Interview with Pallay Peru: Sustainable fashion with social impact
Pallay Peru is a social enterprise that, aside from employing female weavers from the communities of Challwaccocha and Acchahuata, rescues the ancestral techniques and designs of the Cusco region. The approach of Pallay goes beyond commercial, social and cultural ends. It also has an environmental impact; each product is handmade with natural supplies and environmentally […]
Impact investing: What are they and how can they help startups?
What is impact investing? These are investments that are made with the intention of generating a social or environmental impact. Although they have a socio-environmental purpose, they are not donations, but investments, so they seek a return on capital. How do impact investments happen? In general, when a fund makes this type of investment, what […]
Learn about the digital channels of the winners of the second edition of the Entrepreneur Fund
The Entrepreneur Fund program of the Wiese Foundation concluded successfully with its second call for applications. In this edition, the four winning social enterprises were Inkao, Pallay, Caxacori and For you, my blood. All of them are currently in the third phase of the program, receiving advice and being accompanied for their upscaling, in addition […]
Ideas for social entrepreneurship: How to create a new business that is profitable and helps others?
Nowadays, the role of social entrepreneurship is fundamental for the construction of a more equitable and sustainable world. Hence, supporting initiatives that seek not only to generate income, but also to contribute to the well-being of ecosystems or vulnerable communities, has become an imperative need. In this context, the Wiese Foundation is proud to be […]
Caxacori Studio: The value of promoting social sustainability
Caxacori Studio, a sustainable fashion company, emerges as a beacon of hope in the Peruvian Amazon. Confronting the threat of deforestation, it has established an innovative collaboration with the Awajún communities, the second largest indigenous population in the region. By focusing on the sustainable gathering of latex from shiringa trees, Caxacori contributes to preventing the […]
Inkao Peru: Transforming the VRAEM through cacao farming
Learn about one of the winning social enterprises of the second edition of the Entrepreneur Fund: Innovation and sustainability in the heart of Peru. Deep in the Valley of the Rivers Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro (VRAEM), a region known for its socioeconomic challenges, emerged a story of hope and change, Inkao Peru, a company led […]
The importance of promoting social entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship undertakings are the driver for change that moves our society toward a more sustainable and equitable future. They are defined as initiatives, processes or organizations that seek to improve the quality of life of people and promote sustainable community development. In the words of Ingrid Claudet, general manager of the Wiese Foundation, we […]
Profile of a social entrepreneur: Valery Zevallos, the young Arequipeñan who aims to be a reference for sustainable fashion in Peru
With a childhood marked by fashion, today Valery has achieved one of her biggest dreams, having her own clothing brand related to caring for the environment and women’s empowerment, which is what led her to become part of the Wiese Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Fund. Defining the personality of an entrepreneur like Valery is complicated. Since the […]
“Lady of Cao, Legacy of Power”, the new fashion collection of Estrafalario
Artisans from the district of Magdalena de Cao participated in this new fashion collection, inspired by the principal character of the El Brujo Archaeological Complex. Estrafalario, one of the ventures of the Wiese Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Fund, presented on Wednesday, December 15, “Lady of Cao, Legacy of Power”, its new fashion collection inspired by the principal […]
Pixed and their limb prostheses reinvent themselves for this 2021
Pixed is one of the 4 social undertakings that is part of the portfolio of the Wiese Foundation Entrepreneur Fund. The company dedicates itself to the research, creation and development of inclusive technologies for the manufacture of personalized limb prostheses. It also offers psychological accompaniment for the inclusion of persons with a physical disability at school, at work […]
