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BBVA participated in the International Summit on Community Service Innovation

The United States Embassy in Spain has held the 2012 International Summit on Community Service, organized in collaboration with the Rafael del Pino Foundation and the Meridian International Center and in which BBVA has participated. The Summit, inaugurated by the Prince of… Continue reading BBVA participated in the International Summit on Community Service Innovation »

BBVA Compass and the NBA launch a joint action plan for 2012

For another year, BBVA Compass and NBA Cares join forces to work for communities in which the Bank operates, launching activities such as the revitalization of local schools through the ‘Team. Works. In Schools’ initiative. Between March and May and, subsequently, from… Continue reading BBVA Compass and the NBA launch a joint action plan for 2012 »

BBVA supports the project Luces para Aprender (Lights to Learn)

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) »

Winners of the Ibero-American ‘Cambia tu Mundo’ (Change Your World) Competition

A panel of experts in social entrepreneurship has selected the 20 winners from among 50 finalists of the Ibero-American ‘Cambia tu Mundo’ Competition, organized by Ashoka in collaboration with BBVA, the largest global network of Social Entrepreneurs. Those selected will receive an initial capital of €800 to implement their projects.

Aspen Institute España Socrates Seminars

Francisco González and Javier Solana opened the ‘Aspen Institute España Socrates Seminars’, which dealt with current affairs such as the future of capitalism and the impact of new technologies on private life.

BBVA’s second Mercadillo Solidario (charity market) raised more than €47,900 to support the social and labor inclusion

The second BBVA employee charity market, in which the bank’s staff bought various products from sales campaigns, raised €47,900 to support the social and labor inclusion of persons at risk of social exclusion in Spain, via the not-for-profit organizations Fundación ADSIS (ADSIS Foundation), Fundación Ared (Ared Foundation) and the Asociación de Caridad San Vicente de Paúl.

‘Mexico for Haiti Alliance’ Project

Mexico’s president, Felipe Calderon, his Haitian counterpart, Michel Martelly, and BBVA Bancomer CEO Ignacio Deschamps, among other executives and authorities, inaugurated the social care centers included in the ‘Alianza México por Haití’ project.

Fourth edition of ‘Roads to Freedom’

Members of the BBVA Community Service Office together with six Alcalá-Meco Penitentiary inmates began their excursion on the Camino de Santiago in this fourth edition of ‘Caminos de Libertad‘ (‘Roads to Freedom’). This initiative is part of the ‘Naturaleza y Solidaridad’ (‘Nature… Continue reading Fourth edition of ‘Roads to Freedom’ »

BBVA Chile selects mentors for the Jóvenes Emprendedores Sociales 2012 Program (Young Social Entrepreneurs)

The registration process for mentors to take part in Jóvenes Emprendedores Sociales 2012 (Young Social Entrepreneurs Program) gets underway. This year the challenge is to help 24 young people in vulnerable circumstances in Hogar de Cristo, with the support of BBVA Chile… Continue reading BBVA Chile selects mentors for the Jóvenes Emprendedores Sociales 2012 Program (Young Social Entrepreneurs) »

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