women empowerment

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation at the United Nations CSW66

During the 66th edition of United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women, Laura Fernández Lord, BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s head…

BBVA Microfinance Foundation, top global contributor to gender equality initiatives according to the OECD

USD 595 million to support hundreds of thousands of women who thrive with small businesses in Latin America. This is…

H.M. the Queen chairs BBVAMF’s event ‘Unstoppable women: challenges and achievements to reinvent in times of crisis’

On September 28th, in its headquarters in Madrid, BBVA Microfinance Foundation celebrated the event ‘Unstoppable women: challenges and achievements to reinvent…

H.M. the Queen chairs BBVAMF’s event to draw attention on women’s efforts to withstand the pandemic

Today, the BBVA Microfinance Foundation celebrated the event ‘Unstoppable women: challenges  and achievements to reinvent in times of crisis’, to…

BBVA Microfinance Foundation is awarded for its commitment to women support

BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF) has been awarded for its contribution to SDG5 “Gender Equality” during the “go!ODS Awards”, where the…

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…

H.M. the Queen chairs a roundtable with six exceptional women who are breaking barriers in their fields

This morning, the roundtable entitled “Exceptional women: the value of an opportunity” has taken place in Madrid, under the chairmanship…

BBVA Microfinance Foundation, recipient of the Corporate Citizen of the Americas 2018 award from the Organization of American States

This award, bestowed to the Foundation by the Trust for the Americas/OAS acknowledges its program to promote women’s economic empowerment…

A royal visitor and more than 120 media impacts

Days before the Queen’s visit to the Dominican Republic, local media had already been announcing that Her Majesty would be a guest…

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,…

The BBVAMF in the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62), at the United Nations Headquarters in New York

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF) takes part in the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62),…

Bancamía signs an agreement for gender equality in Colombia

According to the PAR 2017 Ranking, in Colombia, women receive 22% less salary than men. The PAR Community was launched…