneta, Director of País iDE y Pamela Molina, AF President sign the cooperation agreement AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS

Signing of Agreement between German Cooperation (GIZ) and the Agrolibano Group (AG) May 13, 2013 On May 13 the Montelibano Agriculture Company program and elaboration of value-added breadnut and the German Society for International Cooperation products to empower local entrepreneurs and (GIZ) signed an agreement of institutional cooperation incorporate this highly nutritious product can be towards the implementation of a joint project that will incorporated in a sustainable manner to the local diet and educate teachers, parents, and local small school meals at “5 Estrellas” Schools in the neighboring business-owners on the harvest, processing, and communities. preparation of breadnut (Nuez Maya) The expected impact is the environmental recovery of With the aim of creating productive cooperation the ojoche tree which currently is endangered, between all the communities that grow the reforestation of micro-watersheds, the creation of

breadnut-bearing Ojoche/Ojuste tree, the project will non-agricultural jobs for 50 families, improved income for AGENTS OF CHANGE implement a comprehensive forest management these families through the creation of 5 community small businesses, and improvement of the diet of more than Pamela Molina, AF President, and Katia Hartel, German Cooperation staff3,000 students of the “5 Estrellas” Schools. member, after signing the agreement. 2 Opening of 7th Grade at the Agua Agria AF Applies for IADB Grant Community, El Corpus, Choluteca May 15, 2013 May 15, 2013

We are very happy and satisfied to Throughout the inform that the “Guillermo Arturo Pinel” month of May, the School in the Agua Agria community Agrolibano Foundation now teaches the 7th grade, as part of the team worked on the conversion process into an task of formulating a Elementary/Middle School (1st to 9th project that would grade) in close cooperation with the contribute to the Ministry of Education. Children that will benefit from the draftedimprovement of quality projected submitted to the IADB of life for children in rural Currently more than 30 young communities through people will have the chance to further greater learning and development opportunities. In this their school career within their own way, on May 15 our team submitted the project proposal community, which will allow them to titled “Family, School, and Community in the join the labor market in the futures with Comprehensive Childhood Development” to the Japan better qualifications. Special Fund Poverty Reduction Program managed by the Inter-American Development Bank, aiming to build the The Ministry of Education, the El AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION capabilities of 1,598 families and 7 rural education centers NEWSLETTERS Corpus Municipality, AF members, to promote a comprehensive approach in the education of teachers, parents, and students from the children 0 to 15 years old in the Choluteca and Valle local school all participated in the event. provinces. The project is planned for a duration of 40 months starting on the year 2014 and for a total amount of Facilities at the El Porvenir farm USD$ 1,399,141.00, of which one million USD would be belonging to the Montelibano invested by the Japan Fund through the IADB. Numerous Agriculture Company have been organizations from all around Latin America will participate conditioned to be used as classrooms for in the convocation--we are looking forward to hearing back the new school grade. on the results of in October 2013.

Training Session for Principals and In coordination with the Educatrachos Program, on May 20 -22 thirty-four principals and math and Spanish teachers from 8 “Cinco Estrellas” Schools received training on the use 3rd to 6th Grade Teaches from 8 “5 AGENTS OF CHANGE and management of XO Computers which will contribute Estrellas” Schools on the Use and to give them the tools to master the technical-pedagogical aspects of the XO Program, as well as inform them of the Management of XO Computers goals and expectations of the initiative. May 20, 2013 3 Seedling Production in Educatrachos Program Enhances Community Plant Nursery Education at “Cinco Estrellas” Schools May 27, 2013 May 27, 2013 Seedlings for Mauricio Salgado, director for school and family the AF Education program, met vegetable gardens are with José Donaldo Ochoa, general already being coordinator of the Programs and produced in our Projects Unit of the Honduran communities. Mr. Ministry of Education which is Antonio Cruz, from the currently running the Elementary El Chilcal community in School and Technologic Nacaome is the first Integration Program, also known as person to “Educatrachos”. The meeting took commercially produce seedlings that are later used in school and family place on May 27 of the current year vegetable gardens in our communities, which allows for greater in the city of Tegucigalpa to adaptability and savings off follow-up on the progress of the production costs. In the past, these actions carried out through the plants were brought from Valle de cooperation agreement to benefit Angeles, a town located north of all the schools in our “5 Estrellas” program. In addition, Patricia Rivera, Pedagogical Chair, and Tegucigalpa. In addition, seedling Fernando Zelaya, Math Coordinator also attended the event. AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION

production translates into creation of a Cooperation between institutions has allowed participation of the principals and NEWSLETTERS further microbusiness in the area, teachers from the schools supported by the Agrolibano Foundation in extensive training resulting in increased income and sessions that have taken place on May 6 – 22 of the current year as part of Program 2524, more jobs for families in the area. which also seeks to find alternatives so that these schools can receive full coverage from the Children from the José Trinidad Reyes School in El Espino, Nacaome.) Educatrachos program.

volunteers was key to the success of Medical Brigade in Agua Agria the event. This brigade provided 542 May 27, 2013 On May 27 and 28, in alliance with medical consultations, 45 Global Brigades, AF provided medical gynecological exams, 35 dental and dental attention to the procedures, 142 fluoride prophylactic inhabitants of Agua Agria, el Porvenir, treatments for children, and 36 and neighboring communities educational talks with an audience of 440 people on the topics of healthy

through a medical-dental brigade AGENTS OF CHANGE consisting of 39 volunteers from habits and oral hygiene. All members Nottingham University, England, as of the local community attending the well as physicians, dentists, and brigade received the medication as supporting staff from Honduras; the prescribed by our health participation of local community professionals. Educational talk for adults 4 Cerro Grande School Endoscopic Brigade Collective Training Session Teachers Visit at the San Lorenzo Development of the on Key Players AF’s Strategic Plan “Cinco Estrellas” Hospital in Early 5 de junio de 2013 Education Schools May 31, 2013 June 12, 2013 May 30, 2013

During the months of May and June, the Agrolibano Foundation team participated in collective development sessions for the 2013 – 2018 Strategic Plan. In these sessions, the team updated the AF’S mission and vision, drew general and specific objectives, defined the values and principles governing the Foundation, To improve treatment of medical As part of our education and built the indicators that will measure With the goal of improving the specialties, the Agrolibano Foundation program, and in Alliance with the impact and results of AF’s actions quality of education and the lives of the sponsored an endoscopy brigade on CONEANFO (National May 31 and June 1 at San Lorenzo within our influence area.

Commission for the Development AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION students and families benefitting from NEWSLETTERS our “5 Estrellas” School Program, Hospital. The brigade, consisting of 3 of Non-Formal Education teachers from the Cerro Grande School gastroenterologists, 2 nurses, and 2 Alternative), the Agrolibano visited the educational centers in our assistants from the Tegucigalpa Order of Foundation started on June 10 – own communities to forge links with and University Hospital and Viera Hospital, 12 a training session on early motivate local teachers to become together with 3 nurse assistants from the Malta education geared towards involved in the implementation of San Lorenzo Hospital and AF’s own parents, pre-school teachers, and health carried out a total of 40 Donation production and development projects in June 6, 2013 community education volunteers the local area. In order to assess their endoscopic examinations, 11 H. pylori in the communities within the ability to carry out such projects, the screens, and 3 biopsies, benefitting 22 area of influence. Cerro Grande members of faculty women and 18 men from different The goal is to start a pilot Early The AF received a donation from the conducted an evaluation to identify our communities in the Choluteca and Valle Education program at the Agua Order of Malta consisting of cleaning schools’ strengths and weaknesses provinces. A specific goal of this brigade Agria community in El Corpus, materials for hospitals and health clinics, regarding infrastructure, social was to identify gastric cancer cases as Choluteca. Through this project, furniture, equipment, baby crib bedding, participation, and human resources. In well as other diseases such as gastric more than 76 children between women’s shoes, and men’s shirts. The addition, on Thursday, June 13 a second ulcers, gastritis, hiatal hernia, among the ages of 0 – 5 years would be AGENTS OF CHANGE donation was distributed among the visit took place to share the work plan others. Furthermore, a total of 38 reached, contributing to the health units and hospitals in the region, with the principals and teachers at the patients received medication and 2 comprehensive development of including two hospitals, 2 maternal health Jose Trinidad Reyes School in El Espino were referred for surgical procedures at children before they enter clinic, and 5 rural clinics. and the Luis Landa School in El Pedrerito. the Tegucigalpa University Hospital. preschool. 5 Donations for the San Medicine Donation AF Supports “Operación Lorenzo, Valle and the San from Canada Sonrisa” (Operation Smile) Francisco, Olancho June 15, 2013 June 17, 2013 Hospital AF received a shipping container loaded with | June 14, 2013 medicines and medical and dental supplies which will In the month of June, the be distributed in public health units, health clinics, and Agrolibano Foundation donated hospitals in the south of Honduras. The donation from $3,000 USD towards surgeries Canada, valued at $431,979.75, is a result of the performed by Operación Sonrisa alliance between AF and Healthy Horizons for at the Hospital del Sur, Choluteca. Children & Families, an organization chaired by Steve This campaign sponsors free Malone, who has assured that this will only be the first reconstructive surgeries for the of several donations for the treatment and population of children who are affect by cleft lip and cleft improvement of the health of the most impoverished palate, congenital anomalies which greatly affect the inhabitants of the Choluteca and Valle provinces. quality of life of the smallest children, going beyond esthetic anomalies, and causing feeding difficulties, frequent ear infections and ear loss, speech and The Agrolibano Foundation delivered equipment, language retardation, as well as dental problems. The AF furniture, medical supplies, and medication to the San team also supported the campaign through Lorenzo Hospital in the Valle province and the San advertisement in rural communities and health clinics to Francisco Hospital in Olancho. This donation was contribute in reaching and procured after Pamela Molina, Executive President of securing treatment for AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS AF, petitioned the Canadian organization, children afflicted by this Collaboration Santé Internationale, who in March of condition. 2013 visited San Lorenzo Hospital along with AF to determine the needs of the health institution. The San Lorenzo Hospital received a donation valued at $43,115.03, and $32,685.70 for the San Francisco Hospital, which will both alleviate several of the needs Signing of Agreement with CONEANFO of these hospitals to provide quality treatment to the local population. June 18, 2013 With the signing of the cooperation agreement between AF and the National Commission for the Development of Non-Formal Education Alternative (CONEANFO), these institutions launch the 1 year-long Proyect for Comprehensive Early Childhood Services intended for expecting and nursing mothers and children between the ages of 0 to 3 years in our area of influence. These efforts will contribute to break the generational cycle of poverty, having as reference the

Nation Plan (Plan de Nación), boosting children’s skills before the start AGENTS OF CHANGE of pre-school education. The end of this project is to guarantee quality services for the most neglected populations. For CONEANFO and the Agrolibano Foundation, this is the beginning of a concerted effort to improve quality of life for the target families, taking joint actions that contribute to the well-being of the population of the Gulf of Fonseca region. 6 Laying of the First Stone of Medical Brigade in San Agustin the IFEA Bakery June 20, 2013 June 20, 2013 treatment and medicines, including cervical cancer screens, and dental treatment (extractions, fillings, and prophylactic sealing. In addition, the student volunteers led health promotion activities which included adult health educational talks on chronic disease prevention, hygiene, and environmental health for adults; activities for children included oral hygiene talks and preventive fluoride treatment.

