Fundación Avanzar
Verein AVANZAR
Zumikon, Switzerland
About
Fundación Avanzar is a non-profit association based in Zumikon, Switzerland working on gender equality, education, children & youth +2 more.
Fundación Avanzar, also known as AVANZAR, is a non-profit association registered in Switzerland with operations in Cuenca, Ecuador. It supports women with limited resources, girls and young people, and hospitalised children. Its work includes vocational and entrepreneurship training for women, including sewing, gastronomy, beauty and craft courses, one-to-one business mentoring, and the Aceleradora programme for established female entrepreneurs. For girls aged 13 to 18, it runs week-long workshops on self-confidence, women's rights, health and sexual education, and prevention of early pregnancy. It also supports children at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital in Cuenca and their families. The organisation works with universities, foundations and local communities, and reports its impact in annual reports.
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Aceleradora-Programm
Employment & Skills · Ecuador
Year-round training with short, targeted courses that deepen business skills for women who already run their own businesses.
Avanzar Mujer 360
Employment & Skills · Ecuador
Entrepreneurship and business management programme for women, with childcare provided during training.
PAME-Programm
Employment & Skills · Ecuador
Individual one-to-one business consulting for women entrepreneurs, in cooperation with PAME Unternehmensberatung.
Girl Power Workshops
Children & Youth · Ecuador
Week-long workshops for girls aged 13 to 18 on personal development, sexual and health education, women's rights and future prospects.
Hospital support for children
Health · Ecuador
Support for children treated at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital in Cuenca and their families during long hospital stays.
Sewing and craft training
Employment & Skills · Ecuador
Six-month basic and advanced sewing training for women with limited resources, with a focus on sustainability and entrepreneurship.
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Universidad del Azuay, Fundación LOOM, Leopold Bachmann Stiftung, Vontobel Stiftung, Frey Charitable Foundation, Stiftung Walter & Margareta Mössinger, PAME Unternehmensberatung, Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital
