Kunan: Social entrepreneurship for the transformation of the country project

Kunan is a national platform that drives, integrates, and inspires the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Peru, with the aim of positioning it as an effective tool for social transformation in the country. The organization was established in 2014 and is currently the social entrepreneurship unit of “Peru Sostenible,” representatives of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in Peru. Kunan works in four main lines of action: commercial channels for social enterprises of the Kunan Network; spaces and networking; resources and content to promote social enterprises; and high impact, developing awards to identify social enterprises with high impact potential. 

As part of our approach to create a culture of philanthropy within Peru, Help Peru sponsors the Kunan Challenge Grand Prize, which seeks to offer innovative environmental social enterprises the opportunities they need to consolidate their model and realize their potential. The award recognizes and promotes social enterprises that stand out for being innovative, scalable, and sustainable, and together with them promote a culture of management and measurement of social impact in such initiatives.