On June 20 -21, a team of 36 student volunteers from University of California, Riverside, 12 Honduran medical professionals, and 21 local community volunteers organized a medical brigade and offered medical and dental services to the area’s most AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION vulnerable population. A total of 1080 people received NEWSLETTERS

As part of the cooperation agreement between “Ya!” (Now) Literacy As part of the the Agrolibano Foundation and the Felipe Enrique alliance between the Augustinus High School (IFEA) and with the goal of Program in Agua Agria AF and the Felipe unifying efforts through strategies that contribute to Enrique Augustinus the social, economic, entrepreneurial, and June 24, 2013 High School (IFEA), San technologic development of target communities in Lorenzo high-school the Valle province, IFEA and AF celebrated a seniors, community laying-of-the-first-stone event for the new Bakery volunteers, and AF Workshop that will be used for Marketing classes staff conducted a follow-up session for the “Ya!” (Now!) and which will improve on the school’s current Literacy Program at the Guillermo Arturo Pinel School in infrastructure to encourage entrepreneurship the Agua Agria community in El Corpus, Choluteca. among the students. In the future, AF will continue Currently, 15 adults from the Agua Agria community are AGENTS OF CHANGE supporting the construction of new workshops in enrolled in the reading and writing program with support different educational areas. from senior-year students from IFEA, as well as local community volunteers who have received relevant training at the start of the program. 7 50June New 24, 2013 Houses for Families of Agrolibano Informational

The Honduran President’s Office, through the Session for Tutoring President’s Affordable Housing Program, together with the Scholarships Agrolibano Foundation (AF) signe an important new June 27, 2013 agreement that intends to benefit underprivileged families through the construction of 50 new houses.

Thanks to efforts of Pamela Molina, AF’s executive president, 30 new cement-block homes valued at Lps. 60,000 ($3,000 USD) each will be built in San Jeronimo, Namasigue county, 10 block homes in El Tamarindo, Apacilgua county, and 10 cured wood homes in Buena Fe, Nacaome.

These homes will be built with the direct participation of the Namasigue mayor’s office, the Montelibano farm, and Pamela Molina, AF president and Gustavo Alberto Perez Cruz, Affordable Housing labor and materials from the project’s target families. Program Commisioner

The deadline for construction of the new homes is five months from start of the project. On June 27 the Agrolibano AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION Foundation, in alliance with the Grupo NEWSLETTERS Terra Foundation and with the participation of principals from the participating school centers, Delivery of Spanish representatives from the Choluteca and Textbooks for Valle Boards of Education, and the directors of the Namasigue, Apacilagua, Elementary and Nacaome District Boards of Education launched the Becas-Tutoria Schoolchildren at “5 (Tutoring Scholarship) Program. The program will benefit 620 Estrellas” Schools students in the 1st and 2nd grades who On June 24-26 the Agrolibano Foundation and the Honduras Ministry of will be tutored by 60 honor-roll June 24, 2013 Health delivered Spanish textbooks for children in the 1st through 6th grades at students at the Francisco Morazan and the “5 Estrellas” Francisco Morazán School in San Jerónimo and Ramon Amaya Ramon Amaya Amador schools in Amador School in Namasigue, Choluteca. These schools are the first to receive Namasigue county; Manuel Bonilla in AGENTS OF CHANGE these materials in close cooperation with the Regional Board of Education, Apacilagua, Choluteca; 12 de Octubre, contributing in this way to the provision of didactic materials that will facilitate Luis Landa, Jose Trinidad Reyes and students’ learning. Dionisio de Herrera in Nacaome, Valle. 8 Hospital del Sur Receives X-ray Equipment Donation These are the fruits… June 28, 2013 The Agrolibano Foundation has completed a donation of portable X-Ray device. This equipment will be installed in the hospital’s orthopedics operation room, reducing operation times and reducing risks for patients. The X-ray equipment donation was received thanks to the US organization—Helping Hands for Honduras—and the Hospital del Sur Support Committee chaired by Ms. Margarita Pool.

German Cooperation (GIZ) Representatives Tour Communities withing AF’s Area of Influence of the Land that our Birth and Upbringing June 24, 2013 To further strengthen the Fruits which in turn generate Prosperity and Progress in the communities Alliance between the German in Honduras’ South region, benefitting more than 750,000 people with International Cooperation Integrated Projects in Education, Health, and Community Development. Agency (GIZ) and the Montelibano Agriculture Company, representatives from GIZ and AF staff toured through the San Agustin, El Tajo, and Las Pitas communities in Namasigue; Agua Agria in El Corpus; and El Tamarindo in Apacilagua to promote the project designated as “Plan Productivo para el Rescate de la Nuez Maya en los Departamentos de Choluteca y Valle” Melons with Purpose (Productive Plan for Rescue of Mayan Nut in the Choluteca and Valle Provinces) intended to lead to the natural recovery and reforestation of the Mayan Nut-bearing Ojoche/Ojuste tree which will be used as a raw material in five local micro-businesses that will produce items such as cookies, breads, pasties, tortillas, and beverages, among others. These goods will then improve the nutrition of local families, particularly through school meals at our “5 Estrellas” Program Schools, and will in addition generate additional income and non-agricultural employment for families in our communities. AGENTSAGENTS OFOF CHANGECHANGE AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS JULY, 2013

Mission Vision

We are a non-profit private organization, member of Agrolíbano Group, We are a non-profit private organization, leader in sustainable and which contributes to generate local capacities for sustainable development integrated social development with a Social Responsibility Model that with an integrated approach based on community development, health and revolutionizes systems and changes cultures, impacting positively on the education, providing opportunities and promoting changemakers for quality of life of the people of the area of influence, by incidence and improving the quality of life of our employees, their families and the people of motivating new partnerships for this to be replicated at national and the communities in the area of influence. regional levels.

Mike´s Melons facebook.com/mikesmelons agrolibano.com mikesmelons.com fundagrolibano.org Fight against Dengue with Department of HealthSan Lorenzo Hospital Launches Sanitation and July 1, 2013 Integrated Plague-Control Management Campaign During the last week of June, a state of July 4, 2013 On Thursday, July 4, 2013, the Sanitation and emergency was declared in San Lorenzo Integrated Plague-Control Management and Choluteca due to an outbreak of Campaign was launched with the goal of Dengue fever. The Honduran Department counteracting the dengue fever outbreak in the of Health as well as the Mayor’s office San Lorenzo Hospital and neighboring areas summoned local institutions and caused by the dengue-carrying mosquito. In organization to discuss the crisis and addition, the hospital’s facilities were sanitized and propose a “Fight against Dengue” plan disinfected. with the involvement of all local actors. The event was led by Pamela Molina, President of the San Lorenzo Hospital The Agrolibano Foundation participated Foundation, who expressed her satisfaction with the launch of this activity that will benefit throughout the month of July in the fight approximately 265,000 who visit the hospital. against the Dengue-carrying mosquito To carry out this campaign, Agrolibano Foundation obtained quotes from several and collaborated to the logistics needed contractors, after which Inversiones Omega was hired to conduct general cleaning, room for fumigations in San Lorenzo and by room, including labs, operating rooms, emergency area, neonate ward, obstetrics Choluteca in cooperation with the local ward, offices, and exteriors. divisions of the Department of Health. Several representatives from the community attended the event, including hospital FA donates chemicals products to fight diseases staff, San Lorenzo Hospital Foundation members, “11 Batallon de Infanteria” personnel, caused by dengue. and others.

Honduras Outreach Visits Agrolibano Foundation to

Global Brigades Mission in San Jerónimo AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION Discuss Local Sustainable Development Programs with NEWSLETTERS July 4, 2013 Foundations in the Region | July 6, 2013 In the first week of July, the inhabitants of San Jeronimo and Between July 6 and 8, the Agrolibano, neighboring communities in the Pantaleon, and Chorotega Foundations, as well as Namasigue county received medical representatives from the Social Responsibility and dental attention thanks to the Department of LUFUSSA met the Honduras mission from Marshall University – West Outreach Inc (HOI) delegation, composed of Laurie Virginia, which included 30 volunteers, 4 Willing, Executive Director, and Susan Church, Paciente atendida por consulta médica doctors, 3 dentists, 2 pharmacists, and 1 Chair of Community Development, known in

educator as well as 20 local volunteers. This brigade, a result of the Members of the foundations, and Honduras Outreach Inc.Olancho as Rancho Paraiso, with the goal of partnership between Agrolibano Foundation and Global Brigades, provided making a tour of the the projects these medical treatment to 723 people: 41 pap smears were performed, 29 foundations carry out in Honduras’ southern region as a first step in the possible expansion of educational talks were attended by a total of 500 people; dental treatment HOI into this area.

was also provided to 102 people, who had tooth fillings and extractions HOI has been working for 23 years in the San Esteban and Gualaco counties in the AGENTS OF CHANGE performed, and also included 161 fluoride treatments for children. All Olancho department in the northeast of the country to benefit the area’s most patients received their prescribed medication. disenfranchised communities through health, education, community development, agriculture, animal husbandry, and spirituality. Before HOI can consider expanding to this area, the participating foundations will have to present a technical proposal outlining the priorities in the target communities. 1 More than 600 Fruit-Bearing and Horticultural Plants INICE and AF Visit 5 Star Schools and are Donated to Communities around Agrolibano’s Provide Pedagogical Support Biological Center| July 6 2013 | July 6 2013

On July 6, 2013, more than 600 fruit-bearing On July 10-12, AF and INICE and horticultural plants from the Agrolibano visited the teachers at our 5 Star Biological Center (ACB) and the Luis Landa Schools as part of a pedagogical School of Agriculture of Nacaome, Valle were support and monitoring process donated to four of the schools supported by the with the goal of assessing through Agrolibano Foundation (AF): Escuela Luis Landa evaluations and classroom in Nacaome, Valle; Centro de Educacion Basica 12 observation the impact of training de Octubre in Chilamatada; Escuela Trinidad Reyes in El Espino; Adolfo Lopez Canales in Altos sessions implemented in close del Estiquirin. The donation also benefitted rural credit unions in the Santa Erlinda, Buena Fe, alliance with the team of specialists Chilamatada, and El Espino communities. A total of 400 green pepper, 40 cashew, and 150 from INICE – Department of papaya plants were donated, which in the future will help to enrich the diet of our villages’ Education, and completed students and families. Incorporating fruit-bearing trees is an alternative to supplement the throughout the school year to vitamin requirements and improve the nutrition of the most vulnerable populations. Teachers, improve the quality of learning in the students, and parents participated very eagerly in the delivery of the plants. classroom. AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION Agrolibano Launches Corporate Volunteering Program| July 11, 2013 NEWSLETTERS

the transfer of knowledge, skills, and experience to contribute to the development of families and communities, taking advantage of the wealth and diversity of expertise represented in our collaborators in different areas. In this way, the volunteers will go from supporting a limited number of activities in out of the ordinary situations to becoming agents of

