Te damos voz

We are interested in telling the impact story behind your products and/or services, and indirectly making your social enterprise known throughout Latin America and the Caribbean! Social entrepreneurs can win the following prizes:

• A 1-minute video-capsule for 10 social entrepreneurs, produced and distributed on the Bioguia Website and Social Networks, whose audience is 18M + fans on Facebook, 1.5M on Instagram and 8M monthly visits to the Website. People reached per 100,000 publication, 80% consumed by a Latin American audience.
• 1 podcast interview for 5 social entrepreneurs produced and distributed by Efecto Colibrí on 3 digital platforms with 75K impressions on their website and an average of 5K downloads per episode, as well as broadcast on their social networks.
• All the winners will have access to a Communication Kit created by LeFil Consulting and ES2 Latam, with which they will have the visual and communication resources to spread their stories from this campaign, in addition to having a permanent space on the ES2 Latam platform.

This competition closes a communication and promotion gap that many social entrepreneurship brands need to scale their solutions to new audiences and regions. By giving them this recognition, we seek to increase their visibility and reach.

• Early-stage ventures, registered as a company (for profit, for impact), which has not received any significant funding.
• The entrepreneur must present a product/service that changes people’s lives in any of the dimensions of the SDGs.
• The product/service must be mainly aimed at people on the poverty line and/or vulnerable (Base of the pyramid)
• The product/service must be available and ready to market (no prototypes or beta)
• The product/service is directed to any country in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Social entrepreneurship who benefit from high-reach advertising, type B2C, which will support its development.

Example 1 – Product
Carla designs water heating systems using solar energy to benefit people in neighborhoods without access to hot water. She also offers microfinance so they can access her products.

Example 2 – Service
Tobías provides medical attention to women from indigenous areas, the services, although they are low cost, receive high-quality medical attention to prevent uterine and breast cancer.

• Step 1. Register an account on the platform with your email
• Step 2. You must create YOUR COMPANY PROFILE on the ES2 Latam-VC4A platform
• Step 3. Fill out the application form on this page.
• The app includes:
  • A brief description of your impact story
  • 3-5 high resolution images that appropriately illustrate your impact and your products and / or services.
  • A video about your company (if you have it)

Reception of applications – From April 19 to May 16, 2021
Selection and communication to finalists – From May 17, 2021
Production of communication material – From May 24 to June 21, 2021
Dissemination of the campaign – June – July

BioGuía – With more than 18 million followers, we have established ourselves as the largest digital medium for sustainable culture in Latin America.

Colibrí Effect – We give voice to initiatives, projects, solutions or tools that are creating a positive impact on our society and environment. Our podcasts and articles have reached XXXXX of people in Latin America.

ES2 Latam – It is a new platform that makes visible and connects the ecosystem of social entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean.

LeFil Consulting – It is a consulting firm in Switzerland specialized in inclusive business that works with entrepreneurs, corporations and governments in the global south.