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“The farmlands may belong to men, but it is women who lead climate action”, BBVAMF head for Women’s Empowerment

International Women's Day

Woman, mother and entrepreneur journeying towards success

It was on Esperanza (Hope) Avenue, as chance would have it, in the Ate district, where Lucy challenged the opinions…

Bancamía, an institution of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation and She Is Foundation sign a partnership to support female victims of the armed conflict

According to official data (Registro Único de Víctimas), currently there are more than 8.5 million victims of armed conflict; 4.6…

300 Dominican mothers celebrate their special day with Banco Adopem

300 women fill one of the halls in Santo Domingo’s Jaragua Hotel; mothers who are determined to make themselves heard;…

The Queen visits a female entrepreneur of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation in the Dominican Republic who she met in Madrid

During an official visit with the Spanish Cooperation Agency in the Dominican Republic, the Queen has visited the organic banana…

Beekeeping: a venture that benefits environmental sustainability

El 20 de mayo ha sido declarado por la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) como el Día Mundial de las…

When dancing is also a step towards the future

“Dancing is the great antidote to mankind’s folly”, declared Cuban dancer and choreographer Marianela Boán, on the occasion of International…

Eco Bebé: innovation and creativity in children’s clothing

Day after day entrepreneurs gather courage and commit to make a success out of a business that could give them…

Technology in enterprising and for entrepreneurship

Globalization, together with technological progress, has shortened distances, reduced cultural gaps and also improved economies and trading. Entrepreneurs have made…

Media coverage of the BBVAMF’s special session in the UN

Jessica Hernández had never left Colombia, but her image carrying a washing machine while walking uphill, has been all over…

Financial inclusion is key in achieving equality

Poverty knows gender: there are more women suffering poverty and greater social exclusion. In fact, more than 1 billion women…

PHOTO GALLERY: Special session ‘SDGs and the role of financial inclusion’ in pictures

The main players in international development gathered in the United Nations Headquarters last March 5th in a special session hosted…