Permanent collaborators in the Valle District social change in the construction of Permanent collaborators in the Choluteca District sustainable local development. To ensure The Agrolibano Foundation and Agrolibano Group effective participation in the program, collaborators will be able to identify which of AF’s focus area

launched this month of July the “Corazón de Melon” holds their interest, and will receive training prior to the start of AGENTS OF CHANGE Corporate Volunteering Program, through which activities. Activities will in the communities neighboring Agrolibano Group collaborators will contribute to AF’s Agrolibano’s farms. Launch of the program took place mission of developing competences in our through two different events: the 11th of July in the Valle communities to improve their quality of life. province, and 17th of July in the Choluteca province. This program creates a road without obstacles for 2 Training Seminars for Agrolibano Security Danli Local Economic Student Peer Tutors in 5 Star Personnel Benefit from Development Unit Visit Funds Deposited in the Schools in Alliance with 12 July, 2013 Grupo Terra Foundation Chorotega Credit Union July 11, 2013 July 10, 2013 The past July 11, Pamela Molina, president of the Agrolibano Foundation, formalized a loans agreement with the Chorotega Credit Union to benefit Agrolibano’s security staff and their families, with the goal of improving living conditions through the creation of small family Through our participation in the Local Economic businesses. The funds deposited in the credit Development (LED) forum for the Gulf of Fonseca union will be load to our beneficiaries at an annual Region, and under the sponsorship of Swiss Contact 8% rate, and will be geared towards small business Honduras, the Agrolibano Foundation, as a private creation in areas such as production, commerce, sector representative, joined the tour that took place and services. in the city of Danli for the exchange of experiences in the topic of entrepreneurship and LED. During the tour, the delegation from the Gulf of Fonseca region had the chance to visit the projects that the Danli AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION On July 10-11, sixty student tutors attended training NEWSLETTERS seminars in tutoring methodology, and received control mayor’s office has develop with the technical testing materials. In addition, the student tutors received an assistance from Swiss Contact, which includes loan educational kit, which included a backpack, t-shirt, and and credit funding for small entrepreneurs, educational materials that will be used during review improvement of value chains, and bolstering local sessions for 1st and 2nd graders who need to improve their economic capacities and merchandising of local reading comprehension, writing, and math skills. products such as coffee, pastries, diary, bakery, textiles, and horticulture.

Training Session for After the launch of the “Corazon de Melon” Volunteering Program, corporate volunteers from the Santa Rosa farm who demonstrated an interest to participate “Corazon de Melon” in health activities received training. A total of 35 collaborators participated in the Volunteering training session. Program The health volunteering option focuses on health promotion activities for the prevention of the most frequently-occurring disease that affect our collaborators AGENTS OF CHANGE and their families. The training session addressed topics such as promotion of school health with a focus on improving children’s personal hygiene habits, health fairs for the promotion of healthy habits and prevention of hypertension and July 13, 2013 diabetes in the communities neighboring our farms, and promotion of food hygiene as well as prevention of child malnutrition, among others. 3 Inauguration of 25 new and Refurbished Classrooms through “Done| July un 13, Aula”2013

Project The event was attended by the Taiwanese Embassy Arevalo deemed the project an example of the work advisor, Ivan Lo; the director of Canal 10, Rodrigo Wong that all sectors of society can accomplish together to Arevalo; the Diario La Tribuna chief editor, Daniel bolster education, emphasizing the role of private Villeda; the Agrolibano Foundation representative, enterprise—i.e. the Agrolibano Foundation—in Oscar Molina; the district education director, Orlin improving our country’s education. Pereira; the Parent-Teacher Association chair, Jose Santos Umanzor; and the Agrolibano Foundation president, Pamela Molina. In addition, the principals from all the sponsored schools were in attendance, Through the valuable help of the Republic of represented by Saul Gallo, principal of Escuela Luis Taiwan, Diario La Tribuna, and Canal Diez, their joint Landa in El Pedrerito. More than 700 students from the “Done un Aula” (Donate a Classroom) Program, the following schools will directly benefit from the project: Nacaome municipality, and members of the Luis Landa in El Pedrerito, Jose Trinidad Reyes in El communities, the Agrolibano Foundation inaugurated Espino, 12 de Octubre in Paso de Vela, and Adolfo on July 13 twenty-five new and refurbished classrooms Lopez Canales School in Altos del Estiquirin, all locate in at our Five-Star Schools. Nacaome county in the Valle province. Rodrigo Wong

Signing of Agreement between Launch of Student Peer Tutor Scholarship Program Agrolibano Foundation and Grupo July 16, 2013 TUTORING SCHOLARSHIPS program in 7 AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION member schools of the Five Star Schools NEWSLETTERS Terra Foundation Program developed by the Agrolibano Foundation, promoting participation and July 15, 2013 cooperation of both the community as well as Honduran companies as an answer to reducing Aware of the educational grade retention, grade failure, and school needs of our population and the drop-out rates by assigning a study scholarship commitment of the private to high achieving, honor-roll pupils so that they enterprises to education, the become reading and mathematics tutors for Agrolibano Foundation and On Tuesday July 16, the Agrolibano children in the 1st through 3rd grades. Grupo Terra Foundation decided Foundation and Grupo Terra Foundation to join efforts to replicate the inaugurated the Student Peer Tutor Program in TUTORING SCHOLARSHIPS the Luis Landa School in El Pedrerito. Students methodology in seven member schools of the FIVE-STAR SCHOOLS peer tutors, parents, principals, teacher allies, program implemented by the Agrolibano Foundation, promoting the Agrolibano Foundation executive participation and cooperation of both the community as well as president, the Grupo Terra Foundation AGENTS OF CHANGE private companies, formalizing the relationship through the signing of executive director, and the Choluteca District a cooperation agreement at an event attended by the executive Director of Education were all in attendance to directors of both institutions: Pamela Molina and Vera Nasser. the event; this unification of efforts will allow replication of the methodology of the 4 Agrolibano Foundation – DISAGRO VisitGerman International Cooperation (GIZ) and July 22, 2013 AF Lead Breadnut Food Preparation Workshop

Los días 22 y 23 de July 22, 2013 Julio se desarrolló una AF and GIZ lead a breadnut food gira de reconoOn July preparation workshop on the preparation 22-23, with the goal of of breadnut (harvested from the ojoche implementing an tree) food products. More than 60 mothers improved food and teachers from our Five Star Schools production and safety from the San Agustin and San Rafael model in the communities in Namasigue, Agua Agria in communities within El Corpus, El Tamarindo in Apacilagua, and our area of influence, El Pedrerito and El Espino in Nacaome Agrolibano participated in the workshops that took Foundation representatives, including Elias Suazo, our general manager, place on July 22 - 26. Some of the foods joined the tour sponsored by DISAGRO technicians as a part of the “Maiz prepared included bread, “catrachas”, para Todos” (Corn for All) program in the western region of Honduras. A cheese rolls, pudding, cookies, pizza, and total of five corn producers from the Choluteca province and three from nut beverages, among others. the Valle province also participated in the visit. This alliance between Through these workshops, AF socially responsible businesses will improve food security and production promotes entrepreneurship among the of basic crops through the use of technologies and good management women partners in three breadnut small practices. co-operatives and businesses. AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS

School Health Promotion Campaign| July 26, 2013

From July 24 to July 26, students from our Five Star Schools in the Valle province participated in our school health promotion campaigns. With the goal of promoting healthy habits, the campaign focused on personal hygiene, hand-washing, oral hygiene, and lice prevention. An innovative aspect of this campaign has been the involvement of student volunteers in a Child-to-Child education strategy, where Miguel Molina’s own grandchildren received training to share health promotion facts and tips with 691 children through 85 talks conducted in 6 schools. This activity sows the seeds for the implementation of

this same strategy in all Five Star Schools within the next five AGENTS OF CHANGE years. Child participants also took part in daily chores at each school’s vegetable garden at the start of each workshop. Mr. Miguel Molina´s grandchildren teaching tothe children from the school “Cinco Estrellas”. 5 Information Session with EDUCATODOS Program Talk Parents and Teaches on on “Motivacion ante el Estudio”These are the fruits… Implementation of Pedagogical(Motivation in School) Vegetable Gardens and School Micro-Businesses at Five StarJuly 31, 2013 Schools in Alliance with “Escuela Cerro Grande”

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of the Land that our Birth and Upbringing

On July 31 eighteen students from the 7th through 11th grade participating in Fruits which in turn generate Prosperity and Progress in the communities the EDUCATODOS Program gathered at in Honduras’ South region, benefitting more than 750,000 people with the Jose Trinidad Reyes School to attend a Integrated Projects in Education, Health, and Community Development. talk on Motivation in School. The young people showed enthusiasm and interested in the topic, and said the

information and exchange of experiences Melons with Purpose On July 30, parents and teachers from the will be very useful as they further their Luis Landa School of El Pedrerito and Jose careers in school. In addition, they Trinidad Reyes School in El Espino—both requested that this type of talks continue located in the Nacaome county— gathered to take place in order to bolster their for an information session led by members progress in school. The Agrolibano from the Escuela Cerro Grande of Tegucigalpa, Foundation has committed to arrange a Francisco Morazan. next talk on the topic of values. The project’s main goal is to help improve the quality and relevance of children’s education in specialized schools through Direction: Pamela Molina Collaborators active learning and integration into the lesson plans of theoretical and practical knowledge Edition: Elias Suazo Seydi Hernández Paola Osorto about agriculture, nutrition, food preparation, Design: Ronald Guevara Nelly Martinica Leslie Manzanares environmental protection, and the knowledge Mauricio Salgado Leonel Moncada and preparation to approach life with an Georgina Carías Eduardo Matute Molina entrepreneurial focus. Maris Ramos Henry Rodríguez AGENTSAGENTS OFOF CHANGECHANGE AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS

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Mission Vision

We are a non-profit private organization, member of Agrolíbano Group, We are a non-profit private organization, leader in sustainable and which contributes to generate local capacities for sustainable development integrated social development with a Social Responsibility Model that with an integrated approach based on community development, health and revolutionizes systems and changes cultures, impacting positively on the education, providing opportunities and promoting changemakers for quality of life of the people of the area of influence, by incidence and improving the quality of life of our employees, their families and the people of motivating new partnerships for this to be replicated at national and the communities in the area of influence. regional levels.

