Community Support
Medical Missions
Within the multiple altruistic activities, we develop medical missions in alliance with social institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations.
In line with the objective of reducing cervical – uterine cancer mortality, promoted by WHO (World Health Organization), annually and with the cooperation of the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS), we carry out cytology test campaigns for women who work for Grupo San Nicolás. Likewise, we have a blood bank with the Salvadoran Red Cross, where we carry out donation campaigns on a quarterly basis to benefit our collaborators and their families in emergency cases.
Committed to Salvadoran children and people with physical conditions that affect their quality of life, in alliance with the San Salvador Cuscatlan Rotary Club, we organize surgical campaigns with foreign physicians. Once a year, a team of international specialists made up of orthopedic doctors, podiatrists and nurses perform surgeries on low-income children with impairments in their lower extremities, such as varus foot, among others. To date we have contributed to the successful completion of 400 surgeries and have donated 500 prostheses.
Likewise, every year we take part in the organization of harelip and cleft palate medical missions, where poor children get free corrective surgery (ies). For approximately 10 years, 360 people previously evaluated and qualified to be operated, have benefited and today enjoy a smile.
As a way of promoting Corporate Social Responsibility practices, Grupo San Nicolas‘ staff takes part of monthly community visits, providing general medical care for its inhabitants. In this way, we contribute to the local, social and economic development of families in precarious conditions.
We constantly support a variety of national foundations by actively participating in their annual commemoration days and special campaigns, such as Fundación Paraíso Down and Latidos de Esperanza.
Donations
We get involved with public interest and business efforts to improve the health and quality of life of Salvadoran people. In a monthly basis, we make product donations to social and governmental institutions. Annually, we benefit more than 40 communities, associations and foundations nationwide.
Covid-19 Pandemic
As an effective aid entity, during the worldwide pandemic, we show our commitment to El Salvador, donating drugs and medical supplies to governmental and non-governmental organizations, directly involved in the Covid – 19 pandemic management. In addition, we provided our employees with the needed medicines and supplies to be as protected as possible from the virus. Moreover, we gave motivational and psychological assistance, and carry out blood and plasma donation campaigns.
Programs
We are focus on this 3 main areas
Education
Striving for excellence for more than 1,500 employees, their families and our strategic partners, Grupo San Nicolás offers continuous training that contributes to professional and personal development
Community Support
Within the multiple altruistic activities, we develop medical missions in alliance with social institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations; we also get involved with public interest and business efforts to improve the health and quality of life of Salvadoran people
Environment
Through strategic alliances, we develop programs to maintain a balance in our operations and make a proper use of natural resources, avoiding any negative impact on the environment