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Carmen Correa

With over thirty years in the development field, Carmen Correa is ProMujer’s CEO since 2022. She previously served as Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, supervising the implementation of the organization’s social impact programs, which include expanding financial inclusion, providing health and well-being services, and offering skill-building opportunities to women across Latin America. Before joining ProMujer, she worked at the National Research and Innovation Agency (ANII) in Uruguay, worked as Director of Programs at Fundación Avina and was Director of Operations and Executive Director of Endeavor Uruguay. She also held different positions at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington DC and in the Organization of American States (OAS) in Uruguay. Carmen is part of the 2X Board of Directors, the EC-America Program Advisory Committee at Columbia Universirty and at the Advisory Board of Socialab Uruguay. Carmen is a mentor for Endeavor Uruguay and member of the Southern Cone Task Force of the Global Steering Group on Impact Investment. In 2023 Carmen was selected by Google.org as one of the seven Leaders to Watch. She holds a B.S. in Management from National- Louis University in McLean and has a Business Administration Certificate from Georgetown University, among other management development courses from Harvard Kennedy School, John Hopkins University and USDA in Washington, DC, and ESADE/ORT in Uruguay.

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Pro Mujer
Model
Hybrid Social Enterprise
Sectors
Education; Global Health; Social Innovation
Headquarters
Bolivia
Areas of Impact
Latin America

Pro Mujer

Founded in 1990 in Bolivia, Pro Mujer is a leading mission-driven social enterprise that empowers women in Latin America through a suite of financial, health and skill-building services, helping them reach their full potential. Over the past 28 years, Pro Mujer has disbursed more than $3 billion in small loans, provided over 8 million health interventions, and impacted more than 2 million women across Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru. 


In 2017, Pro Mujer turned to a new organizational strategy with a mandate to build a large-scale and sustainable platform that provides relevant and transformative resources and tools to women throughout their life cycle. Pro Mujer has begun to expand its services by entering new areas, including digital literacy, gender-based violence prevention, and workforce development. By leveraging alliances and technology, Pro Mujer is building a one-stop shop for women's empowerment.

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