FORD
ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS

CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

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Contributing to a better world has always been one of the main values at Ford, and the commitment to sustainability is a vital element of our company essence.

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For this reason, the Ford Environmental Grants program was established, through which economic contributions are granted to projects that have a positive impact on the environment in the Central American and Caribbean region.

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With this social responsibility program, Ford aims to empower communities towards a more sustainable future, by encouraging the multiplication of collective efforts that serve as catalysts for changes to achieve a better future for the planet.

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Since its establishment in 2001, the Ford Environmental Grants program has contributed with more than 2.1 million dollars to hundreds of enviromental projects in Central America and the Caribbean.

If you have an environmental project in Puerto Rico, Panamá, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic or Guatemala that needs a boost to continue its development, we invite you to learn more about our program.

WINNERS

Puerto Rico

LimPiaR – Pop-Up de reciclaje

The project addresses the lack of accessible recycling infrastructure in Puerto Rico, which represents a significant barrier to the development of sustainable waste management systems. By establishing a monthly recycling drop-off and transfer point in Loíza

Puerto Rico

Apoyo Empresarial para la Península de Cantera, Inc.

This project was born from the conviction that, to conserve and recover biodiversity, it is essential to educate communities, and the best way to do this is through participation. The creation of a community garden seeks to generate a space where the community not only learns about local flora, fauna and vegetation, but also becomes directly involved in its care and recovery

Puerto Rico

Ponce Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.

In response to the crises caused by the impact of multiple climatic events in the southern region of Puerto Rico, this project promotes the use of energy sources based on renewable natural resources and sustainable water management in vulnerable communities affected by hurricanes, earthquakes, and the inefficiency of water and sewer systems in isolated and low-income areas. One of its key components is the installation of rainwater harvesting systems to supply communities during atmospheric disasters and when the drinking water system is not available.

Puerto Rico

Caras con Causa

The project provides marginalized communities with access to theoretical and practical education aimed at sustainable development, sowing and efficient use of resources for mitigation and adaptation of climate change effects, making them less vulnerable to it and facilitating that they can break out of the poverty cycle.

Dominican Republic

Banco de Alimentos República Dominicana

This project minimizes food loss and waste by utilizing agricultural by-products to create food rations. Through the Banco de Alimentos República Dominicana, these by-products will be collected and processed to be donated to individuals facing food insecurity, providing them with access to better nutrition.

Costa Rica

AsaOsa – Fortalecimiento para la gestión de residuos valorizables del cantón de Puerto Jiménez

This project seeks to improve the management of recyclable waste in the canton of Puerto Jimenez, where current conditions are insufficient. It focuses on strengthening the efficiency and operational capacity of the waste management center, promoting more sustainable management practices.

Costa Rica

Soy Conservación y la Asociación Ambiental Finca Cántaros

The project trains participants in restoration techniques and local biodiversity, working with key species to rehabilitate ecosystems, while empowering women and promoting sustainable development in their communities.

Panama

Fundación Tortuguías – Conservación de tortugas marinas en las comunidades costeras de Cambutal y Punta Chame

The project protects sea turtles and their habitats in Cambutal and Punta Chame through conservation, environmental education, and community development. It raises awareness about preservation with educational programs for local communities and promotes sustainable ecotourism as a source of income and employment.

Panama

Fundación Avifauna Eugene Eisenmann -Programa educativo: Conociendo el bosque natural

This initiative promotes sustainable development through biodiversity conservation by combining environmental education with sustainable tourism. By training guides at the Panama Rainforest Discovery Center, it seeks to empower them as advocates for the importance of protecting ecosystems for future generations.

Panama

Adopta el Bosque Panamá – Monitoreo comunitario de la biodiversidad para promover el ecoturismo

This project aims to conserve birds in Darien by training the community in monitoring techniques and sustainable ecotourism activities. It seeks to empower residents by promoting low-impact tourism while balancing environmental conservation with local economic development.

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Puerto Rico

LimPiaR – Pop-Up de reciclaje

The project addresses the lack of accessible recycling infrastructure in Puerto Rico, which represents a significant barrier to the development of sustainable waste management systems. By establishing a monthly recycling drop-off and transfer point in Loíza

Puerto Rico

Apoyo Empresarial para la Península de Cantera, Inc.

