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Desarrollo Socio
Ambiental
Our solidarity project that tries to get in- fullest, as has already begun to be done
volved in everyday social problems, colla- through the agreement carried out by our
borating in the solution or relief of them. FOA and the brothers of FOB in Brazil, with
We have started with our grandparents, vi- whom we have already begun to develop
siting homes for the elderly, bringing them tasks joint in respect of this activity in par-
a canary that can brighten their day with its ticulate.
song and, in turn, generate the responsibi-
lity and habit of caring for it. However, it is In short, this department constitutes one
a sector with many ideas ready to explode, of the main pillars of our management to-
to provide society with at least a little bit of gether with the entire board of directors.
everything that this hobby gives us, a path It is time to open up to society and colla-
that we are beginning to travel, full of ideas borate in what we can, each of us has the
and excited to be able to he practices it only responsibility to ensure that day by day we
some of the many in the folder. can be a little better, both in our activity,
as well as in the society in which we live.
Environmental We cannot do it alone as a board of direc-
tors or a federation, there is no doubt that
This term tries to identify itself with the na- we require the largest number of breeders
tural environment, that is, the natural envi- willing to collaborate, we have no doubt
ronment that surrounds the human being that it is the seed that we must commit to
and that, logically, conditions it. The impact planting, fertilizing and watering, periodi-
on it has become harmful due to population cally and together, so that those who fo-
growth and the excessive use of natural re- llow us in the activity can reap the fruits of
sources. our effort and commitment. It is essential
to present ourselves to society as what we
Faced with this situation, Eco FOA was born, really are, makers of life, lovers of our en-
pursuing the objective of raising awareness vironment and respectful of our neighbors.
in society as a whole, collaborating on new We ask for the greatest possible empathy
projects to the extent that our human and from everyone, so that we can achieve our
economic resources allow, showing existing greatest joint seeding of projects. Becau-
projects, showing the reality that complica- se although the only losers are those who
tes our normal development in the planet, stop fighting for their dreams, in order to
but above all things interrelate with peers, succeed we must dare to start, but as a fa-
so that together we can develop to our mily, “the FOA family”.
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