April 2017

Neither earthquakes nor tsunamis can hold María back

In less than five minutes María Carrasco lost the investment which had cost her years of effort. On two occasions,…

Solidarity as collateral

For many years Magali has been a member of one of the community banks that make up Fondo Esperanza, the…

Harvesting what was sown

Diana Céspedes usually starts her day at the break of dawn. On board her small boat, La Josefina, she would…

Microloans that change lives

María Aurora Múnera says that, at 52 years old, she has a lifestyle she could never even have imagined, because…

A shelter for children of the future

Before leaving their house, Norma Ordóñez and her husband Wilington gave last-minute instructions to the four teachers who would be…

Bricks to rebuild lives

20 years ago, Rosa Norambuena set her project in motion: a factory of handmade clay bricks, traditionally considered a masculine…

“For me, this trip has been a blessing”, Quintín Quispe

From beyond the Peruvian highlands down to the Spanish plateau, Quintín Quispe proved how far one could go when given…

Silver Entrepreneurs

People who fight to overcome their present situation and make their dreams come true by changing their own and their…