This project was born from the conviction that, to conserve and recover biodiversity, it is essential to educate communities, and the best way to do this is through participation. The creation of a community garden seeks to generate a space where the community not only learns about local flora, fauna and vegetation, but also becomes directly involved in its care and recovery

Puerto Rico

Ponce Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.

In response to the crises caused by the impact of multiple climatic events in the southern region of Puerto Rico, this project promotes the use of energy sources based on renewable natural resources and sustainable water management in vulnerable communities affected by hurricanes, earthquakes, and the inefficiency of water and sewer systems in isolated and low-income areas. One of its key components is the installation of rainwater harvesting systems to supply communities during atmospheric disasters and when the drinking water system is not available.

Puerto Rico

Caras con Causa

The project provides marginalized communities with access to theoretical and practical education aimed at sustainable development, sowing and efficient use of resources for mitigation and adaptation of climate change effects, making them less vulnerable to it and facilitating that they can break out of the poverty cycle.

Dominican Republic

Banco de Alimentos República Dominicana

This project minimizes food loss and waste by utilizing agricultural by-products to create food rations. Through the Banco de Alimentos República Dominicana, these by-products will be collected and processed to be donated to individuals facing food insecurity, providing them with access to better nutrition.

Costa Rica

AsaOsa – Fortalecimiento para la gestión de residuos valorizables del cantón de Puerto Jiménez

This project seeks to improve the management of recyclable waste in the canton of Puerto Jimenez, where current conditions are insufficient. It focuses on strengthening the efficiency and operational capacity of the waste management center, promoting more sustainable management practices.

Costa Rica

Soy Conservación y la Asociación Ambiental Finca Cántaros

The project trains participants in restoration techniques and local biodiversity, working with key species to rehabilitate ecosystems, while empowering women and promoting sustainable development in their communities.

Panama

Fundación Tortuguías – Conservación de tortugas marinas en las comunidades costeras de Cambutal y Punta Chame

The project protects sea turtles and their habitats in Cambutal and Punta Chame through conservation, environmental education, and community development. It raises awareness about preservation with educational programs for local communities and promotes sustainable ecotourism as a source of income and employment.

Panama

Fundación Avifauna Eugene Eisenmann -Programa educativo: Conociendo el bosque natural

This initiative promotes sustainable development through biodiversity conservation by combining environmental education with sustainable tourism. By training guides at the Panama Rainforest Discovery Center, it seeks to empower them as advocates for the importance of protecting ecosystems for future generations.

Panama

Adopta el Bosque Panamá – Monitoreo comunitario de la biodiversidad para promover el ecoturismo

This project aims to conserve birds in Darien by training the community in monitoring techniques and sustainable ecotourism activities. It seeks to empower residents by promoting low-impact tourism while balancing environmental conservation with local economic development.

Costa Rica

Educación ambiental y agricultura regenerativa como respuesta para el desarrollo sostenible en tiempos de COVID-19

The project has transformed environmental education, not only for boys and girls, but also for adults. It works with environmental groups through virtual workshops and environmental challenges, raising awareness about the relationship between humans and the environment, climate change and how to build resilience in the midst of these difficult times.

Puerto Rico

Centro Comunitario para la Conservación Costera y la Educación Ambiental

The objective of this project is to empower community groups from the four coastal regions of Puerto Rico to take concrete actions to educate the most vulnerable communities by developing a plan for environmental care. In addition, it proposes increasing the availability of native and endemic trees and plants that support and multiply conservation efforts.

Costa Rica

Fortalecimiento del grupo de productores orgánicos del CACPROSA

Project that will boost the production, consumption and promotion of organic products in Costa Rica to contribute to food security and safeguard family welfare and environmentally responsible economy, by increasing production capacity, improving the work team and strategies, and establishing the minimum tillage system to increase the planting area.

Panama

Cultura 0: un modelo de gestión circular de residuos urbanos en el Centro Histórico de Panamá

The project seeks to adapt a piece of land that is at its disposal to transform it into a collection center that will reduce solid waste that ends up in landfills at the intra-urban level, while empowering people to turn into raw materials the recovered waste and reused it at the local level.