Mike´s Melons facebook.com/mikesmelons agrolibano.com mikesmelons.com fundagrolibano.org Jose Cecilio del Valle Students from Strengthening of human talent in Health in Choluteca know about Agrolibano Amapala | August 1, 2013

Foundation Projects In order to strengthen the capacity of local stakeholders in August 1, 2013 the health area, a workshop was made with the staff of Amapala Over 2,000 students health center in order to from Instituto José contribute to the reduction of Cecilio del Valle of maternal mortality and Choluteca got involved morbidity and neonatal and know of the work of through best practices based Medical and nursing Staff training. Agrolíbano Foundation based on scientific evidence, to through employees of reinforce knowledge and skills of care staff that provides attention in Obstetric and FA. Young enthusiasts Neonatal care as an outpatient. The workshop managed to standardize criteria for the

Personal médico y de enfermería capacitándose. were then invited to management of obstetric and neonatal complications, as well as for the provision of become strategic services to women during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care and immediate partners of Agrolíbano newborn, all this based on the content of the National Standards for Maternal and

Eduardo Matute, FA collaborator trains students of JCV. Foundation and Neonatal Care of the Ministry of Health. The training lasted 24 hours and trained a total of contribute to improving 15 people, 5 of them being doctors and 10 nurses, which will contribute to improving the the quality of life for the families in the south of Honduras through education, quality of services throughout the municipality. In a rapid assessment of knowledge on health, and community development. the topics addressed, it was found that after the three-day workshop staff went from 36% to 81% in handling regulations. BOLETIN INFORMATIVO DE LA FUNDACION AGROLÍBANO

Drug Distribution In order to contribute to improving the access of health services to the most vulnerable population in donated by Canadianthe south of Honduras, Agrolíbano Foundation distributed drugs donated by Healthy Horizons for HHCF Children & Families of Canada to health facilities in the area. To make this happen, it was a great support the August 2, 2013 collaboration of the Embassy of Honduras in Canada. We managed to bring medicine to a total of 17 health units, including Health Centers, Clinic for the Elderly, Maternal Clinics and Hospitals, distributed in the municipalities of Namasigüe, Orocuina, Apacilagua, El Corpus, Choluteca, Amapala, San Lorenzo and

Nacaome . Donated medicines benefited a total of AGENTES DE CAMBIO 34,084 people who receive care in public health services, these has been highly valued by health personnel in the area. Transfer of drugs to the Island of Amapala. Delivering medicines in the Health Center of St. Jeronimo, Namasigue, Choluteca. 1 PROVIVIENDA Project Housing constructionwith August 5,2013 population inthesouth,onAugust5foundationlaid the firststonetostartconstructionof50homes:40 of El Tamarindo,andApacilagua and10inthecommunityof concrete inthecommunities ofSanJerónimo,Namasigue, Buena Fe,Nacaome,Valle. First Lady,Mrs.RosaElena de Lobo,whofacilitatedthe approval ofthesame.Theopening eventwasattendedby Antonio Oviedorepresenting AgropecuariaMontelibano the mayorofNamasigue, Mr. DouglasD'Vincent, and thetechnicalstaff ofAgrolíbanoFoundation, represented byEliasSuazo. Lempiras, which wereprovidedbyProVivienda Housing in thesenew homes, ithasatotalcost of2.5million Project ofthe Ministry ofthePresidencywith 1.5million, municipality with300 000lempiras andApacilagua Agrolíbano Foundation with600000 lempiras,Namasigue beneficiaries with100 000lempiras. Elias Suazo,FAManagerlaysthefirststoneofproject. With thepurposeofimprovingqualitylife This projectwasimplemented dototheactionsof This projectwill directlybenefit300people whowilllive Florida ,USAvisited8thand 9th ofAugust,schoolshealthcentersandfamilieswhohave benefitedfromthe integral projectsFA. be achannelofmanagement supportbeforevariousagenciesoftheUnitedStates America ,whichcould Agrolíbano Foundationactivities, on August08,Ms.SheilaA.Maak Posas andMr.MauricioCruz Merino, officialsofUSAID/ HONDURAS visittheareaof Foundation, therebyencouraging influence oftheAgrolíbano a yieldedinstitutionalapproach visit toknowoftheworkdonein community development,whichis the areasofhealth,educationand intended tobenefitthe dispossessed familiesinthesouth of Honduras. August 8,2013 Foundation USAID representativesvisittheareaofinfluenceAgrolíbano Sandra DuqueVisit Dr. Sandra Duque sharing withchildren from theSchool ofElEspino. In ordertoknowtheareaof influence AgrolíbanoFoundation,DoctorSandraDuque, fromtheStateof The purposeofthevisitDoctor Duk,hasbeentoknowindetailtheworkthatFoundation makesto With thepuposeofknowing | August8,2013 ground toassessthepossibilities ofsupport. to Honduras witha medicalteam onthe returned totheU.S.with thepromise toreturn work doneby theFoundationand has cases. well asraising fundsforthecareofspecial training ,laboratory support,schoolhealth ,as medicines forhealthcare, health personnel with specializedmedicalteams ,suppliesand benefit ourpopulation,among otherthings, The Doctorexpressed satisfactionwiththe Valle. of BuenaFe,Nacaome, community residents Foundation and Agrolíbano USAID /Honduras, Valle. Espino, Nacaome, Reyes SchoolinEl After inJoséTrinidad of Before,Duringand a photographicMural Presidenta ofFAshows Executives of Pamela Molina,

2 BOLETIN INFORMATIVO DE AGENTES DE CAMBIO LA FUNDACION AGROLÍBANO Fund forthecreation ofmicroenterprises in theareasofraw materialprocessing,trade andservices.Thesefundsare deposited in theCooperativa Chorotegatobenefitall youngentrepreneursaged 18 to35years with theproject "YoungEnterprise"thathas availablefundstoaninterest rateof8% annually. 2,000 bottlestoHospitalSanLorenzoand1,000SouthHospital, amountsthatwere previously agreedwiththehospitalauthoritiesandstock as needed. Foundation (Tel:2781-2186 ext.253) ordirectlyto thecredit department of the Cooperativa Chorotega. the shortagesupplyofhealthunits. August 12,2013 August 8,2013 Astropharma insulinDonation Seydi Hernandez,officialofFA,deliveringInsulininSouthHospital. Guanijiquil, ElCorpus, Choluteca. Samuel IvanArauzinhisCarpentryShop in The donationwasdistributedthesamedaytohospitalsin theregion,delivering To be benefited with theseloans contacta collaborator ofAgrolíbano The drug,accordingtohospitaldirectors,hascomeatan opportunetime,given 000 Lempiras, creating upto35microenterprises this contribution,theFundhas increasedto700 the southerncommunitiesof ourcountry.With Lempiras forthecreationof micro-enterprises in fund intheCooperativaChorotega, to100000 Agrolibano Foundationhas increasedtheloan employment andimprove familyincome, With thepurposeofpromoting rural country. in thesouthofour disease verycommon treatment ofthis medicine forthe insulin vials,essential donation inNPH Astropharma a3,000 was receivedfrom treatment ofdiabetes, specifically tothe contributing With thepurposeof approaching theimplementationofcommunitydevelopment projects,tobecarried out aftermakingthefourthbrigade.Highpriorityhas beengiventoAltosde Estiquirin DrinkingWaterProjectDevelopmentandfacilitate accesstothisvitalliquid for humanconsumptionandtodevelopprojectsthatmeet somebasicneedsofthe families ofthiscommunity. Global Brigades Medical Brigade inApacilaguaalliancewith performing 40 smearsand69peopleattending indentistry,fora total of993 beneficiaries. Intheareaofprevention, therewere84fluoridetreatments and reached 698peoplewith educational talksonhealth promotion. Thisbrigadewas a product oftheAlliance withGlobalBrigades, anorganization that alsoleftadonation of drugs to theMunicipal Health Center Apacilagua. with GlobalBrigades Medical BrigadeinAltosdelEstiquirín Medical consultationinAltosdelEstiquirín,Nacaome,Valle. Foundation attending patientsinApacilagua. Medical StaffofGlobal BrigadesandAgrolibano | August14,2013 providing 884 medicalconsultations, over twodays inthetownofApacilagua, dental medical brigadethattookplace national staffand20community leadersa Wayne State,7dental and medical the participationof30volunteers from and inAlliancewithGlobal Brigades, with the municipalityofApacilagua, Choluteca the accesstohealthof inhabitants of | August11,2013 With thepurposeofhelping improve second brigade, community toreceivethe community. Thisisthefirst people attendedthe brigade inwhichabout200 second medicalanddental on SundayAugust11,the Global Brigades,washeld and inPartnershipwith Estiquirín NacaomeValle, the communityofAltosde health oftheinhabitants Aiming toimprovethe

3 BOLETIN INFORMATIVO DE AGENTES DE CAMBIO LA FUNDACION AGROLÍBANO of theJapanese Representative so-called AsociaciondeFundacionesdelSur(FUNDASUR), for which theyhavecreatedaProvisionalBoard,composedwith directors ofAgrolíbanoFoundation,Pantaleon,Chorotega and LUFUSSA. participation iscommunitydevelopmentactivities and Corpus andLaCribainSanLorenzo. medical brigadesinthecommunitiesofAguaAgriaNo.2 in El headquartered inAtlanta,Georgia andtheirworkexperience assistance ofHondurasOutrech InternationalInc.,whichis over 20yearsin140communities inthemunicipalitiesofSan Esteban andGualacoinOlancho. alliance South Foundationsjoinin The firstactivityproposedtobedevelopinjoint To runtheseactivitieswe willhavethetechnical Embassy in August 26, 2013 Visit ofthe Honduras | August23,2013 Health CenterinApacilagua, onAugust20Ms.KiyokoHonjo, official ofthe JapaneseEmbassyinHonduras, visitedthecurrent facilities ofthe HealthCenterinApacilagua inordertomeetthe needs ofthismedical center. and Apacilagua municipality, have preparedand submittedto the Japanese Embassy inHonduras, atechnicalproposal forthe construction ofthe entire infrastructure ofthe health center, which hascollapsed dueto constant earthquakes inthe area. In ordertoknowthestatus of thephysicalconditions Agrolíbano Foundation incoordinationwith thehealthcenter have joinedthe foundations country, 4 part ofour of thesouthern the population conditions of living improve the In orderto Foundation andWorldVisionHonduras Signing AgreementbetweenAgrolibano August 26,2013 Vision Honduras,formalizedthesigningofa Framework AgreementonCooperationin Tegucigalpa August26,aneventthattook place intheExecutiveLoungeWorldVision. vision ofdevelopment,focusedon expanding capacitiesandopportunitiesfor the population,withafocusonchildrenand the developmentofcommunities. will carryouttechnicalandfinancial proposals programsandprojectsthatwill enable themtobeco-managersinthe collection ofresources,topromoteand encourage communitydevelopment processes andimprovingthequalityof education, whichwillbenefitsustainably Agrolíbano FoundationandWorld The twoprestigiousinstitutionssharea According tothiscommoninterest,they framework agreementaims. for interagencycooperation andsupporttoacceleratefinalizethe disadvantaged peopleofHonduras. To achievejointpurposesisrequired tojoinforcesanddevelopmechanisms Construction ofthe Health Center. Site facilitated by theMayor ofApacilagua for the PamelaMolina,PresidentofFAandOscarChicas,CEOWorldVision. the seismic motions. Suazo, FAManager shows thedamage caused by

4 BOLETIN INFORMATIVO DE AGENTES DE CAMBIO LA FUNDACION AGROLÍBANO Honduras The ThirdForumofWomenLeadersbyVocesVitales Women: MotivatingChange,EnsuringSuccess! Honduras, theHonduranAmericanChamberofCommerce (AMCHAM),inalliancewithVocesVitales Honduras, ,hostedtheThirdForumofWomenLeaders, "Women motivatingthechange,ensuring success." participation ofRuthMarie Canahuati, AnaCristinaAguilar,PamelaMolina,Yolanda Chavezand Marlene Zelaya,allsuccessful womenindifferentspheresofnationallife. by theAgrolíbanoGroupthrough AgrolibanoFoundationintheareasofhealth,education and community developmentwith thepurposestomakeanimpactandinspireconcrete actionsfor social andeconomicdevelopment inHonduras. In TegucigalpaM.D.C,onAugust2013.Aspartofsupport forthedevelopmentofwomenin This eventtookplaceonAugust 28attheMarriottHotelinTegucigalpa,whichinvolved the In herspeech,PamelaMolina, PresidentofFA,saidtheimportanceonsocialinvestment made Pamela Molina,PresidentofAgrolíbanoFoundation,participatingattheWomen's LeadershipForum. | August28,2013 August 28, 2013 Cerro Grande School Team School gardens TrainingforTeachers,Parents andchildrenbythe Star schools), framedin thealliance betweenAgrolibano Foundation andthe CerroGrande School,located inColonyof Cerro Grande inTegucigalpa, aworkshop onPedagogical Gardenswith teachers,parents /mothers andchildren /fromthesuperior grades ofschool was carry outfocused onthe communities ofElEspino, El Pedrerito and SanJeronimo ofthe municipalities of Namasigue and Nacaome. In ordertostrengthen thepedagogicalaspects, incomegenerationand entrepreneurshipactionsin Escuelas5Estrellas(Five rationally manage natural resources promote (the forest)and entrepreneurship through theMaya Nut (NuezMaya) project theyhave initiated withthe collection process of theOjochetree fruit, nutnamedNuezMaya,afterthisactivitytheywillgo tothe selection ofthefruit,pulping,dryingandgrinding, then transform itintoafinishedproduct(biscuits,bread,tortillas, fresh and others)thatwillservetodiversifythedietofchildren attending Escuelas5Estrellas(FiveStarSchools). purpose arelocatedinthecommunities ofLaPita,TajoAbajoy Tajo arriba,withintheterritorial areaofthewatershedthat supplies watertothecommunities ofSanRafaeland Augustin inNamasigue,Choluteca. Currentlythisprojectdirectly benefits 25familiesofthecommunities mentioned. Cooperation (GIZ) Maya) inalliancewiththeGerman Starts thecollectionofMayaNut(Nuez In orderto The threemicroenterprisesthat havebeencreatedforthis the Microenterprise. Women harvestingMayaNutfruit(NuezMaya)tosell | August28,2013

