Content tagged with "accesibility"
During 2011, Avila held the title of “European Access City”, which was awarded by the European Commission. Being the first city bestowed with this title has not only entailed renewed local commitment to this area, but we also wanted it to be… Continue reading A city for all »
The Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI) (Organization of Iberoamerican States) has unveiled Luces para aprender (Lights to Learn), a project aimed at improving education in Latin America supported by BBVA, which intends to supply more than 60,000 schools with power and the… Continue reading BBVA supports the project Luces para Aprender (Lights to Learn) »
• Both will comprise the ‘Disability Embassy, a new inclusion in the Ruta Quetzal BBVA competition, which aims to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in every aspect of life: educational, cultural and social
• The 27th Ruta Quetzal BBVA expedition departs on 19 June, and will follow the route taken in 1783 by José Celestino Mutis, at the head of the Royal Botanical Expedition to the New Kingdom of Granada, now Colombia. The expeditionaries will then travel to numerous Spanish cities, including Cadiz, which will be celebrating the 2nd centennial of the constitution of 1812
Article written by Arantxa Corella “Browsing some websites is as uncomfortable as walking with a stone in your shoe”. This is how Jesus Alvarez del Amo, coordinator of the Technosite Accessibility department, sums up what is entailed for many people with disabilities… Continue reading Welcome to my website, just drop in »
Northwest Territory has opened its first exhibition of 3D notes in Spain, ‘Numismatic art without barriers’, at the Canton Pequeño branch in A Coruña. This is a distinctive exhibition that has used an innovative technique to adapt the notes from BBVA’s Historical… Continue reading BBVA opened its first exhibition of notes for the blind in Spain »
The word accessibility is in fashion. It is modern and versatile…
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The World Bank estimates that there are 1.5 billion people living in extreme poverty today, and almost half the population of the world – some 3 billion people – survive on less than two dollars a day. These striking levels of poverty demand all the agents, both public and private, to become involved.
Initiatives in the U.S. In line with the Group’s commitment to bring financial products and services closer to the most disadvantaged communities, in 2009 BBVA Compass launched the Bank On initiative, based on the creation of low-cost products. Bank On represents a… Continue reading Other initiatives »
Within BBVA’s policy on financial inclusion, another of the major actions it pursues is the Banking Penetration Plan in Latin America, which was launched in 2007 in Mexico and South America. In 2009, BBVA has continued to pursue this plan in its… Continue reading Banking Penetration Plan »
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