AAK sustainability report 2018

For many years, AAK Uruguay has been supporting a local school that is situated in a low-income area close to our production site. Every year, we think of new ways in which we can work together to enrich the children’s lives and help make the school a more engaging and fun place to learn and grow. At AAK Uruguay, we understand that importance of giving our time and energy to the local community. One of our most important projects is to support the public primary school located near the AAK factory. During 2018, we continued to work with the school- children in the vegetable garden, where we helped to teach them how vegetables can contribute to a delicious and healthy diet. On one occasion, we were very fortunate to be joined by renowned Uruguayan chef, Diego Ruete, who is well known for teaching children the benefits of good gardening and cooking skills. Learning through fun With a very interesting and engaging approach, Mr. Ruete first explained to the children how to use vegetables in three different recipes, including his famous “flying tortilla”. Once the fun and laughter had AAK Uruguay Enriching children’s lives in Uruguay subsided, we were all ready to start cooking. Mr. Ruete gave an excellent speech about the importance of washing your hands and vegetables thoroughly and each student made their own vegetable stuffed bread. We finished the session by giving each child several gifts to take home, including an apron and a recipe book. A space to learn and play Additionally, during 2018 we began refurbishing a class- room that had fallen into a very poor condition. When completed, the room will be a huge improvement for the school, as the children do not otherwise have a leisure space for cold or rainy days. Working alongside the school’s management team, we are preparing the room to offer a wide variety of activities, including books, table games and a projector. Empowering a new generation As we plan ahead for 2019, we aim to educate the children through a “reduce, reuse and recycle” program. We are currently working with environmental specialists to make sure this is implemented in the most effective way, so the children can take the knowledge home and use it outside the school as well. The good work continues! 61