Over the course of four days, Grupo Argos Foundation will mobilize more than 1,000 volunteers across Colombia, Honduras, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico

• A total of 23 volunteer activities will be carried out, focusing on environmental restoration, improvement of social and community infrastructure, and knowledge transfer through workshops and educational visits.
• The activities, led by Grupo Argos Foundation, began yesterday and will continue through Saturday, May 17, taking place simultaneously in Colombia, Honduras, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.
• This initiative is part of Grupo Argos Foundation’ commitment to driving the sustainable transformation of territories and connecting employees of Grupo Empresarial Argos with high-impact social and environmental projects.

Starting Thursday, May 15, Grupo Argos Foundation is leading a massive four-day volunteer initiative that will engage more than 1,000 employees from Grupo Argos, Cementos Argos, Celsia, Odinsa, and Summa in 26 activities across five countries: Colombia, Honduras, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. The volunteer efforts will focus on environmental restoration, the improvement of social and community infrastructure, and knowledge transfer through workshops and educational visits to the companies’ operations.

“Once a year, through Fundación Grupo Argos, we build bridges between the employees of our companies and the communities, mobilizing their talent and energy through projects and activities that allow them to contribute to addressing the needs of these territories.”

María Camila Villegas
Executive Director, Grupo Argos Foundation

This year, in light of the ongoing rainy season affecting the country, Grupo Argos Foundation has also included the collection of humanitarian aid for communities in the metropolitan area of Medellín and the municipality of La Pintada, located in southwestern Antioquia.

Overall, this year’s volunteer activities will focus on three main lines of action:

• Environmental restoration through activities such as planting native trees, setting up school gardens, and restoring strategic ecosystems.
• Improvement of social and community infrastructure, with interventions in rural schools, community centers, and public spaces, contributing to more dignified and functional environments for communities.
• Knowledge transfer through workshops and educational visits.

Sustainable impact over time
Over the past three years, Grupo Argos Foundation has mobilized more than 3,000 volunteers in over 90 activities across countries in the region, generating direct impacts in education, community infrastructure, and ecosystem restoration.