Promoting Social Entrepreneurship in Latin America
Promoting Social Entrepreneurship in Latin America is a program aiming to reduce poverty and contribute to greater economic inclusion of vulnerable groups through social entrepreneurship. Get to know the impact results and the social entrepreneurs who have been supported by this program.
To support the growing wave of social entrepreneurship, a group of leading organizations came together to accelerate the emergence and growth of social enterprises in Latin America. These efforts are carried out within the framework of the program "Promoting Social Entrepreneurship in Latin America".
This strategic program provides social entrepreneurs with specific support at each stage of their development, including by providing funding through donations to help them focus full time on their project, developing skills to prepare for investment and achieve a systemic impact, and facilitating research and information exchange activities.
Phase I of the program was implemented from 2014 to 2018 in Central America and Latin America, with the exception of Brazil, and phase II is starting at the beginning of 2019.
Get to know the impact results and the social entrepreneurs who have been supported by this program.
Our Impact in Numbers
73
Social entrepreneurs in 20 Latin American Countries
790,000+
People directly benefitted
$53.1 million
USD Raised in additional capital for all social entrepreneurs
Video Gallery
Check out the stories of some of the social entrepreneurs who participated in the program and the impact their projects are generating.
“The program made us see more clearly the social impact of our company, and the importance of our shared value model. It enabled us to think big.”
Andrés Albán
Punto Red Colombia
“The program provided deep reaffirmation of Alterna inclusion approach and where it is going. This support was very important because it challenged current paradigms and amplified our horizon in gender equity.”
Ashoka
Social Entrepreneurs
Peter Bloom
Ashoka Fellow since Dec 2013
Daniel Buchbinder
Ashoka Fellow since Jul 2016
Rebeca Villalobos Vargas
Ashoka Fellow since Jan 2002
Sebastián Salinas
Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2015
Jose Manuel Moller
Ashoka Fellow since Mar 2014
Emily Stone
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2014
Carlos Atencio
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2014
Carola Capra
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2015
Bruno Defelippe
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2017
Mabel Gisela Torres Torres
Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2017
Juan Pablo Larenas
Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2015
Alejandro Marius
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2015
Santiago Ocejo Torres
Ashoka Fellow since Jul 2016
Lumber Andrada
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2018
Ignacio Oliveri
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2017
Duquesne Fednard
Ashoka Fellow since Jul 2017
Haywood Hall
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2003
Gina Badenoch
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2008
Manuel Wiechers Banuet
Ashoka Fellow since Apr 2013
Patrick Struebi
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2008
Alex Eaton
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2011
Francesco Piazzesi
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2010
Mayo Itzel Suárez Román
Ashoka Fellow since May 2018
Thomas Ricolfi
Ashoka Fellow since Jul 2016
Jorge Gronda
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2009
Albina Ruiz
Ashoka Fellow since Jan 1996
Pablo Antonio Ordonez
Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2004
Angie Ferrazzini
Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2014
Roberto Kikawa
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2011
Nicolas Métro
Ashoka Fellow since May 2012
Morgan Guerra
Ashoka Fellow since Dec 2013
Vicente Fenoll
Ashoka Fellow since Aug 2014
Javier Lozano
Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2012
Edgar Martinez
Ashoka Fellow since Apr 2013
Fermin Reygadas
Ashoka Fellow since Jan 2014
Felipe Bannitz
Ashoka Fellow since Jun 2013