Organization:
Venezuelan Women Entrepreneur Association (Asociación de Mujeres Emprendedoras de Venezuela - AMEV)
An organization dedicated to creating alliances among women entrepreneurs, provide them business opportunities and promote personal growth and professional development.
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Project Location:
Venezuela
2017: Caracas, Miranda State
2018: La Guaira, Vargas State
2019: Mariche, Miranda State
2020: Online
2021: Hybrid
2022: Hybrid
After the success of the first project funded thanks to Bastion's brokerage in 2017, the project has remained in Bastion's portfolio and has been continually funded by Bastion's investors.
Objectives:
- To train, support and empower entrepreneurial women from impoverished communities to achieve economic independence through business models based on their talents and expertise.
- To improve the economic and personal development of the participants and their communities.
Beneficiaries:
30 Venezuelan women entrepreneurs from the Turumo area, in Caracas attended the first edition of this program in 2017.
The second group attending the workshop in 2018 consisted of 25 women entrepreneurs from the Vargas State.
The third group, in 2019, had 20 women from the Mariche city in Miranda State.
The fourth group of 20 women defied the Venezuelan crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic and successfully realized the training online. This allowed the participation of migrant Venezuelan women to take part for the first time.
The fifth group, in 2021, fully incorporated the learnings of the pandemic and did the training in a hybrid format.
“…aquí con ellas encontré lo que me hacía falta, encontrarme a mí misma, donde me había guardado para un futuro salir de mi escondite y ellas me dieron su apoyo para hacerlo. Su acompañamiento, y su ayuda me dieron la fuerza para cambiar y asumir mi pasión, empoderarme como mujer y como emprendedora... Gracias, gracias AMEV.”
Mariela Ramos - ADDI A.C.
Reports:
Complying with the agreement brokered by Bastion between the donor and AMEV, the organization delivers quarterly reports and a final report at the end of the project. It will also deliver reports on the women's project two years after the completion of each session in order to evaluate the impact of the donor's investment.
At the same time, Bastion commissions independent reports as part of the services it provides to its donors.
You can find all the reports here.
Status:
First agreement: Finished
Second agreement: Finished
Third agreement: Finished
Fourth agreement: Finished
Fifth agreement: Finished
Sixth agreement: ongoing
Dates:
Caracas: September 2017 to April 2018
Vargas: May 2018 to February 2019
Mariche: May 2019 to December 2019
Online: April 2020 to September 2020
Hybrid: March 2021 to November 2021
Hybrid and online: April 2022 to November 2022
Grant:
$10,000- $50,000
2017 Fiscal Sponsor: HISCEC Foundation
2018 to 2022 Fiscal Sponsor: American Venezuelan Engagement Foundation
Sector:
Women Empowerment
“Gracias a Semillero me descubrí, no sabía que podía hacer todo lo que estoy haciendo. Yo estaba muy escondida y ahora aprendí a aprovechar todas las oportunidades que se me presentan.
Marisol Herrera - “CREACIONES SOLMARY” C.A.
“No veía a Toques Nutritivos como un emprendimiento y mi paso por el Semillero me permitió descubrir que este era unemprendimiento social… Esto lo aprendí en la AMEV”
Mirena González – “A.C. TOQUES NUTRITIVOS”
