Chifles del Campo
USD 40.000USD 200.000
in yearly sales
Yadira Martillo
Paján, Manabí
Her plantain-chip business expanded production and reached new markets thanks to the training and support of the program.
Fundación Misión Ecuador · Since 2016
We empowertalent totransformcommunities
We award scholarships to Ecuadorian entrepreneurs and train them in entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership, so they grow first as people, and then their businesses.
1.650+fully funded fellowships
24provinces
81%increased their sales
9editions
Those who have trusted us
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Our mission
We believe the person behind the business has to grow first for the business to grow. That is why we award fully funded fellowships to people who could not afford them, and take the best training in the country to where the talent already is: the provinces.
We were born in 2016, after the earthquake that devastated Manabí and Esmeraldas, to bring hope back to those who had lost everything. Nine years and nine editions later, we run one of the most complete entrepreneurship training programs in the country, backed by the U.S. Diplomatic Mission and the Inter-American Development Bank.
Nine years.
Measured.
Cumulative figures from Fundación Misión Ecuador programs. Each one is a person who decided to stop waiting.
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years transforming communities
Impact study by King's College London
We don't count attendees. We measure change.
81%
of scholars increased their sales
75%
improved their quality of life and economic well-being
80,9%
moved from necessity-driven to opportunity-driven entrepreneurship
Photo coming soonGladis Quizhpe · Her business
Her business
USD 1.000USD 175.000
valuation
Gladis Quizhpe
Zamora Chinchipe
Before Misión Ecuador she valued her business at under a thousand dollars. Today it is valued at one hundred seventy-five thousand.
Tourism center
Local leaderYLAI Fellow
USD 35,000 fellowship
Sara Lozano
Saraguro, Loja
After the program she became a community leader, grew her tourism center and won a Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative fellowship to the United States.
Today
What we're building
From AI-driven innovation to an international corridor with the United States and Mexico: the Misión Ecuador model keeps growing.
2025 – 2026
INNOVaiTECH
An innovation, AI and technology campus: a national webinar, a university hackathon, a startup accelerator and a Summit & Fest with talks and concerts.
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April – May 2027
Freedom 250
The U.S. Inspires, Latin America Builds. An innovation, trade and sustainability corridor between Guayaquil, Galápagos and Guadalajara, with the support of the U.S. Embassy.
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Ecuador + Mexico
Misión LATAM
The Misión Ecuador model goes regional. Starting with Mexico.
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INNOVaiTECH Summit & Fest 2025 · Official recap. The official recap of the ninth-edition Summit & Fest. All videos
Nine years in pictures
Every picture is from a real foundation program. Click any of them to see it full size.
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One scholarship changes a life. And one life changes a community.
Every Misión Ecuador edition awards fully funded fellowships to entrepreneurs who could not otherwise afford them. Your gift is the next one.
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