oncern for the quality of life of its employees and their families, as well as the communities that live near the mills, is a focus of Diaco in Colombia. Evidence of this is the Integrated Development Program for Women and Families, which helps employees’ wives and children and women in the community.

They are trained in setting up very small businesses, thereby having the opportunity of generating income. One of the highlights of the initiative is the launching of the first cooperative resulting from the program – Coopasumerce –, which sells handicrafts. The project, developed at the Tuta and Duitama units, involved 85 people in 2005.