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BE A PART OF OUR COLLABORATIVE IMPACT.

WHAT IS FUNDACIÓN AVINA?

Fundación Avina is a global organization that drives processes designed to change systems.

Rooted in the global South, we impact the world through collaborative efforts that foster human dignity and care for the planet.

WE ARE COLABORATIVE IMPACT

WHAT
WE DO

Fundación Avina has three issues of focus. These three critical issues are the pillars of our work to impact sustainable development.

WHERE
WE ARE
WORKING
RIGHT NOW

With a team made up of 150 professional staff and 8,000 allies across the world, Fundación Avina is carrying out programs in 45 countries across Latin America, the Caribbean, North America, Africa, and Asia, all focused on impacting the global South.

Our unique work model (CollaborAction) is highly effective at generating impactful, large-scale, systemic changes. Learn more about the collaborative processes we carry out alongside our allies.

COLLABORATIVE IMPACT IN ACTION

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR IMPACT

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CHILEANS WRITE A NEW CONSTITUTION

The engagement of Chilean citizens positively impacted the constitutional convention, shifting the balance of power between citizens and the government and expanding and rethinking the structure of democracy.

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Nearly 300,000 people benefited from access to credit in the areas of education, culture, the environment, and inclusive social development.

ETHICAL FINANCE IMPROVES THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN
ARGENTINA

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Recyclers have a say in regulations to make them part of urban solid waste collection systems and economic inclusion models that recognize them as drivers of development and
decent work.

ECUADOR PASSES THE FIRST INCLUSIVE CIRCULAR ECONOMY LAW IN LATIN AMERICA

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With a roadmap in place, Chile sets concrete circular economy goals to be reached by 2040.

ROADMAP IN HAND, CHILE PICKS UP SPEED ON THE PATH TOWARD A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

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Latitud R's 2021 indicators demonstrate that inclusive recycling is making a significant contribution to the development of Latin America's own model for a circular economy.

LATITUD R GAINS STRENGTH
AS A REGIONAL PLATFORM TO
SCALE UP INCLUSIVE RECYCLING AND MOVE TOWARD A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

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25 large global clothing anufacturing brands committed to paying their suppliers in full for the orders they canceled during the pandemic.

GLOBAL CLOTHING BRANDS REVERSE THEIR DECISION TO WITHHOLD 20 BILLION DOLLARS FROM SUPPLIERS

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A program developed in Guatemala to promote the social and labor inclusion of migrants and refugees is now a model for impact innovation in Central America and has been expanded to Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Honduras.

GUATEMALAN SOCIAL AND LABOR INCLUSION PROGRAM FOR MIGRANTS INSPIRES THREE OTHER
CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES

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The country expanded its contribution to the fight against the negative effects of climate change through a participatory process.

THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INCREASES ITS AMBITION TO COMBAT THE CLIMATE CRISIS

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A chain of over 16 thousand people carried out initiatives including reforestation, creating community gardens, and other climate actions in more than 90 countries.

THE IT’S NOW CAMPAIGN MOBILIZES WORLDWIDE CLIMATE ACTION

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During the 2021 presidential election, candidates participated in the first-ever televised debate about the future of water in Chile.

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IN
CHILE PARTICIPATE IN A DEBATE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WATER

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The resilience approach to dealing with urban problems gains strength and encourages innovative solutions with triple bottom line impact that use resources efficiently and contribute to the circular economy.

REGIONAL INITIATIVE AMPS
UP ITS EFFORTS TO INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF RESILIENT CITIES

THE BASICS

The ways in which Fundación Avina works to achieve its goals are extremely important.

GENDER
AND DIVERSITY

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are the principles that guide how Fundación Avina operates. In 2021, we updated our Institutional Assessment of Gender and Diversity.

CARBON NEUTRALITY

2021 was the third year of Fundación Avina's strategy to make our internal operations and projects completely carbon neutral by 2025.

TRANSPARENCY

Fundación Avina's operations and finances are audited on an ongoing basis by BDO Global. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of transparency. We are proud to say that Avina Americas has a GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency and a Charity Navigator rating of 100%.

WHAT IS FUNDACIÓN AVINA?

WE ARE COLABORATIVE IMPACT

WHAT WE DO

WHERE WE ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW

WHAT IS FUNDACIÓN AVINA?

WHAT
WE DO

WHERE
WE ARE
WORKING
RIGHT NOW