Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    SUPPORT TO SMES AND EARLY-STAGE ENTREPRENEURS - TAPPING INTO THE LEARNINGS FROM PREVIOUS CRISES, AGORA'S RESPONSE TO THE NEW COVID-19 CONTEXT CONSISTED IN DIGITIZING ALL OF ITS SUPPORT PROGRAMMING, REINFORCING ITS RESILIENCE- FOCUSED CURRICULUM AND STARTING TO ORGANIZE AND TAKE PART IN ECOSYSTEM-WIDE INITIATIVES. IN 2020, AGORA SUPPORTED 300 SMES AND EARLY-STAGE ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH A SERIES OF ONLINE, RESILIENCE-FOCUSED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 110+ HOURS OF GROUP TRAINING AND 400+ HOURS OF 1:1 CONSULTING. IN ADDITION, AGORA DISBURSED $100K TO EARLY-STAGE, IMPACT-DRIVEN ENTERPRISES IN THE FORM OF RECOVERABLE GRANTS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $281.1K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    FORMING CATALYSTS (TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM) - "FORMING CATALYSTS" LEVERAGES AGORA'S LEADERSHIP AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEACHINGS INTO A PROGRAM TO TRAIN ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT ORGANIZATION PROFESSIONALS ON HOW TO BETTER SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS IN THEIR PROGRAMS. OVER 100 PROFESSIONALS HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO DATE, SOME OF WHOM HAVE RECEIVED SMALL GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING WORKSHOPS IN THEIR COUNTRIES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $216.9K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    VARIABLE PAYMENT OBLIGATION (VPO) PROGRAM - PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FINANCE (THROUGH A PARTNER BANK) AND PROVIDE ENTERPRISE GROWTH SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED, WOMEN-OWNED SMALL AND GROWING BUSINESSES IN LATIN AMERICA. THIS PROGRAM INITIATED IN NICARAGUA AND HAS SINCE BEEN EXPANDED TO EL SALVADOR AND COLOMBIA.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $145K