AGORA PARTNERSHIPS

JUNTAS CONTAMOS - WE COUNT 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 (NONIDA), EL SALVADOR (NONIDA), AND MEXICO (NONIDA). 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 CREDIT WORTHINESS 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. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 266 PEOPLE DURING 2023.

TRAIN THE TRAINER (ARGIDIUS FOUNDATION) - THE PURPOSE 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. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 98 PEOPLE DURING 2023.