Rocio Cavazos

Rocio Cavazos leads the development and execution of our strategy and impact in Latin America and Africa. She is responsible for scaling business partnerships that increase access to financing for water and sanitation in the region.

She is a finance and impact investing professional with more than 20 years of experience at organizations such as Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, ProMujer and Women’s World Banking. With her experience in microfinance and social enterprises in more than 30 countries and her leadership as the founder and president of the Association of Vegan Entrepreneurs of Mexico, she is deeply connected to both her global and local communities.

Articles by Rocio Cavazos

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Tuesday
May 26
2026

Rocio Cavazos

The Keys to Successful Blue Bonds: How Peru’s Strong Local Lending Systems Are Expanding Water and Sanitation Access

For millions of Peruvian families, one barrier stands between them and safe water and sanitation at home: access to affordable financing. Yet as Rocio Cavazos at Water.org explains, the financial institutions serving these communities face their own barrier: limited access to lower-cost capital. She discusses Water.org's efforts to support Peru’s two successful blue bond issuances, exploring how these bonds can allow lenders to offer more affordable loans for water and sanitation solutions — and sharing lessons from Peru's experience that can be applied by blue bonds in other markets.

Categories
Environment, Finance, Investing, WASH

Tags
development finance, global development, impact bonds, impact investing, lending, rural development, sanitation, water

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The Keys to Successful Blue Bonds: How Peru’s Strong Local Lending Systems Are Expanding Water and Sanitation Access