5 BOLETIN INFORMATIVO DE AGENTES DE CAMBIO LA FUNDACION AGROLÍBANO students. marketing career products produceby module ofthe opens thedisplay School inElTular young learners intheareaofmarketing theFelipe Enrique Agustinus Institute,onAugust 29,the President ofFA, PamelaMolinaopenedthe moduleto display theproducts madebythemarketing career students ofthe mentionedinstitute Institute, RosarioCarias, facultyand staff andstudents of the institute, as well as parents /mothers. Pamela Molina, Agreement with In ordertofacilitatetheintegration tothemarketof The event wasattended bytheDirector ofthe Herrera" Basic August 29,2013 Marketing attheInstitute Signing of "Dionisio Opening Modulefor 29 deagosto2013 product displayof Philip Agustinus and establishwaysofcoordinationsupport, on August29washeldtheSignatureofa Cooperation Agreementbetween"Dionisiode Herrera" BasicSchoolCenterofthecommunity El TularinNacaome,Valle,AgrolíbanoFoundation, Nacaome Municipality,organizations/institutions present inthecommunity,demonstratingtheir commitment tomakethisschoolaEscuela5 Estrella (FiveStarschool) In ordertofacilitateaccessqualityeducation High performance through excellence!

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Mrs. Cecilia de Jesus Martinez Family, of the community of San Jerónimo, Namasigue, BeforeBefore Choluteca, Honduras.

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Project of 50 houses in the southern region of Honduras 8 familiesfamilies nownow havehave a homehome

Mission Vision

We are a non-profit private organization, member of Agrolíbano Group, We are a non-profit private organization, leader in sustainable and which contributes to generate local capacities for sustainable development integrated social development with a Social Responsibility Model that with an integrated approach based on community development, health and revolutionizes systems and changes cultures, impacting positively on the education, providing opportunities and promoting changemakers for quality of life of the people of the area of influence, by incidence and improving the quality of life of our employees, their families and the people of motivating new partnerships for this to be replicated at national and the communities in the area of influence. regional levels.

Mike´s Melons facebook.com/mikesmelons agrolibano.com mikesmelons.com fundagrolibano.org Orden de Malta supports child nutrition Launches contest "Mi Sueño para Honduras" September 1, 2013 September 2, 2013 Child malnutrition is one of the Agrolíbano Foundation and greatest scourges affecting our World Vision Honduras, children under five years, organizations working for a Agrolibano Foundation supported better Honduras, launched the by the Orden de Malta and career program "Mi Sueño para practitioners of health and Honduras" for children to nutrition of the Felipe Augustinus dream big, so that together we Institute of San Lorenzo leads out a can make these dreams of child nutrition program targeting Honduras, a reality! 750 children between the ages of We invite the smallest of the 6 months to 3 years of 14 house and young people to communities in Valle and show their talent, surprise, excite and convince through their ideas, in order to Choluteca. The program includes transcend their voices to the decision makers. Personal médico y de enfermería capacitándose. education to mothers, monitoring Participants can express their creativity through performing a video clip lasting one the nutritional status of children minute in which the protagonists are children aged from 5-12 years. and nutritional supplement The protagonists of the videos will be children who will share their dreams of Girl of the community of Buena Fe, Nacaome, Valle delivery Nutributter, donated by country, to who will be allowed the three first places, with prizes for the actors and consuming Nutributter. the Orden de Malta. producers. In the production of the videos the rights and dignity of children should Nutributter is a product created by researchers at the University of California prevailed to prevent chronic malnutrition and abnormal motor development. Every four The registration and voting process started from September 2 and ends on AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION teaspoons of Nutributter, a small packet, contains 40 essential vitamins and November 2 of the present year. From the 4th of November to the 8th initiates the NEWSLETTERS minerals that are very important to have a good healthy growth and selection of videos and from the 11t to 15 of the same month the winners will be development. What is different from other nutritional supplements is that this announced. product also provides 120 calories of energy, more protein and essential fatty The website is now available in www.misuenoparahonduras.com which is an acids. Nutributter is not designed to replace food or breast milk but to added to expression window in which you will find all the information in order to participate to the traditional diets of children. show your talent. Medical Brigade in El Espino with Global Brigades

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Aiming to improve the access to health services for the rural population medical dental brigade took place in the community El Espino, Nacaome. The brigade consisting of 49 volunteers from England, along with 8 Honduran Professionals and 12 community

volunteers, provided care to 710 people with medical consultations, 68 people with dental AGENTS OF CHANGE care, 43 smears, in addition, there were 160 prophylactic treatments fluorine and with educational lectures for health promotion to 544 people. The brigade, in partnership with the NGO Global Brigades, had strong support from the José Trinidad Reyes school staff in the same community. Brigade serving the people of El Espino, Nacaome, Valle 1 Recognition Medical visit from Agropecuaria Montelibano receives Honduras Outreach (Atlanta) Fundahrse Seal who credits it as a socially | September 16, 2013 responsible company During the period of | September 19, 2013 the 15th to the 17th of September a visit from 4 Agropecuaria Montelibano received for the first doctors specialists in time the Socially Responsible Company stamp, different areas of health, event held as part of the seventh edition of the Seal from Atlanta State of Socially Responsible Company FUNDAHRSE 2013, Georgia (USA) in order to ceremony held last Thursday night September 19, survey the communities of 2013 in the lounge Convention of the Chamber of Agua Agria-El Porvenir in Commerce and Industries of Cortes in Expocentro. Municipality of el Corpus, Choluteca and the community of La Criba in San For Agropecuaria Montelibano this seal Lorenzo Valle, to discuss the possibility of starting activities in this area of the represents a distinction between companies that country. exceed in the market for their good business According| September to the report submitted 19, 2013 by visitors, they recommend starting practices within the economic framework, social and health prevention activities in community on the issues: environmental, with national and international Improvement of water system in the community of Agua Agria-El Porvenir, recognition. building eco-stoves, letrines, healthy floors, garbage treatment, thereby In this sense, Agrolibano is a socially responsible causing the prevention of parasites transmitted diseases, mosquitoes, company, consistent with their values, mission and traditions stove smoke , among others. AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION vision. SRC is a practice that involves strategic NEWSLETTERS This comes to confirm what Agrolibano Foundation diagnosed through management, which means perform actions steadily and permanent with vision socioeconomic studies, in which we highlight these problems. improvement. In the Commonwealth of La Criba we will start with the analysis of tap It is important to mark the effort and commitment of the company's technical team water, then continue with efforts to promote preventive health described in that helped win an average rating of 93%, one of the highest among the winning the case of the community of Agua Agria. companies, which significantly favored in the scope of this award.

Ecuador Family Visit During the 23rd and 24th of this month we had the pleasant visit of businessmen from the Republic of Ecuador, headed by Mr. Julian Garcia, President of the Company SUMESA dedicated to the processing and distribution of food in that | September 23, 2013 country. The purpose of the visit was to learn about the activities of the Agrolibano Foundation in Social Investment aspects, as they are currently in the initial stage of philanthropy, or making specific donations to charities, schools, health centers and others, without an strategic planning for the short or medium term. The visitors were well attended personally by our President Mr. Miguel Molina and her daughter Pamela, having the opportunity to meet, in its course, Escuelas 5 Estrellas ( 5-star schools), health centers and communities neighboring farms AGENTS OF CHANGE of Agropecuaria Montelibano Company. At the end of the day there was a meeting of conclusions and recommendations, where visitors expressed their appreciation for their hospitality, and to invite Molina Family to visit Ecuador and begin a business relationship with both Ecuador visit El Pedrerito School in Nacaome, Valle. the Company and with the Foundation, outlines a first opportunity for the foundation to replicate their “learning” to others. 2 Drying Nuez Maya Fruit | September 26, 2013

The Nuez Maya Project executed with German cooperation (GIZ) is in the process of drying the fruit which involves the participation of 37 women members of the 2 micro companies formed for this purpose in the communities of El Tajo and Las Pitas in San Rafael, Namasigue. They have built two solar dryers, one in each community, which have successfully contributed to drying due to the copious winter in the area, which has improved the conservation and the quality of the seed obtaining healthy products and good quality.

GIZ Consultant supervices the drying of the Nuez Maya Nut in the community of El Tajo, San Rafael, Namasigue.

Health Fair – Knowing your numbers Campaign | September 28, 2013 AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS Hypertension and diabetes claim many lives of women and men each year in our country among the leading causes of death in the south are the myocardial infarction, stroke and renal failure, all of these are closely related to the diabetes and hypertension. Both diseases are easy to diagnose, but 2 out of 3 people with hypertension do not know they have the disease and half of people with diabetes are unaware of their condition. Not knowing your blood pressure and blood glucose, people do not undergo timely treatment or Taking blood pressure. comply with the measures taken to avoid complications, detecting when there is already suffering damage irreversible to the heart, kidneys , brain , eyes , blood vessels , mainly. The eating habits of our population favor the early onset of hypertension and diabetes. Agrolíbano Foundation , through its health component is developing activities to promote health where the adult population can go to be tested for glucose and blood pressure, in order to know their status and if necessary to have AGENTS OF CHANGE medical care for the proper control of these diseases . In this campaign , as well as sampling and the respective medical assessment , all participants received educational lectures about healthy habits to prevent these diseases , and those who already have hypertension and / or diabetes, received lectures to promote self-care, adherence to treatment and prevent complications. This activity has benefited the people of the ommunitiesc of Buena Fe , Paso de Veloam Chilcal and Chilamatada, in Nacaome , soon will be covering the other communities of the coverage area of the Foundation. 3 PROVIVIENDA built underthehousingprojectof Jeronimo, Namasigueof50tobe Ready thefirst8housesinSan Mr. Capis house alreadyfinished, in thecommunity of SanJerónimo, Namasigue. | September30,2013 Namasigue, beneficiariesofElTamarindo,Apacilagua and Agrolíbano Foundation,isdevelopedasplanned. proyecting havingfinishthisprojectof50homesbyNovember the 15th.. Jerónimo, Namasigue,ElTamarindo,ApacilaguaandBuena Fe, Nacaome. The housingprojectwithfundsofPROVIVIENDA,theMayor of To Septemberthe30thwillhave8fullybuilthouses, This projectwillbenefit50familiesinthecommunitiesof San

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AgrolibanoAgrolibano FoundationFoundation strengthensstrengthens SchoolSchool NutritionNutrition inin FiveFive StarStar SchoolsSchools

Mission Vision We are a non-profit private organization, member of Agrolíbano To be a non-profit organization, leader in sustainable and Group, which contributes to generate local capacities for integrated social development with a Social Responsibility Model sustainable development with an integrated approach based on that revolutionizes systems and changes cultures, impacting community development, health and education, providing positively on the quality of life of the people of the area of opportunities and promoting changemakers for improving the influence, by incidence and motivating new partnerships for this quality of life of our employees, their families and the people of to be replicated at national and regional levels. the communities in the area of influence.

