The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, May 29, 2026.
Santo Domingo.- The BHD Bank announced the opening of the call for the eleventh edition of the Women Who Change the World Award, the main award in the Dominican Republic dedicated to recognizing and supporting women whose work generates a transcendent contribution to the well-being of people and the development of their communities and the country.
Through this initiative, Banco BHD distinguishes women who, from different fields such as social action, education, science, art, entrepreneurship, health, the environment and other areas, carry out sustained work that transforms lives, strengthens communities and provides solutions to important social challenges.
Over eleven editions, the Women Who Change the World Award has established itself as a platform for recognizing and strengthening women’s contributions. Since its creation, the program has recognized more than a hundred women, whose initiatives have positively impacted thousands of people in different locations across the country.
Josefina Navarro, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Social Responsibility at Banco BHD, explained that,
“beyond the awards gala, this initiative allows us to make visible and strengthen the extraordinary contribution that these women make, through our accompaniment program, which constitutes one of the distinctive features of the award, as it allows us to strengthen the sustainability and scope of the initiatives led by the award winners, expanding the positive impact they generate in their communities”.
In addition to the public recognition that takes place at the awards gala, the program offers the award winners a comprehensive accompaniment process for one year, through which they receive advice, training and support to strengthen the scope and sustainability of their projects. This process includes, among other aspects, financial education, capacity building, institutional consolidation, promotion of values and support for the management of their initiatives, benefits that also extend to the communities they impact with their work.
The bases and application form for the Women Who Change the World Award are available at
www.mujeresquecambianelmundo.com.do, or they can be requested at any of the Banco BHD branches nationwide, channels through which nominations can also be submitted. The call will remain open until Friday, May 29, 2026.
Women aged 25 and over, Dominicans residing in the country or abroad, as well as those of other nationalities with at least 10 years of legal residency in the Dominican Republic, whose non-profit initiative or project has at least two years of proven results in areas such as social action, art, education, entrepreneurship, gender, scientific research, environment, health, among others, can be nominated for the award.
The Women Who Change the World Award is the main component of social responsibility
associated with the gender practices that Banco BHD has been implementing since 2015, whose initiatives are aimed at promoting equal opportunities and recognizing the contribution of women to Dominican society.
The jury of the Women Who Change the World Award is made up of
journalist Huchi Lora,
María Amalia León, president of the Eduardo León Jimenes Foundation; Oscar Villanueva, president of the Quiéreme Como Soy Foundation; Soledad Álvarez, philologist and poet; Reverend Father Secilio Espinal, rector of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), and Steven Puig, president of Banco BHD.
The recognition includes a cash prize of one million Dominican pesos for first place, two prizes of RD$500,000 for second and third place, and RD$300,000 for each finalist, resources aimed at strengthening the social initiatives led by the participants.
