The activity was developed in coordination with the "Glasswing International" Foundation for the benefit of the "Fundación Coatepeque", through the "Better Solid Waste Management" program, which began in 2017 under the "1 Km limpio" project, which seeks to eliminate garbage from the 17 kilometers of the lake's street, and thus prevent it from reaching the watershed and subsequently the water.

In addition to volunteering, Walmart in El Salvador will be part of the sponsors of kilometer 9 of the road to the lake under the campaign "For 1 km clean" of "FundaCoatepeque", contributing with a donation of $3,000 for the maintenance of cleaning and ornamentation, as well as equipment, transfer of recyclable materials, among other actions carried out by the Foundation.

In april of this year, the company also benefited this tourist destination with a corporate volunteer program that included reforestation in the watershed and the donation of US$3,000 to Fundación Coatepeque for the maintenance and fertilization of the 500 reforested trees for two years.

"This volunteering is part of several sustainability actions that Walmart has been carrying out for several years in order to meet the goal of becoming a regenerative company. Through this volunteering, we are positively impacting one of the most important tourist destinations in El Salvador", said Sandra Cáceres, Corporate Affairs Coordinator for Walmart in El Salvador.

The mission of Fundación Coatepeque is to ensure the sustainability of the Lake Coatepeque watershed, the social well-being and harmony of its communities by implementing programs that promote the socio-economic development and education of residents, the preservation of the ecosystem, and awareness of the challenges and threats of the area.

Translated by: A.M