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60% of the entrepreneurs served by the BBVAMF have escaped poverty in five years

Closing gaps, creating opportunities Data from the Social Performance Report, that measures the development of 3 million vulnerable people, show that…

More than 80% of entrepreneurs from the BBVA Microfinance Foundation in Chile are women

In a country where microentrepreneurs represent a quarter of the labor force, the BBVA Microfinance Foundation promotes the economic and…

The president of Chile presents Fondo Esperanza with the “Financial Inclusion Award 2016” for its support for entrepreneurship among the prison population and the homeless

The award recognizes Fondo Esperanza's work to support particularly vulnerable sectors like prison inmates and people who live on the…

Fiestas Patrias, an opportunity for entrepreneurs of Fondo Esperanza to disseminate Chilean gastronomy and crafts

September is one of the most important months of the year for many entrepreneurs of Fondo Esperanza since sales of…

Fondo Esperanza presents a book with recipes of traditional Chilean dishes cooked by its entrepreneurs

“Emprendimiento a la carta” is a collection of recipes cooked by vulnerable entrepreneurs of Fondo Esperanza who have succeeded thanks…

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation takes part in the VIII Central American and Caribbean Microfinance Conference

Banco Adopem and Fondo Esperanza, banks belonging to the BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF), have attended the VIII Central American and…

Fondo Esperanza successfully concludes the campaign to disseminate its work among underprivileged entrepreneurs

“We have succeeded in broadcasting our message that entrepreneurship is a real option for thousands of Chileans who are looking…

The new Fondo Esperanza branch office in the Ligua will serve more than 600 vulnerable entrepreneurs

Vulnerable Chilean entrepreneurs from the communes of La Ligua, Papudo, Cabildo, Petorca, Valle Hermoso, Catapilco, Placilla and Pullalli will be…

“Get on the entrepreneurship minibus” is the campaign slogan for disadvantaged entrepreneurs to find out about Fondo Esperanza

Fondo Esperanza’s annual campaign for Chilean society to find out about the products and services offered to vulnerable entrepreneurs is…

Visit by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees to the Foundation’s institutions in Chile

Claudio González-Vega, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, has visited Fondo Esperanza and Emprende –the…

Fondo Esperanza improves its individual loan for vulnerable entrepreneurs and rolls it out to new bank customers

The Development Loan is a product offered by Fondo Esperanza on an individual basis to disadvantaged entrepreneurs who already have…

Fondo Esperanza supports inmates in the Puente Alto prison in promoting their enterprises

The Preventive Detention Center in this community is the first penitentiary in the metropolitan region to sign an agreement with…