Mike´s Melons facebook.com/mikesmelons agrolibano.com mikesmelons.com fundacion.agrolibano.com Catholic Relief Services (CRS) visits Agrolíbano The Construction of new Drug warehouse Foundation projects in order to join efforts for the begins in San Lorenzo Hospital development of communities of influence October 4, 2013 October 2, 2013 In order to formalize a strategic In order to improve the partnership between the International conditions in which they preserve Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and and manage medications in the Agrolibano Foundation, the first executive San Lorenzo Hospital, an expand staff, headed by Lic. Suyapa Glenda and remodelation of the Hernandez, Project Manager, visited the warehouse for drugs has begun, Foundation for all their work in the field this improvement is possible especially the Five Star School Project. thanks to the efforts of the This first activity gave way to other Foundation to Support the institutional meetings held during this Hospital of San Lorenzo and has month, in Tegucigalpa and San Lorenzo, achieved funding from the where both organizations agreed to Ministry of Health for this purpose, develop and submit to the CRS the new warehouse will provide headquarters in the United States of North the necessary conditions for America, a request for external funds to Drug Warehouse Remodelation of San Lorenzo`s Hospital. medicines and medical supplies to the Inter-American Development Bank maintain quality required for the Executives of CRS and Agrolibano Foundation, visit Mixed Rural School Luis Landa in El Prederito,(BID) to strengthen the Five Star School care of the population demanding services in the hospital. The Agrolíbano Foundation Nacaome. Project in the Valle and Choluteca. supports the San Lorenzo Hospital in project design, construction supervision and AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION technical assistance. NEWSLETTERS

San Lorenzo´s Eye Clinic begins Optometric Brigadas with the support of Agrolibano Foundation October 7, 2013

In order to improve the population's access to eye care services, the Eye Clinic of Hospital San LorenzoPersonal médicoSupport y de enfermeríaFoundation, capacitándose. made communities brigades in the departments of Valle and Choluteca during all October. In these brigades they have treated 136 people with optometric examinations, furthermore, all the cases requiring assessment by

specialist in ophthalmology have referred San AGENTS OF CHANGE Lorenzo`s Clinic. Patients waiting for care in the Eye Clinic in San Lorenzo, Valle. 2 GIZ Director Claudia Sperlich Manos Ayudando a Honduras, Medwish visited the Nuez Maya Project International and Sociedad Amiga de los October 8, 2013 Niños contributes to the medical equipment

During these days we received the visit of Director of the German of the hospitals in the South of Honduras. Technical Cooperation (GIZ), Mrs. Claudia Sperlich, in order to follow up the Nuez Maya Project in the communities of El Tajo and La Pita October 9, 2013 Namasigue, Choluteca. In conclusion the project is implemented as planned in terms of With the support of Manos Ayudando al Mundo, Medwish International, Sociedad aspects of forest management and microenterprices. Amiga de los Niños, and Agrolíbano Foundation, donations have been given to hospitals in the south of Honduras: San Lorenzo Hospital and South Hospital, teams that will contribute to a better care for the population receiving services in both health facilities. Donated equipment: portable X-ray machine, portable anesthesia machine, electrocautery, defibrillators, endoscopy tower, operating table, revealing automatic X-ray, nebulizer and table autoclave, come mainly to strengthen the areas of operating rooms, radiology and emergency. One of the donated equipment that will greatly impact the health of the population, is a mammography, which will provide opportunities for women to have access to early detection of breast cancer and to achieve timely care and reduce deaths from this cause. AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS AGENTS OF CHANGE

Claudia Sperlich, Director of the German Technical Cooperation (GIZ), visits one of the solar dryers installed by Agrolibano Foundation President, Pamela Molina, gives medical equipment to the South Hospital. Nuez Maya Proyect. 3 Agrolíbano Foundation strengthens School Nutrition in Five Star Schools| October 14, 2013

In order to help reduce malnutrition rates, Agrolibano Foundation develops surveillance actions in the nutritional school scope. With this purpose, in the Five Star schools of the communities of El Espino, El Pedrerito, Buena Fe and Chilamatada, in Nacaome and Valley, during the week between October 14 to October 18 a workday of weight and height was performed to 473 girls and boys in pre - basic and basic education area, this school population is also being attended with the enrichment of the school meal, with rich in protein and vitamins, based on lentil and vegetables. The food received by children , Harvest Lentil Pro, has been donated by the organization Inter American Restoration Corporation (IRC), led by Mr. Tim Hines, and are prepared by mothers who are members of the Society of Parents , who also use products obtained from poultry houses and school gardens. The school health program includes monitoring of height and weight every six months and at the beginning of

next school year they will be testing for anemia and treat cases that require it. Children enjoying the lunch.

Regional Dialogue: Climate Change, Agriculture and Food AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION Security in Central American Dry Corridor NEWSLETTERS | October 15, 2013

On 15 October, Agropecuaria Montelibano participated in the Regional Dialogue: Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security in Dry Corridor of Central America, which was held in Managua, Nicaragua under the auspices of the Prisma Foundation of El Salvador. Agrolibano was represented by Pamela Molina and Osman Figueroa, President of the Foundation and Coordinator of Agrolibano Bioregulater Agronomic Center (CBA), respectively. The regional meeting was intended to discuss the challenges of the impact cause by climate change in the development of Central America, particularly in the Dry Corridor, a key region for its high population density and the concentration of an economic activity territory, which highlights small family farms and their critical role in food security.

From PANEL 3: Experiences and challenges of transforming agricultural practices from the private sector point of view, the Agrolibano Group shared its experience promoting a business model based on sustainable agriculture. Through the Bioregulator`s Center, is expected to gradually eliminate the use of chemicals for pest control. Agrolíbano Foundation is AGENTS OF CHANGE responsible for implementing the actions of social responsibility, evolving from an philanthropic approach to one focused centered on social investment. Currently, the coverage area of the Foundation includes more than ten thousand people (2,065 families) in the departments of Valle and Choluteca who receive health care, education, diversification, among Pamela Molina and Osman Figueroa representing Agrolibano Group. others. 4 Educational Tour Project Hope visits Agrolíbano Foundation projects in order to LUFUSSA ecological path join efforts for the development of communities of influence of | October 15, 2013Agropecuaria Montelibano | October 18, 2013

On Tuesday, October 15, was held an educational tour with students from 3rd , 4th, 5th and 6th grade from Amistad Portuguesa Proheco Schhol located in the community of Buena Fe, Nacaome Valley, in order to know the importance of conservation of biodiversity in the area and awareness of children on solid waste management. Infants in addition to recreation, received lectures on environmental care, waste recycling likewise during the tour on the path the Engineer Claudia Betancourt , coordinator of the ESR department of Lufussa , mentioned the

various species of flora and fauna in the path , as The Country Director of Project HOPE, present the leaders of the Health Community Banks . well as the benefits they provide to the area. Small ones committed to work for the In the process of establishing a formal relationship between Project Hope community in terms of making it a clean and and Agropecuaria Montelibano on October 14 that officials met with AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION reforested community. In the activity women members of the Health Comunal Banks project coordinated by NEWSLETTERS participated 37 children and 3 teachers from the Project Hope in over 20 districts and neighborhoods on the outskirts of school, five employees of the department of ESR Tegucigalpa, such as Las Crucitas , Bellavista , El Carrizal , etc. LUFUSSA, 1 practitioner of Health and Nutrition More than 20 members were present explaining their work under this Career from the Felipe Enrique Augustinus organizational model that seeks to improve the health of women, intended Institute and technical staff of Agrolíbano for actions to prevent diseases such as HIV and other infectious diseases, Foundation. domestic violence , human rights, motivate self-esteem, community organization, family savings and entrepreneurship . Also, working in the area of child survival in alliance with USAID, Pneumovax 23 (Nuemococo ) Vaccination in alliance with CARE, and healthy workplace. These banks are technically and financially supported by Project Hope , Project Hope Country Director, Mr. Marco Antonio Suazo, which provides financing (loan) as capital investment for the operation of visits Apacilagua`s Farm of Agropecuaria Montelibano. the bank, the creation of micro enterprises and facilitate access to medicines , for which the respective technical training is received. The alliance seeks to directly benefit all colaboraters of Agrolíbano living in communities in the departments of Valle and Choluteca. AGENTS OF CHANGE To follow up on this process , the Country Director of Project Hope, Mr. Marco Antonio Suazo visited on 18th of this month , farms of Agropecuaria Montelibano , in order to learn firsthand the operation of this company prior to the preparation of the project profile for the management of external funds. Students from Amistad Portuguesa School visit LUFUSSA ecological trail. 5 Community Assembly in the Community of San Health campaign for preventing Jerónimo for socializing the School workshop. diabetes | October 23, 2013 | October 29, 2013

In order to promote attention processes of learning needs of groups at risk of social exclusion, enabling them to prepare for active life, on October 10, a visit to the community of San Jerónimo was performed for the purpose of meeting the facilities of the Nueva Jerusalem Church where the School Workshop program will work , where young between 15-30 years of age, who for some reason have been left out of formal education , may acquire technical and vocational skills level , also took place a meeting with community leaders and some local churches , the space where the important information was shared from School Patient care at Health fair in the communities of La Montaña, Nacaome. Workshop Program, in coordination with the technical team of CONEANFO ( Commission for the Development of Alternative Non-Formal Education). Also a on the 23rd of this month a community assembly took place , socializing the School Workshop Program to community leaders , parents and This October, the communities of Santa Erlinda , El Pedrerito , El potential workshop participants. Tamarindo and Altos de Estiquirín, in Nacaome, Valle joined the AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION campaign " Conociendo tus cifras" (Knowing your numbers) NEWSLETTERS Five Star School “ Centro de Educación Básico through which glucose blood tests were performed, blood pressure monitoring and measurement of body mass. Francisco Morazán", San Jerónimo, Namasigue was A total of 185 women and 65 men attended the health fairs awarded for achieving 200 days of school in the conducted, which also received educational talks for the prevention of hypertension , diabetes and its complications. The team formed current academic year by medical and health promotion staff, found that of the 250 people attended , 16% showed high glucose levels, 24% had high blood | October 30, 2013 pressure and 56 % overweight or obese , which constitutes one of the major risk factors for diabetes and hypertension . On 30 October, in the “Pedro Nufio” School of Choluteca City, an Many of those found with altered values of pressure or glycemia, event was held in recognition of all schools in the Department of unaware of their condition, underwent medical evaluation and Choluteca for having been able to meet the 200 days of school were referred to health units for control and monitoring of these , 19 during the current school year, by the Municipality of Namasigüe AGENTS OF CHANGE were referred to the emergency of San Lorenzo Hospital for having was awarded the 5 Star School “Francisco Morazán” of the high levels that were life threatening . The Agrolíbano Foundation Community of San Jeronimo, the event was organized and will extend this campaign soon to communities in the department supported by the National Congress, the Ministry of Education and of Choluteca. the ONG “Transformemos Honduras”. 6 Honduras Outreach Inc. of Atlanta, USA, begin operations in the south of Honduras

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As part of the initial activities in southern Honduras , Honduras Outreach Inc. (Rancho Paraíso), with the participation of the Departmental Health of Choluteca (Region 6 ), through its Director, Dr. Luis Alonso Barahona, who facilitated the intervention of Mr. Oscar Espinal to seek to the community of Agua Agria No. 2, Corpus, in order to take a sample of water to make a bacteriological and physical - chemical analysis of the water currently taken by the families of this community. The results of this analysis indicate that the water is fit for human consumption , so this opens the possibility for this international organization to come and improve the water system in this community, also including, other family preventive health activities such as the construction of eco stoves , latrines, healthy homes , gardens and medical brigades .

