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HanesBrands Extends Glasswing Partnership

June 22, 2016

HanesBrands, Winston-Salem, N.C., recently announced an additional three years of funding for Glasswing Intl. to provide youth services in El Salvador, Honduras and the Dominican Republic.

The additional funding will result in an additional $1 million public-private partnership among Hanes, Glasswing and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which will result in the building and operating of a high school in San Juan Opico, El Salvador. This high school will allow area youth to continue their education past sixth grade. Glasswing also will expand its youth services to the Dominican Republic.

For the past six years, Hanes and USAID have supported Glasswing with more than $800,000 in funding for community programs in El Salvador and Honduras providing youth with access to academically enriching and safe after-school activities at no cost. On a weekly basis, more than 300 Hanes employees donate their time to support the programs.

“Glasswing is an organization that smartly leverages existing resources to make a significant impact in the communities it serves and where we operate,” says Hanes Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Noll. “Glasswing has been a fantastic partner in our efforts to build communities and improve the lives of our employees. We are looking forward to expanding this very powerful community improvement model to the Dominican Republic.”


USAID will match the company’s three-year investment for a total amount of more than $1 million for Glasswing Intl.

The partnership has played a role in the improvement of Latin American communities in which Hanes employees live and work. The Las Flores school is located one of the world’s most volatile regions, where violence and emigration have overwhelmed the population. Students are currently unable to continue beyond an elementary education because higher-level schools are located in an unsafe territory due to community disputes.

Hanes, Glasswing, the municipality, the Ministry of Education and parent groups will work together to build the new school, which will help students complete education through the ninth grade, the standard basic education in El Salvador.

“Hanes has been a crucial partner for us to develop our community schools model where the whole community, including parents, teachers, students, local governments and corporations, work in partnership to generate community pride, as well as safer and healthier schools where youths can thrive,” says Ken Baker, chief executive officer, Glasswing Intl. “The hundreds of Hanes employees who volunteer weekly in the schools are an inspiration to us and an example for other global businesses to follow.”

For more information, visit haneslocator.com. — J.L.


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