Programa Velasco

Educate and empower children and entrepreneurial women in El Salvador to build strong families and create better futures.

Sector(s)
Education; Financial Services
Countries Impacted
El Salvador
Cumulative Impact
1344
Women's Economic Power
Yes
Program Year(s)
2019
Operating Status
Operating
Headquarters
PO Box 601, Downers Grove 60515, United States
gender equality
decent work and economic growth

Description

Since 2014, PV’s core service has been its two year Women’s Empowerment Project (WEP), which trains entrepreneurs experiencing poverty to achieve greater economic autonomy by using a rights-based and trauma informed approach. PV has worked in partnership with a local nonprofit (ANADES) since its founding in 2007 to financially support initiatives that increase access to their early child development center and mental health services for marginalized children and their families.