• In addition to S/ 150 000 funding, the social companies Llama Pack, Empanacombi, Pixed and Estrafalario will receive specialized advice for two years so that they can be fully developed.
• These companies were chosen from 112 initiatives and will be in charge of NESsT, an organization allied to the Wiese Foundation, with more than 20 years of experience in impact investing.
Lima, February 10, 2020. Four sustainable, time-effective and socially impactable ventures will be financed with 150 thousand soles each by the Entrepreneurship Fund, a program created by the Wiese Foundation to promote initiatives that contribute to solve relevant social problem in the country.
The companies Llama Pack, Empanacombi, Pixed and Estrafalario will also receive specialized advice and accompaniment for two years so that they can fully develop and invest in the best way the contribution of 150 thousand soles awarded by the Wiese Foundation. The aforementioned social enterprises are part of the First Portfolio of the Entrepreneur fund, which will be managed by NESsT, an organization with extensive experience in impact investment at the global and local level.
The general manager of the Wiese Foundation, Ingrid Claudet, stressed the importance of each of the selected companies, also reported that, at the convocation and selection stage that concludes after one year with the presentation of the first portfolio of the Entrepreneur Fund, more than 100 proposals presented from different regions of Peru participated.
LLAMA PACK
The Llama Pack entrepreneurship seeks the participation of the commoners of the Sacred Valley of the Incas (Cusco) in local tourism, by the use of llamas as load animals on the rides offered by the travel agencies. This proposal
has as parallel objective to reassess the use of the traditional livestock of the inhabitants and, in addition, the protection of the Andean ecosystem. Enter here and learn more about the social enterprise:
http://bit.ly/FE-LlamaPack
EMPANACOMBI
It is a social culinary company that promotes the employment inclusion of cooks with disabilities. Its empanadas and other artisanal products are made by people with various diagnoses, such as hearing impairment, mild retardation, Down syndrome and autism. To learn more about Empanacombi, go here:
http://bit.ly/FE-Empanacombi
PIXED
It is an undertaking dedicated to the research, creation and development of technologies for the development of personalized limb prostheses and also provides psychological support for the school, labor and social inclusion of people with physical disabilities. Learn more about Pixed, here:
http://bit.ly/FE-Pixed
ESTRAFALARIO
It is an urban fashion brand, offering apparel and accessories; it has incorporated women from the criminal Annex of Chorrillos into its production chain, offering them a decent job and training the adolescent mothers of INABIF. It also seeks to extend the shelf life and uses of the garments it manufactures, making versatile designs, recycling and/or using organic fabrics. Learn about Estrafalario’s work, here: http://bit.ly/FE-Estrafalario
ABOUT THE WIESE FOUNDATION
The Wiese Foundation has been working since 1960 to mobilize people and institutions to transform Peru into a country where equity, solidarity and identity are the values that inspire all its citizens.
With this vision, the Wiese Foundation sponsors, directs and manages, either directly or through partners, various social programs related to the management of cultural heritage, education, entrepreneurship (Entrepreneurship Fund) and humanitarian aid.
ABOUT NESsT
NESsT is the ally selected by the Wiese Foundation to operate the Entrepreneur Fund, managing the call, Due Diligence and advice /accompaniment during the portfolio stage. NESsT is an international organization that supports and invests in social enterprises that generate employment and improve incomes for people in vulnerable situations. NESsT has supported 14,000 organizations in 55 countries to assess, identify and develop sustainable business models. For any information related to the Entrepreneur fund and the social enterprises that are part of the first portfolio, contact the Coordination of Additional Information: Milagros Arquíñigo, Fundación Wiese: 998 569 035, marquinigo@fundacionwiese.org