Mr. Oscar Espinal from the Departmental of Health in Choluteca, taking the water sample from the source that is located at the micro watershed, jurisdiction of El Corpus, Choluteca. AGENTSAGENTS OFOF CHANGECHANGE AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS 3 1 0 2012 2013

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Mike´s Melons facebook.com/mikesmelons agrolibano.com mikesmelons.com fundacion.agrolibano.com The starting of the Gas network Agropecuaria Montelibano and PNUD ( United Nations II Stage in San Lorenzo Hospital Projecto of development) executed the Supplier Development | November 4, 2013 Program at national level | November 5, 2013

In order to improve the On this date in the facilities of the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise quality of care in San (COHEP), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Agropecuaria Lorenzo Hospital, the II Montelíbano member of Agrolíbano Group graduated eight domestic Phase of the Medical Gas suppliers in order to develop a culture for suppliers of high quality that meets Network Project has the expectations of the companies that today have to be buying abroad, also started, expanding it seeks to strengthen the income of companies and create more jobs at the zone through the nursery , labor of influence. Gas Network terminals in the nursery Representatives of Cohep ( Honduran Board of More than 200 jobs were created and increased revenue by 20% of of San Lorenzo Hospital. and delivery and operating the Private Company), PNUD (United Nationsparticipating companies, as is the case of Marvin warehouse who start up with rooms. This work will help Development Program) and Agrolíbano with reduce out of the expenses for the purchase of oxygen to the participants in the Program Suppliers12 employees and now has 22, in addition to formalize an agreement with those hospitalized and is being implemented with the entrepreneurs. Agropecuaria Montelibano Company to provide all their commissaries located support of the Ministry of Interior and Population (SEIP), in the municipalities of Nacaome, Namasigue, El Corpus and Apacilagua. Agrolíbano Foundation and the Foundation for Support The Company Corrugados de Sula located in Choloma Cortes, with the implementation of this program has of San Lorenzo Hospital, this project will benefit at least been able to increase its sales by 50% which was necessary to open the third shift, thereby benefiting more than 80 9,000 people annually. employees.

Inaugural Event of Building and Remodeling Projects in 5 Stars Schools, Namasigüe Municipality, Choluteca | November 7, 2013 On November 7 the Agrolíbano Foundation , Project Done un Aula funded by the Embassy of China - Taiwan, Channel 10 and Diario La Tribuna, the Municipality of Namasigüe and beneficiary communities, inaugurated the projects of construction and remodeling physical spaces of AGENTES DE CAMBIO two schools : School Ramón Amaya Amador, in San Agustin Community ; CEB Francisco Morazán, in San Jeronimo Community , Municipality Namasigüe , Department of Choluteca .

Among the activities implemented in Ramón Amaya Amador School, Community of San Agustin are the following: Changing of 2 classrooms roof deck, changing digital classroom ceiling, sheet rock ceiling in the digital classroom, electrical installations in the digital classroom , restoration of the perimeter fence of 294.12 ml , changing covering roof and reinforcements of windows of kindergarten.

From Right to Left, the Representative of the Embassy of China-Taiwan, Ivan Lo, makes the ribbon In CEB Francisco Morazán, San Jerónimo Community: Building of 3 full classrooms, windows, cutting with FA President, Pamela Molina, Director of the Center for Basic Education Francisco Morazán, Yenit Naira and the Director of Newspaper La Tribuna, Manuel Acosta. electrical building, fans, general painting and building of front classroom wall. 1 Agrolíbano Foundation (FA) and Arca Building of Dental Health de Esperanza (Ark of Hope) Foundation seeking strategic alliance Center in the Clinic of San Jerónimo | November 11, 2013 | November 11, 2013 To facilitate access of the population of the Village of San Jeronimo and the surrounding communities to oral health, has begun in the Health Center "Dr. Arthur Ferguson" the building of a dental clinic. This work will benefit more than 5,000 residents of the area and is made possible by the joint effort of the Patronage of San Jeronimo, the Mayor of Namasigüe, Agrolíbano Foundation and the International Cooperation Agency of Germany - GIZ, the Ministry of Health will ensure staff qualified and supplies for its operation.

In order to exchange ideas and share experiences General Electric makes symposium

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In the city of Tegucigalpa, General Electric (GE) organized a symposium in order to exchange ideas and share best practices of Arca de Esperanza Institution led by parents / mothers of corporate social responsibility in Honduras . children at risk of damage and cerebral palsy, opened a space to GE shared his philosophy "We all rise" as a AGENTES DE CAMBIO develop basic skills, prior to admission to pre-basic education. platform to strengthen relationships and Early stimulation; care sessions to groups of children who are teamwork . referred by public hospitals for being at risk of brain damage, with Likewise, the President of Agrolíbano Pamela Molina, President of the Foundation the stimulation they receive, are free of any risk . Foundation highlighted the participation of GE Agrolíbano. Recycling Area; Company "ECOTRITURA" formed by younger equipment in San Lorenzo Hospital based on employees that have been benefit in rehabilitation program, offers improving aspects of organizing, directing and The event was attended by the distinguished shredding services of confidential documents essentially to private managing hospital units , counting with the First Lady of the Nation, Mrs. Rosa Elena de Lobo, banks, thereby creating incomes that contribute to the following principles: efficiency, systemic process Representatives of GE Corporate , G. E. sustainability of the institution, and likewise they collect waste management , technical quality, transparency in Foundation , G. E Hispanic Forum, members of materials (recycling) that are sold to collecting companies. management, flexibility in resourcethe Honduran Social Responsibility Foundation ( management and quasi-contractual FUNDAHRSE ) , representatives of foundations relationship . and national companies with social responsibility. 2 Signing of the Contract Field visit from the German Cooperation (GIZ ) to develop forest between Agrolíbano management plan of Ojoche tree with participation of the Forest Foundation - Embassy of Conservation Institute (ICF ) | November 12, 2013 Japan in Honduras

| November 12, 2013 by the Engineers Mauro Humberto Lara and Renan Aguilera of the Institute of Forest In order to improve the conditions Conservation (ICF ) , started a training day with the for the provision of health services with farmers of the aforementioned communities, quality and warmth, the contract analyzing forest issues regarding the potential between the Agrolíbano Foundation production per tree and area utilization , and the Embassy of Japan was signed consumption rate for wildlife, natural regeneration for an amount of U.S. $ 81.768 , threats , among others. (equivalent one million six hundred and For two days we worked on making inventory seventy-six thousand two hundred plots of regeneration and trees with a diameter forty and four lempiras), which will be breast height (DBH ) greater than 10 cm , using GPS used for the construction of a new In order to start with the development of a Participatory and the methodology of the transept . Health Center in Apacilagua, which will Forest Management Plan , in areas where the Ojoche tree is As a result of this training we have the biometric be relocated for being in an area of high found, in Santa Isabel watershed , specifically in the distribution of the community of La Pita , where an seismic risk and for having a great communities of El Tajo and La Pita, Municipality of abundance of 90 trees by apple is reached with an DBH deterioration due to frequent Namasigue , Choluteca, the consultant for the German greater than 10 cm, equivalent to a collection area of an earthquakes. This health center will be Cooperation (GIZ ) , Engineer Cristina Woda , accompanied apple. built in 2014 and provide care to the population of the municipality of approximately 11,616 inhabitants. Inter-American Development Bank (BID) Regional dialogue in Cali, Colombia

| November 15 2013 The XIII Annual Meeting BID - Civil Society was held in the city of Cali, Colombia , on 14th and 15th of November 2013 . AGENTES DE CAMBIO This event gave the civil society organizations (OSC) of Latin America and the Caribbean a platform for open and constructive dialogue where issues of common interest were treated with BID officials, specialists, leaders and organizations of civil society. Pamela Molina, President of Agrolíbano Foundation (FA), had the opportunity to exchange experiences, learn best practices and methodologies in the areas of inclusion, strengthening civil society , transparency , education, technology , public safety, among others. Similarly shared the experience of Agrolíbano Foundation in the areas of Kenji Okada, Ambassador of Japan and Georgina Carias Community Development , Education and Health. Agrolíbano Foundation representative signing the construction contract of Apacilagua Health Center. As a result of this experience, FA has been invited to join the Advisory Board (ConSoc) of BID in Honduras . 3 Opening of School Entrepreneurship strengthening Brigade - Hispanic Honduran projects in Escuela Cerro Grande School Urology Hospital in San Lorenzo | November 19, 2013 | November 19, 2013

In order to improve access to specialized services , free health care for low-income population , urological medical brigade was held at the Hospital San Lorenzo . The brigade consisting of 5 prestigious Spanish urologists, operated for three days with medical and Honduran doctors and support staff, attending 19 people who for years were waiting for an opportunity to perform a prostate, kidney, bladder or pathways urinary operation. Urologists , Dr. Miguel Litton , Dr. Jesus Cisneros, Dr. José Luis Miján , Dr. José Luis Guate and Dr. Francisco Cuesta, voluntaries, being conducted under the auspices of Ipsen Pharma Laboratories and have reached San Lorenzo through coordination and support of the Coen Foundation of Nicaragua , the Agrolíbano Foundation and the Foundation of support of San Lorenzo Hospital . The southern region has high incidences of renal and urinary tract On 19 November, the opening event of the supporting project to place in Cerro Grande problems , this brigade has been a great impact on the population, for School, where Agrolíbano Foundation contributed with a total of 50,000.00 Lempiras to this reason Ipsen Pharma, the Coen Foundation, Agrolíbano strengthen micro-enterprises that are already working in the Educational Center. Foundation and the Support Foundation of San Lorenzo Hospital are Resources were invested as follows: committed to coordinate new urological brigades from next year , • Carpentry Workshop , a saw as bought that was worth approximately 22,000.00 which would operate in San Lorenzo Hospital and the South Hospital of Lempiras. Choluteca. • Food Processing Workshop was fully equipped with stainless steel tables, baking pans, blender, microwave, cooking utensils, worth 20,000.00 Lempiras. • Company agricultural tools were purchased, worth 5,000.00 Lempiras. • Crafts Company an investment of 3,000.00 Lempiras was made in materials.

