Entrepreneurial women from Morocco improve their income thanks to the sale of eco-friendly bags

Entrepreneurial women from Morocco improve their income thanks to the sale of eco-friendly bags

The Oriental Region, located in the northeast area of Morocco, near the border with Algeria and the Mediterranean sea, has been historically isolated from the rest of Morocco, and the country’s major development zones. This region covers a vast extension of land, which is mostly rural with a weak and poorly industrialised entrepreneurial  fabric. The…

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The Popular and Solidarity Financial Sector contributes to changing Ecuador’s production matrix

The Popular and Solidarity Financial Sector contributes to changing Ecuador's production matrix

RENAFIPSE, our local partner in Ecuador as part of the popular and solidarity financial sector, organised last November in the community of San Jacinto, Canton of Sucre, Manabí province, the VII International Encounter on Popular and Solidarity Finance of Ecuador. This event brought together delegates from 22 provinces in the country and representatives of the…

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Haug, Pascual, Ferrovial, Estudio Álvaro Catalán de Ocón and Informe Semanal, winners of the CODESPA Awards

Today we have handed over the prizes to the finalists and winners of the XVII Edition of the CODESPA Awards. The jury selected five winners from the nine finalist projects, one in each category of this edition: charitable company, social innovation, corporate volunteering, charitable SME and journalism for development.

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European Research begins on Global Corporate Volunteering in the Public and Private Sectors and specific GCV practices in Humanitarian Aid

European Research begins on Global Corporate Volunteering in the Public and Private Sectors and specific GCV practices in Humanitarian Aid

At the European Volunteer Centre (CEV) research has begun to prepare a study on Global Corporate Volunteering in the European Union (EU)in the context of the ‘2013 Preparatory Action’ of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative promoted by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (DG ECHO).

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