Content tagged with "education"
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) »
Last Tuesday, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports and BBVA Foundation hosted the twenty-seventh edition of the ‘Francisco Giner de los Ríos Awards’ for advances in education. Founded in 1983, the awards recognize innovation in the field of teaching methodology, with… Continue reading 27th Francisco Giner de los Ríos Awards »
Houston Dynamo and the Spanish soccer team Valencia CF faced each other in the fourth BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup, a soccer game that raised funds for various charity organizations working to support financial education and combating hunger in the city of Houston.
Under the slogan “En su educación tú eres imprescindible” (“You are key to their education”), the Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (Foundation of Aid against Drug Addiction or FAD), the Spanish National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO and BBVA have launched… Continue reading FAD, UNESCO and BBVA launch the 2012 Teacher Action Prize »
BBVA Colombia will invest 5,930 million pesos during 2012 on the implementation of its Corporate Responsibility Strategy, according to Óscar Cabrera Izquierdo, executive president of BBVA Colombia, in a press conference to present the initiative. “We have increased by 17 percent the amount of investment in the social actions that was have launched in Colombia and we hope to reach more regions this year and increase the number of beneficiaries” Cabrera Izquierdo said.
BBVA Asset Management Continental has launched a new fund called ‘BBVA Read to move onwards’, the first mutual fund in Peru set up to support a social cause. The funds donated will be used to boost the number of Peruvian school children… Continue reading BBVA Continental creates Peru’s first social fund »
A few days before the 5th BBVA Solidarity Race took place, a very special call was received at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner in Spain. Hodan wanted to know if it would be possible to get a numbered vest… Continue reading HODAN, the Somali refugee who ran for her country in the 5th BBVA Solidarity Race »
The event was held as part of an agreement between OIS and BBVA, focusing on improving early childhood education and care in Latin America. “BBVA will always be committed to childhood and education as a basis for development. It is therefore partnering… Continue reading BBVA participated in the 3rd Educational Cooperation with Ibero-America on Childhood Education conference »
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