Organization: PRO MUJER INC
Mission: TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCLUSION, HEALTH AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA, CREATING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. (SEE SCHEDULE O)
Activities: FINANCIAL SERVICES SINCE 1990, PRO MUJER HAS PROVIDED FINANCIAL SERVICES TO WOMEN WHO LACK ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. SERVICES INCLUDE SAVINGS, LOANS, AND INSURANCE, AND ARE PART OF AN INTEGRATED OFFERING THAT INCLUDES FINANCIAL EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND EMPOWERMENT TRAINING AS WELL AS LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO HELP THEM GROW THEIR BUSINESS. TO DATE, PRO MUJER HAS DISBURSED NEARLY $3.6 BILLION DOLLARS IN SMALL LOANS TO WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA. (SEE SCHEDULE O)
HEALTH SERVICES AND OTHER SUPPORT - PRO MUJER ALSO INVESTS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO LOW-COST, HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING PREVENTIVE CARE, REGULAR CANCER SCREENINGS, LAB TESTS, ULTRASOUNDS AND DENTAL CARE, IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WOMEN LIVE AND WORK. TO DATE, PRO MUJER HAS PROVIDED OVER 9 MILLION HEALTH INTERVENTIONS. (SEE SCHEDULE O)
PRO MUJER HAS STARTED TO EXPAND ITS SERVICES, INCLUDING DIGITAL LITERACY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. BY LEVERAGING ALLIANCES AND TECHNOLOGY, PROMUJER IS BUILDING A ONE-STOP PLATFORM FOR WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN LATIN AMERICA. (SEE SCHEDULE O)
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building