The BBVA Microfinance Foundation facilitates access to health insurance for low-income women In Latin America, approximately 30% of the population have no access to healthcare due to the lack of financial resources…
More than 170,000 farmers in Latin America receive the support of BBVA Microfinance Foundation According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), 18% of the population in Latin America live…
BBVAMF at Latin America’s most important gender equality forum ‘Women’s autonomy in changing economic scenarios’ was the central theme of the 14th Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and…
55% of low-income entrepreneurs who sign up to a micro-loan raise their income Financial inclusion plays a key role in reducing poverty. So declares the United Nations in its Agenda 2030 for Sustainable…
“Rural women have higher educational level than men”, Joel Hernández, head of Sustainability and Agrotechnology at BBVAMF International Rural Women's Day: BBVAMF assembled a round table to discuss the achievements and challenges of rural women in Latin…
“Passion: a quality shared by women entrepreneurs,” María José Jordá, head of Digital & Customer Experience Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is a United States government program that runs in 26 countries. It seeks to train women…
Women, key for global development Gender equality as a key factor for growth and development. This was the central topic of the Women Economic Forum…
34% of the entrepreneurs served by the BBVA Microfinance Foundation abandon poverty after two years BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF) institutions supported more than 270,000 new clients in 2018, and now serve over 2 million entrepreneurs…
More than half of the clients supported by Financiera Confianza are women, formerly excluded from the formal financial system Women were at the spotlight during the presentation of BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s (BBVAMF) 2018 Social Performance Report “Measuring what really…
80% of Bancamía’s credit clients live under vulnerable conditions The BBVA Microfinance Foundation, through Bancamía, serves more than 1 million low-income entrepreneurs in Colombia, who improve their lives and…
38% of Banco Adopem’s clients abandon poverty after two years of working with the institution BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Dominican institution offers financial products and services to support the social and economic development of people living…
The cost of gender inequality for Latin America is more than 400 billion dollars The level of gender-based discrimination in social institutions which include laws, social norms and practices in Latin America, is 25%.
