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FEMPRESA

A woman entrepreneur in her panadería

Cooperative Development Organisation

Implementing Partners and Organisations

Non financial partners
Emprender Futuro
Fundación Profin
Cámara Nacional de Industrias
Centro de promoción de la mujer Gregoria Apaza (CPMGA)
Junior Centre International
Ciudadanía
Géneris
Solidar Suiza
Conexión
Manq’a
Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de La Paz
PRODEPE
Project Suma

Financial Partners
Diaconía IFD
Banco de Desarrollo Productivo BDP – SAM
Banco Unión
Pro Mujer IFD
Cooperativa PIO X
Cooperativa Inca Huasi
IDEPRO

Geographic scope

Americas: Bolivia

Budget

$ 3,480,000
€ 3 000 000

Donor(s)

Bilateral Aid: Global Affairs Canada

Sector(s)

Banking & Financial Services, Social

Type of Activity

Technical Assistance & Advisory, Training & Capacity Building

Summary

This project, funded by Global Affairs Canada, strengthens the economic empowerment of women microentrepreneurs in La Paz, El Alto and Cochabamba by helping them better understand and use the financial system to develop their income-generating activities. The work of our numerous Bolivian partners has ensured many of this project’s benefits are national in scope. 

Impact on SDGs

SDG1 - No Poverty
SDG5 - Gender Equality
SDG8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

Key Tags

Entrepreneurship, Gender