{"id":33582,"date":"2020-07-06T09:51:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T13:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mikescigars.com\/?p=33582"},"modified":"2021-12-17T10:24:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T15:24:40","slug":"oliva-cigars-helps-factory-workers-children-access-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikescigars.com\/blog\/oliva-cigars-helps-factory-workers-children-access-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliva Cigars Helps Factory Workers\u2019 Children Access Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Near the Oliva Cigar Co. factories, in Estel\u00ed, Nicaragua, there is a school that offers a great education for children, but at a price that\u2019s too high for the company\u2019s factory workers to afford, until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of a long-term commitment, Oliva Cigars<\/a>, which is owned by Belgium-based J. Cort\u00e8s, is donating part of its profits directly to the Catholic primary school (now called Escuela Oliva) so that children of factory workers can attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a press release, Oliva is providing financial support for the school\u2019s teachers, and is handling the cost of one meal a day for the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s giving this young generation hope and a good education,\u201d said Wilmer Jeronimo Lagos, the English teacher at Escuela Oliva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot only did we make significant improvements to working conditions, we also invested in the school so that the children of our colleagues are now able to attend classes there,\u201d said J. Cort\u00e8s CEO Frederik Vandermarliere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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