NV Foundation Scholarships Program years 2018 – 2020 recap66Scholarship Beneficiaries28Students Graduated24Students Completed the Academic Year14Currently Enrolled In Scholarship ProgramNina Vaca Foundation provides annual scholarships to Unidad Educativa Particular Ecuador to improve lives and the community through training and education.The Nina Vaca Foundation facilitates scholarships every year to “Unidad Educativa Particular Ecuador”, a school in Quito – Ecuador with a modality …
The Nina Vaca Innovation and Entrepreneurship Endowment provides the CIE with the sustained ability to celebrate and recognize two outstanding students each year. The award highlights the amazing innovators and entrepreneurs thriving in all disciplines across the growing ecosystem at Texas State and recognizes the power of an entrepreneurial mindset to change the world for the better. This award is …
Nina launched the “Aid for Ecuador” campaign in response to the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Ecuador in April 2016. More than 660 people have been killed, with more than 27,000 injured. Thousands of homes, businesses, public buildings and schools are in ruins. Nina Vaca explained: “While the disaster has already faded from the headlines, the acute needs of …
The inspiration to launch this campaign came after Houston-based Solo Mujeres magazine named Nina Woman of the Year at the 11th annual Tribute to the Hispanic Woman. The event was a celebration in commemoration of the International Day of the Woman on March 8. The Solo Mujeres campaign, benefited the next generation of Latina leaders. $11,000 went directly to women looking to expand their educational opportunities …
Moments after the devastating 2016 earthquake in Ecuador, Nina Vaca jumped into action to help the country where she was born. She started gathering donors to support her Aid for Ecuador campaign as she competed in the “Escape from Alcatraz” triathlon in San Francisco. Nina collected $100,000 for Aid for Ecuador to help entrepreneurs rebuild their businesses. After Nina’s visit …