Meanwhile the Cerro Grande School is AGENTES DE CAMBIO committed to supporting the implementation of "school gardens" as Educational tools and School Microenterprises, initiating the experience with three Educational Centers: José Trinidad Reyes School in the Community El Espino, Luis Landa School Community El Pedrerito, Nacaome, Valle and Francisco Morazán Basic Center School (CEB ) Community of San Jeronimo, Namasigue, Choluteca. "Honduran - Hispanic Urologist Brigade in San Lorenzo Hospital" 4 A workshop for the Preparation of the Workshop on Early Childhood Education with volunteer Sustainability Report of Agrolíbano takes place.mothers of the Community of Agua Agria, El Corpus | November 19, 2013 | November 20, 2013 In partnership with CONEANFO the second training event developed with 12 coordinating mothers and educators in the first 3 modules which includes the Comprehensive Early Childhood Education. Also during the 2nd. day of the event 60 children aged 0-5 years were evaluated with Integral Development Scale of Children (EDIN), in order to assess the level of development of this target population. CONEANFO handed play material of the three target communities for the development of educational sessions led by volunteer mothers. In this way volunteer mothers of this community have the knowledge, skills and the necessary material for implementing actions on early childhood care. This day the Doctor Julio Gom, executive of FUNDAHRSE taught a workshop to the personnel responsible for the CSR of Agropecuaria Montelibano based on The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in other words "The Sustainability Report", which aims to be prepare for next year. This report is of vital importance to the company in relation to the Producers of the south are trained in the management of management of the main challenges associated with economic, social natural resources and environmental performance as it unfolds . A practical way , | November 23, 2013 participants were able to identify the key performance indicators of the GRI in these areas for the company Agrolibano . Producers of 5 communities of Valle and Choluteca, were trained in management of To do this, several issues were discussed that include: strategic natural resources with emphasis on soil resources and water, also had the opportunity priorities and key issues concerning sustainability major events broader to exchange experiences, watching non burning technologies, fertilization, agroforestry trends affecting or likely to affect the organization such as plots, planting distances, seed selection and production records. macroeconomics, political and others; achievements and failures The field trip was conducted in the village of El Obrajito, San Isidro in Escuela Canales occurring during the period; perspectives regarding performance farm owned by Mr. Ibran Canales, such activity was coordinated by the staff of the AGENTES DE CAMBIO objectives and overview of the main challenges and goals of the Agrolíbano Foundation in both districts. organization for the next year and goals for the next 3-5 years. It was very important to the participants the materiality analysis that was done to the melon value chain, starting with the production / supplies , agriculture , marketing, distribution and consumption. This analysis helped us to know: The Impact of the matter identified in the company's business , the importance for stakeholders and the importance for the melon industry (Benchmark). Once this report, the company will rank among the top 5 domestic companies internationally having the GRI Report that is opening its doors to international economic. Producers know about managing the costs of production system in Finca El Obrajito. 5 The Re Opening of the Pediatric Room in FHIS (Honduran Social Investment Fund) and FA sign San Lorenzo Hospital| November 27, 2013 agreement to build healthy floors| November 27, 2013 Roberto Enrique Zablah Executive Director of FHIS and Pamela Molina, President of FA, formalized an agreement in order to benefit the residents of the municipalities of Nacaome, Namasigue and Apacilagua with building healthy floors in their homes. Following up on this project since November 27 are being conducted community meetings to socialize the project implementation in Alto de Estiquirín and El Tamarindo, Municipality of Nacaome, in San Agustin, Namasigue and El Tamarindo, Apacilagua, which will improve the living conditions of more than 250 families in Choluteca and Valle.

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Improving the quality of health care for children is a priority in San Lorenzo Hospital, this objective has improved the room conditions of Unitec ( University of Technolgy) traines in CSR Strategic Pediatrics, with rehabilitation of the climatic system , changing of ceiling Management to officials of Agrolíbano Foundation. and painting , provision of equipment, furniture , hospital linen and cleaning materials , as well as enabling the laundry service exclusive for this | November 30, 2013 room, which will allow a healthier environment for the recovery of hospitalized children. These improvements were made possible through With the objective of raising the support of Ficohsa Group and the Foundation of Support of San awareness of corporate social Lorenzo Hospital, who responsibility, develop skills that create AGENTES DE CAMBIO have committed to sustainable alternatives aligned to the contribute each year to company strategy and provide tools have this room of that promote the implementation of a Pediatrics in the best CRS Strategic Management, possible conditions FUNDAHRSE and UNITEC performed a Course in CRS Strategic Management in Tegucigalpa, which ended on November 30 with the participation of 32 people from different private companies in the area of Central and Southern Honduras. Agrolíbano Foundation is strengthened with two participants in the course, which will encourage advances in our CRS implementation. 6 AGENTSAGENTS OFOF CHANGECHANGE AGROLIBANO´S FUNDACION NEWSLETTERS 3 1 0 2012 2013

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place in Jesus de Otoro, Intibucá (CONSOC) is sworn | December 12, 2013 | December 4, 2013 On 12 December, the Bank of Inter-American Development (BID) , through its President Mr. Ian Walker, swore the Consultative Group on Civil Society ( ConSoc ) chapter of Honduras , which is composed of people from various social issues of the In order to promote processes of care learning needs of groups country, among them Ms. at risk of social exclusion, enabling them to be prepare for working Pamela Molina, representing life, three members of the technical team of Agrolíbano Agrolíbano Foundation. Foundation participated in the Workshop on Early Childhood Consultative Group on Civil Society (CONSOC). ConSoc objective is to Education, organized by the CONEANFO (Commission for the obtain specific responses of Development of Alternative Non-Formal Education), developed in Organized Civil Society (SCO ) according to their experiences , with respect to the interventions of Jesus Otoro, Intibucá, days 2, 3 and 4 December, also participating the bank, which can help improve the impact of BID in our country , in areas of social development technical staff of Plan Honduras and the Ministry of Health of the and economic . area involved . All these actions under the Comprehensive Care In effect, Agrolíbano Foundation hopes to influence in public policy issues , through this | December 12, 2013 Program for Early Childhood (children / as 0-3 years old), organization, improving the living conditions of the most disadvantaged families with implemented in the area of influence of the FA. experiences that we have in areas of Health, Education and Community Development.

FA Signs Cooperation Agreement with Bicicletas para Honduras Association and Aldea Global Project AGENTES DE CAMBIO Bicicletas para Honduras Association , Aldea GlobalAldea Global Project is the responsible for the distribution Project, and Agrolíbano Foundation joined last Decemberand proper use of the bicycles in selected communities 12 in the city of Tegucigalpa to formalize a cooperationwithin the work plan. agreement that aims to be the agents of change towards a FA will receive 24 bicycles for children in Chilamatada better life for children and young people who will benefitSchool who will then join the network of Bicicletas para from this program Bicicletas para Honduras , whoseHonduras , in order to participate in sports activities made primary objective is to promote the sport of cycling inby this organization. children on extreme poverty while assisting their academic Pedagogical monitors in the selected schools , formed growth. by Aldea Global, will be responsible for finding the To this end the Association Bicicletas para Honduras isretention of the children benefited and their academic responsible for the importation from Spain of 124 BIKES;performance, and also their participation in cycling events which are organized locally, regional or national. 1 2nd. Successful Event on Sharing Experiences Agrolíbano Foundation between 5 Stars Schools | December 20, 2013 and Global Brigades improving access to the health of families in the South | December 20, 2013

On December 20th the 2nd Success Meeting on Sharing Experiences between 5 Stars Schools took place, aiming to strengthen the competitiveness of schools in different aspects that enhaces the 5 Stars School Program led by Agrolíbano Foundation (aspects of infrastructure , education , administration, school organization , entrepreneurship , environmental report , and income - generation of schools ) through the sharing of successful experiences that will allow them to scale up best practices that will help improve the quality of education . On the 19th and 20th of December in the The first stage of the event was aimed to socialize the advances observed in the 5 Stars Schools in achieving the community of Agua Agria, the second accomplishment of the indicators set, in the second stage, each school made a presentation through various medical and dental care brigade was techniques, which allowed to identify success - lessons learned to date , making it easier for other schools to performed attending a total of 295 people strengthen the learning process of children. including, 21 vaginal smears and 61 more Academic Excellence students received an incentive; a family basket was also shared with teachers. people who also received dental care. Two lectures were provided to 280 people including 85 children who participated in the 23 lectures on issues of promoting

environmental health , reproductive health, AGENTES DE CAMBIO good eating habits and oral hygiene . The brigade consisted of 32 volunteers from Purdue University, medical assistants, Honduran support, members of the technical team of FA and 10 community volunteers who joined together in the organizational and logistical aspects for medical care and lectures . All people attended was guaranteed with the delivered of the drugs Tutors with Pamela Molina , president of FA. . prescribed in medical care. 2 Delivery of Nutritional San Lorenzo Hospital receives grant from Supplement Donated by the World Bank in Honduras the Orden de Malta | December 26, 2013 In order to optimize the quality of health services, the | December 23, 2013 Foundation for Support of San Lorenzo Hospital received from the World Bank in Honduras a donatation of technical equipment In the last quarter of this year in the communities of Altos de Estiquirin, which includes a modern server , 7 laptops, a scanner, two printers, Chilamatada, Paso de Vela, El Tamarindo, a router for internet connection, panel racks, UPS, Fire Alarm, an Air Buena Fe, Santa Erlinda and El Pedrerito Conditioner 24 BTU, and a computer system (software) that will department of Valley, has continued to allow efficient availability and organization of files generated by benefit 153 children with the delivery of 10,410 bags of nutritional supplement processes of San Lorenzo Hospital. This grant has an estimated donated by Orden de Malta. The delivery of value of 300 thousand Lempiras with a counterpart by the Hospital the supplement is made monthly when Foundation of 10,000 Lempiras. monitoring activities of height and weight that are taken by the promoters of Agrolibano | December 26, 2013 Foundation in these communities and that aims to complement the nutritional diet in Disagro and Agrolibano Foundation initiate Program “Maiz para todos” (Corn for All) underweight children identified. This activity is carried out with the participation of students studying Community Health and Nutrition in the Felipe Enrique Augustinus The Agrolíbano Foundation with DISAGRO (IFEA) School of San Lorenzo, parents are in the process of growing corn with the association, and FA staff. socialization of the program "Corn for All " program that will come to benefit producers of scarce resources in the departments of Valle and Choluteca. Both entities are socially AGENTES DE CAMBIO committed to generating systemic change in productive plots of basic grains (corn) to improve yields and the purchasing power of the families. The technical staffs of both organizations Producers of San Augustin, namacigue listening to lectures regarding the programa "maiz para todos" (Corn for all) have approached the organized producers group and the rural boxes of the above 2 mentioned departments to expose this agricultural extension alternative which will be implemented in the first season More than 150 children were Attended in the communities of the department of valley. of 2014 in the dry corridor of our country, the program is expected to benefit at least 150 families. 3 FHIS builds Healthy Floors in the South of Honduras

| December 27, 2013

Under the agreement signed between FHIS and FA more than 190 healthy floors have been built in the communities of Altos del Estiquirín, El Tamarindo and El Espino, Nacaome and San Augustine, Namasigue. In El Tamarindo, Apacilagua, the project is under construction. This project will benefit over 250 families in the departments of Valle and Choluteca, which come to improve the quality of life of these families, especially regarding preventive health.

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