Emprendimiento

Becoming an entrepreneur out of necessity: a reality for the Latin-American female youth

On a global level, youth and women face more barriers to access the labor market. This situation becomes even worse…

Soacha’s heroines

They lead different lives and have gone through unique experiences, but Jessica and Norma have more things in common, than…

The art of sustainable handicrafts, a different way to prosper and care for the planet

She was able to see in the organic waste what nobody else could: art.

Technology to accelerate the fulfillment of the SDG, an endeavor for the BBVAMF

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF) has discussed its contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals, together with other Spanish and Portuguese…

Access to education to guarantee the future

This is a story about a service that is as basic as it is essential, but that in some parts…

Microfinance and development: how to stimulate change

“Women’s enterprises grow faster than those of men, and they invest what they earn in their children,” said the head…

“Cacao dreams”: Exelino Sierra’s recipe for providing for his family

It is one of the most complicated recipes you can make in your life, but also one of the most…

Expert in underprivileged Latina communities’ development, named as new Chair of BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Board of Trustees

Anna Escobedo Cabral is internationally renowned for defending underprivileged Latina communities. Granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, her humble beginnings pushed her…

Microserfin, second placer in Panama’s Premio Nacional de Emprendimiento (National Enterprising Awards)

Acknowledged for its work as the ‘Driving Institution of the enterprising eco-system in Panama’, Microserfin received the second prize in…

BBVA Microfinance Foundation receives award for the story of the female entrepreneur that travelled around the world

Half of the million people served by the BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF) in Colombia through Bancamía are women; mostly heads…

When soccer also contributes to development

Soccer is a sport that excites and unites many. It is one of the few things that manage to bring…

The first microfinance bank in Colombia, established by the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, celebrates ten years fostering the development of more than 1 million people in vulnerable situations

The role of microfinance in Colombia, the challenges and opportunities of the sector’s digitization and the importance of supporting women’s…