Salmon with style Jaime Gutiérrez lives in Quisco, close to the sea. There are thousands of utensils and tools in his workshop, among…
Josefina, the dream weaver Josefina is an indigenous Wayuu, from a village in La Guajira region, in western Colombia. Thanks to Bancamía, today she…
“I’ve changed lives with my business” Floralba Lucumí talks about her life, her business and her family with passion. This Bancamía entrepreneur is the mother of…
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…