Aprenda Asociación

Aprenda
Asociación

Transforming the life of Peruvians through knowledge.

Since 2019, we have been a non-profit civil association designing and executing projects that impact positively in the life of families, communities and businesses by developing their capacities to make progress.

Lines of action

We develop people’s capacities so as for them to be the main actors of their development by executing projects involving these 4 lines of action:

Community strengthening

Business development

Women’s empowerment

Circular
economy

Our team

The Aprenda team includes professionals that share the vision of boosting people’s development through the opportunity to be the main actors of their development.

Carlos Culquichicón

Chief of the Steering Committee

Patricia Martínez

Director

Alexis Pancorvo

Director

Miriam Vásquez

General Manager

Juan José Román

Project Manager

Giorela Poma Castillo

Project Coordinator

Karen Rudas Chávez

Project Coordinator

Gustavo Garma Rojas

Project Supervisor

Mauricio Bravo Díaz

Project Analyst

Diego Sánchez Trujillo

Project Analyst

Thalia Oreana Ramirez

Project Analyst

Raúl Eduardo Ipanaqué

Project Consultant

Tifany Robles Matos

Project Consultant

Anthony Tovar Condori

Project Intern

Significant impacts

Donors

People assisted

500

Thousand dollars executed

400

Thousand dollars given for working capital

Developed projects

We design and execute projects including components such as diagnosis, training, advisory, follow-up, financing, communication and impact measurement. These are some:

Digital Small Grocery

Aprenda and BID-Lab are promoting the growth of businessmen of small groceries in Lima and Callao by giving them access to training and consultancy to implement tools for digitalizing their sales, payments, customer service and stock control.

Be an entrepreneur and grow

Parque Arauco Division Peru and Aprenda are together to boost the development of Peruvian entrepreneurs and go along with them in their commercial way through training programs, advisory and spaces in shopping centers.

Sucessful Women

Compartamos Financiera and Aprenda empower entrepreneur women from emerging areas in Peru by helping them through audiobooks, training and seed capital awards to reactivate their businesses.

Let’s move forward

Compartamos Financiera and Aprenda boost the growth of microenterprise businessmen in Peru by training and advising them in their digitalization journey as well as granting them development capital awards.

Recicrece

Fundacion Coca-Cola, San Miguel Industrias, Arca Continental Lindley and Aprenda work together to boost the productivity of recycling associations and companies by improving their processes and incorporating good management practices.

Be an entrepreneur without Limits

The Department for Women and Vulnerable Populations of Peru (MIMP, in Spanish), the American-Peruvian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM, in Spanish), Centrum PUC and Aprenda advise and grant development capital to disabled entrepreneurs.

Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards

Fundacion Citi and us acknowledge the extraordinary of microenterprise businessmen and the important role of microfinance institutions and awarded one of the most emblematic and significant awards in Peru.

Inspiring testimonials

Kate-Otiniano-en — Kate Otiniano

**Head of sustainability in Parque Arauco División Perú**

"Parque Arauco and Aprenda have been working together since 2021 providing opportunities to entrepreneurs in different malls of Peru. Working with Aprenda allows us to give life to our sustainability strategy and boost our scope and impact."

Elsa-Bazan-en — Elsa Bazán

**Head of social responsibility in Arca Continental Lindley**

"Aprenda and Arca Continental Lindley have been working since 2014 on the program ‘Comunidad Destapando mi Emprendimiento’ (Community Revealing my Entrepreneurship) that boosts the business of women living in Pucusana through the access to business training, advisory and follow-up. We have obtained excellent results with over 100 women being personally and economically empowered."

Donors

We have been transforming the lives of millions of Peruvians through knowledge thanks to the contribution of outstanding worldwide and local companies and organizations.