For four days, more than 1,000 volunteers from Grupo Empresarial Argos participated in volunteer activities that benefited over 19,000 people in four countries in the Americas

• This is the fourth consecutive year that the Grupo Argos Foundation has led this massive volunteer event in Colombia, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.
• In this edition, 27 simultaneous volunteer activities were carried out, focusing on environmental conservation, community infrastructure improvement, knowledge transfer, and the provision of potable water solutions.
• This event is part of the Grupo Argos Foundation’s commitment to promoting the sustainable transformation of territories and connecting the employees of the Argos Business Group with high social and environmental impact projects.

For the fourth consecutive year, Grupo Argos Foundation led a massive four-day volunteer event, benefiting over 19,100 people in Colombia, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.

This event achieved a record number of 1,050 volunteers from Grupo Argos and its businesses, Cementos Argos, Celsia, Odinsa, and Summa. They participated in 27 activities focused on environmental conservation, community infrastructure improvement, knowledge transfer, and the provision of potable water solutions.

“We are proud to be part of the transformation of communities in the territories where we are present and to connect the employees of the Grupo Empresarial Argos with projects that have a high social and environmental impact. We are challenged to continue creating collective construction ties with our communities and find ways to work together for their sustainable development and growth.”

María Camila Villegas
Executive Director Grupo Argos Foundation

As part of the overall results of this initiative, more than 4,000 mangrove seedlings were planted in the Mallorquín Swamp in Barranquilla and 1,685 native species trees were planted in Antioquia, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, and Risaralda. Additionally, improvements were made to six educational institutions, and community infrastructure was intervened and adapted in four departments of Colombia.

In Central America, activities included the adaptation of educational centers in Comayagua, Honduras, blood donation drives in the Dominican Republic, the construction of a concrete sidewalk for people with reduced mobility in Panama, and the cleaning and restoration of the La Vega State Forest in Puerto Rico.