BBVAMF’s event at the UN covered in over 80 media outlets worldwide During the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) at the United Nations headquarters in New…
Quotable quotes from BBVAMF’s United Nations side event These statements are just some of the most distinguished ones during the session hosted by BBVA Microfinance Foundation at the…
“My job is to help women, who, like me have to overcome many barriers to be independent” Peruvian Rut Pelaiza has shared in United Nations how she once earned a living as a street vendor, until she…
The BBVA Microfinance Foundation Group endorses the United Nations Principles for Responsible Banking These Principles will help banks to align their business strategy with society’s goals as expressed in the Sustainable Development Goals…
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…
When entrepreneurship helps defeat inequality The only obstacle Adelaida can’t deal with is the rain, which can turn Capira -her village- into a mud bath,…
BBVA Microfinance Foundation measures its contribution to the SDG through the progress of the 2 million entrepreneurs it serves Technology, women's empowerment and rural development are key to improve entrepreneurship in Latin America
International Recycling Day: when reusing changes lives and improves the world Forests cover 30% of the Earth’s surface and they are an important source of clean air and water, as well…
Rural women, central theme of the biggest global event on women’s empowerment and gender equality “Gender parity is the greatest human rights’ challenge of our time”, declared António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations,…
Who’s who in the ‘SDGs and the role of financial inclusion” session The BBVA Microfinance Foundation and the Permanent Missions of Spain and Colombia to the United Nations, together with UN Women,…
The BBVA Microfinance Foundation together with the United Nations, promotes more just and inclusive societies The SDG Fund’s latest report, “Business and the SDG 16: Contributing to peaceful, just and inclusive societies” examines the relationship…