Ideas that make an impact: With support from CABEI, KfW, and the European Union, university students with social and environmental vision were awarded prizes

Article originally published on CABEI's website on 01/08/2025. The European Union through LACIF contributes to the DINAMICA II Initiative through an investment grant and technical assistance.

With the firm intention of promoting a new generation of social and green enterprises that contribute to strengthening El Salvador's resilience, the DINÁMICA II Initiative of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), the Government of Germany, through KfW, and the European Union, awarded non-reimbursable funds to three outstanding projects in key areas of the social and environmental impact economy.

The selection, evaluation, and awarding of the three projects was part of the University SUMMIT event organized by INSERT, which included a space for strengthening skills in impact economics through training and workshops for around 45 university students, as well as a boot camp for developing business ideas.

The young participants are students from three higher education institutions in the country: the University of El Salvador (UES), the Technological University of El Salvador (UTEC), and the Superior School of Economics and Business (ESEN). They had the opportunity to structure and present sustainable and socially responsible business models, with the support of experts and strategic allies from the national entrepreneurial ecosystem.

This joint effort represents a commitment to Salvadoran youth talent and a more sustainable and inclusive future for all, in line with the purpose of the DINÁMICA II Initiative, a tripartite effort by CABEI, the Government of Germany, through KfW, and the European Union, which seeks to contribute to economic development and job creation in Central America by strengthening the business ecosystem for new, young, and innovative MSMEs, in addition to promoting adequate access to financial services and the European Union that seeks to contribute to economic development and job creation in Central America by strengthening the business ecosystem for new, young, and innovative MSMEs, as well as promoting adequate access to financial services.