Agora Partnerships

AGORA'S MISSION IS TO ACCELERATE THE SHIFT TO A SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE, AND PROSPEROUS ECONOMY. AGORA ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY SUPPORTING EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES FOCUSED ON SOLVING CRITICAL SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS TO HUMAN, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPITAL AND RESOURCES.

TRAIN THE TRAINER (ARGIDIUS FOUNDATION) - THE PURPUSE IS TO WORK WITH 830 SGB'S IN LATIN AMERICA WITH A FOCUS ON CENTRAL AMERICA AND COLOMBIA THROUGH THEIR DIRECT PROGRAMMING AND SERVE INDIRECTLY 590 MICRO/EARLY STAGE ENTERPRISES. THE GRANT WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE GRANTEE IN FORTIFYING THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE AND TEAM MANAGEMENT TO BUILD THE INTERNAL CAPACITY NEEDED FOR MORE EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY AND LEARNING"

ALL OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING VPO, COOMEVA, AWEM DELTA FUND, KIVA, JUAN VALDEZ - MUJERES CAFETERAS, ATHENA, YUNUS SOCIAL BUSNESS, AND RED DE IMPACTO.

JUNTAS CONTAMOS-WECOUNT - THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO CATALYZE THE PRODUCTIVITY AND SOCIAL / ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF WOMEN-LED MANUFACTURING, SERVICE, AND RETAIL SMES (WSMES) IN FOUR COUNTRIES ACROSS LATIN AMERICA TO BUILD BACK BETTER POST-PANDEMIC: HONDURAS (IDA), GUATEMALA (NON-IDA), EL SALVADOR (NON-IDA), AND MEXICO (NON-IDA). THE INITIATIVE FACILITATES RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN WSMES AND CAPACITY BUILDING, MARKET LINKAGE, AND FINANCE ACTORS, LEVERAGING AN INFORMATION EXCHANGE PLATFORM THAT COLLECTS, VALIDATES, AND SHARES DATA ACROSS THE NETWORK OF PARTNERS TO DECREASE FINANCING AND MARKET RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INFORMATION ASYMMETRY AND "OPAQUE" WSME DATA (E.G. PILOTING DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY). WSMES WILL BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THEIR DATA TO ACCESS NEW MARKET AND FINANCING PARTNERS, MAKE BETTER-INFORMED SELLING AND CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS DECISIONS, AND INCREASE THEIR NEGOTIATING POWER WITH SAID PARTNERS. MARKET ACTORS (CORPORATES, ONLINE PLATFORMS, LOGISTICS PROVIDERS) WILL USE WSME TRANSACTIONAL DATA TO EXTEND PURCHASE ORDERS AND FAIRER TERMS, WHILE FINANCING ACTORS WILL USE WSME DATA TO EVALUATE CREDITWORTHINESS MORE EFFECTIVELY. MARKET AND FINANCING ACTORS WILL USE WSME'S TRANSACTIONAL DATA HOUSED IN THE INFORMATION EXCHANGE PLATFORM TO MAKE BETTER INFORMED GENDER EQUITABLE DECISIONS.

MIM: MUJERES IMPULSADO MÉXICO: HACIE EMPRESAS MÁS SOSTENIBLES Y RESILIENTES - CONSISTS IN CATALYZING PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY -- ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL -- OF MEXICAN GROWING SMALL BUSINESSES (PECS), LED MAINLY BY WOMEN, WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPACITY, INTEGRATION IN MARKETS, GREATER VALUE AND ACCESS TO FINANCING SO THAT THEY GROW SUSTAINABLY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES ON A LARGER SCALE