{"id":6732,"date":"2019-11-18T11:56:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T11:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.torrentclosures.com\/la-fundacion-vicente-ferrer-reconoce-nuestra-colaboracion-en-india-durante-su-50-aniversario\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T14:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T13:37:47","slug":"vicente-ferrer-foundation-torrent-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torrentclosures.com\/en\/vicente-ferrer-foundation-torrent-india\/","title":{"rendered":"THE VICENTE FERRER FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES OUR WORK IN INDIA ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Vicente Ferrer Foundation<\/a> (FVF) held an emotional event last night at the Wine and Brandy Regulatory Board in Jerez, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The president of the FVF, Anna Ferrer, recalled the institution\u2019s beginnings, objectives achieved and future challenges.<\/p>\n

The event recognized the contributions of various organizations that in recent years have collaborated with the Foundation. In the case of the Torrent Group<\/a>, our company in India, Alisha Torrent Closures<\/a> (ATC), has been cooperating with the Foundation on different projects. Our colleague, Jos\u00e9 Manuel Ja\u00e9n, picked up the commemorative plaque on behalf of David Torrent.<\/p>\n

News from the event of the Vicente Ferrer Foundation printed today in the Diario de Jerez newspaper:<\/h2>\n

Fifty years ago,\u00a0Vicente Ferrer convinced three people<\/strong>\u00a0to embark on a wonderful and complicated adventure. A mission rooted in a deep love for India,<\/strong>\u00a0with the aim of transforming one of the most impoverished areas in the south of the country: the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.<\/p>\n

Fifty years later, Anna Ferrer captivated Jerez yesterday with her\u00a0own account as a member of the Regulatory Board.<\/a>\u00a0The San Gin\u00e9s Winery at maximum capacity due to the\u00a0<\/strong>great expectation<\/strong>\u00a0that Vicente Ferrer\u2019s wife caused in the city. The hall fell silent to listen to \u201cthe architect of impossible dreams\u201d remembering the Foundation’s first steps, future challenges and importance of sponsorship; as well as transmitting, as Ferrer did 50 years ago, the power of\u00a0each grain of sand to help change the world<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m Ana. I\u2019m a very simple person. In an interview I did in Madrid, they wrote that I had the gift of happiness. I don’t know if I have the gift of happiness, but I am a very spontaneous person<\/strong>, very happy and something I learned from Vicente: I\u2019m always a positive person. I\u2019m happy in Anantapur and here in Jerez with you.\u201d These are the words of the president of the Foundation during the interview with the editor of the\u00a0Diario de Jerez<\/em> newspaper<\/a>,\u00a0Rafael Navas<\/strong>, during the event.<\/p>\n

Anna recounted the beginnings of the Foundation, when she (a young 21-year-old journalist), Vicente Ferrer and two local collaborators arrived in\u00a0Anantapur<\/strong>, \u201ca desert\u201d where there was extreme poverty. \u201cThe people now feel a great change in their lives,\u00a0now they feel that they are the same<\/strong>\u00a0and that no one is superior to them (caste),\u201d Anna said.<\/p>\n

\u201cVicente convinced us when many people\u00a0did not believe that it was possible to eradicate poverty.<\/strong> Vicente had the ability to convey to hundreds of thousands of us, both in India and in Spain, that we each have a\u00a0responsibility to help <\/strong>those who were suffering,\u201d she added at the event after being introduced by Esteban Fern\u00e1ndez.<\/p>\n

When Vicente Ferrer passed away, the Foundation was working in 2000 villages;\u00a0today it operates in 3,700 villages<\/strong>:<\/strong> \u201cOur team in Anantapur is made up of about 2,500 people and they all belong there. We wanted local people and when joined they didn\u2019t know anything about development, but\u00a0<\/strong>we paid a lot of attention to staff training.<\/strong> That\u2019s how today the local people, who didn\u2019t know anything about development before, are very loyal the Foundation: they are very professional. When Vicente died, they did not stop working at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Anna Ferrer, one of the keys to the Foundation\u2019s good health is \u201cto believe in the people of the town.<\/strong> They are the architects of their own development. There must be a good relationship based on trust between the people of the villages and the organization, because\u00a0we are not there to develop them.<\/strong> We are there to make them more organized, stronger, to give them the knowledge they need to have a decent life and to be masters of their own lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the challenges of the future, Anna Ferrer referred particularly to the \u201cfight against gender discrimination and the elimination of gender violence.<\/strong> Women have made great progress, but much remains to be done\u201d.<\/p>\n

The relationship of the Foundation with Jerez is based on many names and surnames. Among them,\u00a0Francisco Valencia and Teresa Garrido<\/strong>, promoters of dozens of events to raise funds for the institution in India.<\/p>\n

In 2017, on the occasion of a private sale promoted by marriage, Teresa said\u00a0 \u201cas long as God gives us a breath of life, we will continue.<\/a>. Since he retired, Paco has been our leitmotif<\/em>. We are so in love with this Foundation that we go out of our way for it.\u201d Valencia passed away last April, but all his good work is still very present. Hence Anna\u2019s reference to him at the event last night: \u201cTere and Paco\u00a0are very good friends<\/strong>\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CEO of the Vicente Ferrer Foundation, Jordi Folgado<\/strong>, stressed that the objective is not to have a large volume of people to help, \u201cbut efficiency.\u201d\u00a0 He said that it was highly \u201csatisfactory\u201d to restore dignity to people:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cthere are no longer first- or second-rank poor people.\u201d<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Councillor for Equality, Young People and Diversity,\u00a0Ana H\u00e9rica Ramos<\/strong>, admitted that \u201csince I woke up this morning, the hope and emotion inspired in me has not gone away.\u00a0Thank you very much for inspiring us.<\/strong>\u201d. The delegate recalled that during the\u00a0morning reception at the Town Hall<\/a>, Folgado \u201ctold us that the most important thing in areas where we operate is the organization of the community, in which everyone has an important role. And he spoke of\u00a0dignity<\/strong>, something that touched me deeply.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the interview, Anna Ferrer and Jordi Folgado presented different\u00a0<\/strong>awards from the organization for \u201csolidarity and commitment\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0to the institution. The Jerez Brandy Regulatory Board, Gonz\u00e1lez Byass, \u00c1lvaro Domecq Romero, Sebasti\u00e1n Romero, David Torrent and Concepci\u00f3n Fern\u00e1ndez Asurmendi were prize-winners at this great gala.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my first time in Jerez but it won’t be the last<\/strong>\u201d, the president admitted. The city certainly hopes so. Thanks, Anna.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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