In El Salvador, Walmart's goal for this year is to recover 47% of food products fit for human consumption. It carried out a new volunteering activity that consisted of organizing packages with food products and delivering them to the bank's beneficiary institutions. The activity was attended by 25 volunteers from La Despensa de Don Juan stores, who chose and rescued products, which will be delivered to vulnerable communities that benefit from the institution. In addition, during the volunteer activity, staff from the Banco de Alimentos de El Salvador gave a talk on agricultural rescue to reinforce the donations of fruits and vegetables.

"Volunteering is a pillar of Walmart's sustainability through which we benefit many communities.  On this occasion, we are pleased to support the Banco de Alimentos de El Salvador by assembling packages for the benefit of the families supported by this institution”, said Sandra Cáceres, Corporate Affairs Coordinator for El Salvador.

"For Banco de Alimentos El Salvador the rescue of fruits and vegetables is a priority, since these are foods that have high nutritional value for our beneficiaries. Having the support of Walmart El Salvador as an ally to provide access to this type of food, allows us to contribute to feeding the vulnerable population of our country", said Maria Ines Olivares, director of Banco de Alimentos El Salvador.

Walmart is one of the main donors to the Banco de Alimentos de El Salvador, an entity to which, since its founding in 2013, it has donated more than 4 million pounds of products suitable for human consumption, but not for sale. Benefiting more than 42 thousand salvadorans through 60 institutions.

Translated by: A.M