Life stories

Apiculture in the desert: a surprising business that prospers with the help of technology

To think of bees and flowers simultaneously is logical. That is why it is surprising to see that these insects…

Transformando Realidades scholarship winners conquer Madrid

The 10 young Colombians, winners of the Transformando Realidades scholarship, have reached another milestone: they have traveled to Madrid, an…

Cuando ofrecer conexión a Internet es mucho más que un negocio

Situada a unos 425 kilómetros de Medellín, la localidad de San Pedro de Urabá ha sufrido especialmente el conflicto colombiano.…

“Nothing ventured, nothing gained”, female Panamanian entrepreneur

At the side of a highway in the Panamanian municipality of Chame is Ada Moreno’s carwash business. If anybody had…

A new use for cardboard, a business for Yohana

This Dominican entrepreneur, Yohana Sosa D’ Alexis, is living proof that environmental concern doesn’t have to be at odds with…

When you start with nothing, every day is a new triumph

The sun is only just visible over the horizon, but the day has already started a good while ago for…

When fishing is more than a livelihood

A boat and a net are all that Greymaría needs to earn a living. The Dominican entrepreneur loves fishing. She…

The “ambrosia” that has been maintaining Leonel and his family for the past 40 years

If ever there was a type of food with a history, it is cocoa. The Aztecs believed that drinking it…

“Angels and Princesses,” small-scale sewing workshops where great dreams are stitched together

Yamile Salazar has entrepreneurial spirit and an indomitable drive flowing through her veins. Her sewing business is so much more…

A philosophy of life and of work, written on a blackboard

A large blackboard presides over Lizandro Ramón’s small office. On it is written “I am trustworthy (de confianza, in Spanish),…

‘Paola’s handicrafts’: a childhood hobby turned livelihood

In Paola Miranda’s expert hands, scraps of felt and wool become multi-colored flowers and cute little fairies. Handicrafts have always…

When determination and resolution break barriers

She gets out of bed early, puts on her boots and climbs into her truck, which she uses to deliver…