Levantando Chile Fund

Levantando Chile Update (August-October, 2011) After launching a social enterprise competition in March, NESsT selected six winning organizations to channel funds, knowledge and hope to local producers, artisans and microentrepreneurs whose livelihoods were affected by the 2010 earthquake. NESsT designed tailor-made...

Over the last few months, Levantando Chile team members Ignacio Blanco (Coordinator) and Felipe Cordero (Project Assistant) surveyed the regions of Chile most affected by the February 2010 earthquake; O'Higgins, Maule and BioBio; to identify the needs of existing organizations. They met with government and civil society...

A year after the devastating earthquake, NESsT’s Levantando Chile continues to support social enterprises that enable local entrepreneurs to not only rebuild but to improve their livelihoods  The 8.8-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami that hit Chile one year ago today left many local artisans and...

As we welcome in a new year, we wanted to take a moment to update you on the progress NESsT has made through our Levantando Chile Fund to support the fragile communities ravaged by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake nearly a year ago. Immediately after the February 2010 earthquake and tsunami in Chile, NESsT mobilized...

On a cold winter morning, the women started gathering at the “Encuentro entre Mujeres,” or “Women’s Summit” in Tirúa. They were coming from different communities; some of them with babies in arms, others with younger children who had no place to stay while their mothers spent...

Levantando Chile Milestones - Our work continues The first wave of generosity from Levantando Chile Fund donors from around the world is already showing its results. On May 26, 2010 two of the organizations supported through the Levantando Chile Fund were officially awarded with a financial contribution of US$ 25,000...