 In 1997, Pro Mujer established its international headquarters in New York City, and consequently expanded into more countries; Peru in 1999, Mexico in 2001, and Argentina in 2005.In 2009, Patterson was honored by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as a “Woman Microfinance Pioneer in Latin America” and in 2007, both Patterson and Velasco were jointly recognized as “Community Crusaders” at the annual “CNN Heroes