Life stories

Starting out when all you have is hope

Tiodoro is the owner of a grocery store, in the Pintada de Coclé area. This entrepreneur is well known in…

Raspberries mean success

Adriana and Francisco started with a small orchard and now they have four hectares where, as well as raspberries, they…

The craftsman who succeeded in making a living from his passion

Six years ago Eduardo Sandoval decided to give his life a radical turn round; at 62 he had spent half…

When saving becomes a safeguard for your health

Silvia Gonzales just needed someone to reach her community, to look her in the eyes as they talked and, speaking…

Doctors, all thanks to gourds

As a child, Delia learned the laborious, millenarian art of carving gourds by hand, using only a small chisel. Over…

“The people at Financiera Confianza are the best, they believed in me”

In the Peruvian city of Pisac, Carlos Romero spends his days sowing corn and cattle farming.  Although he has been…

The merit of being mistress of your own fate

The first day that Brígida had to milk the twelve cows her husband had bought, she was exhausted by the…

The teacher who succeeded in setting up his own school

This is the story of Miguel Dadus, a teacher whose dream was to found a different, more modern, sort of…

Myladys, in charge of her time and her future

“Chimis”, as these popular beef sandwiches are known, are a classic of Dominican cooking and much loved in the country.…

Small loans that change lives

Marleny lives with her husband, her 5-year old son and her parents in the community of Cauchal, Capira district, in…

First of all a cook, now a business woman, and always a dreamer

María Paola is a great example of how hard work and effort can change your life. With support from Microserfin,…

10 children, 31 grandchildren and a lot of determination

Black cockles are one of Panamanians’ favorite sea foods. Tempora Mendoza has a small street stall selling this mollusc, which…