SNV is a social enterprise dedicated to combating poverty and inequality in emerging markets across the globe.

At SNV, it is not enough to "think different". We believe that innovation is the ability to understand how to transform ideas into actions, and catalyse actions into sustainable and scalable solutions. We provide a unique blend of integrated services and solutions that are tailor-made to the specific needs of each of our clients.

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Since 2006, SNV LA has focused its efforts on advancing Inclusive Business (www.inclusivebusiness.org), an entrepreneurial initiative which aims to contribute towards poverty alleviation by including low-income communities within the value chain, while not losing sight of the ultimate goal of business, namely generating profit.

"The assistance provided by SNV was extremely timely. It arrived at the moment in which the Ministry for Coordination and Social Development was being created, and contributed refreshing ideas to the issue of economic inclusion, a fundamental objective shared by both organisations. At the same time, this has allowed us to efficiently articulate public and private efforts [...] SNV has contributed with methodologies to be tested jointly, in order to transfer these to other actors. I appreciate the honesty of the work developed by SNV in support of our National Plan for Economic Inclusion. I strongly encourage SNV to convey to international organisations the importance of economic inclusion to further our national poverty alleviation agenda."

-  Nathalie Cely, Ecuadorian Minister for Production, Competitivity and Commercialisation