Esquel Ecuador Foundation (Fundación Esquel-Ecuador): A Case Study

By Alejandra Adoum with Anglea Venza

This is a case study from the series Process and Techniques of Foundation-Building: Experiences from Eight Organizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

It examines the formation, financing and programs of the Esquel Foundation, which was established in Ecuador in 1990 by local and other Latin American individuals from NGOs and government to support local self-help initiatives of the poor.

The preparation of this series of case studies was made possible by support from the Ford Foundation, the Aspen Institute, the C.S. Mott Foundation and the Compton Foundation.