With this award, the Office of the First Lady of the Dominican Republic recognizes mothers who have been outstanding in terms of their dedication, training, solidarity and progress for their families and for society as a whole.
The eight entrepreneurs from Banco ADOPEM chosen as “Madre Ejemplar 2016” received the award from Cándida Montilla de Medina, First Lady of the Republic, who said that “by choosing you as exemplary mothers, we hope to do justice symbolically to all Dominican mothers”.
The bank’s award-winning entrepreneurs were Benedicta Núñez Restituyo, de Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís); Jaqueline Domínguez Tineo, de La Vega (Jarabacoa); Luz Olgarina Rojas Almonte, de Valverde (Mao); Juana Aquino, de San Pedro de Macorís; Carmen Santa Almonte, de Monseñor Nouel (Bonao); Ángela Almonte, de Hato Mayor (Sabana de la Mar); Julia Guerrero, de La Altagracia (Higuey) and Arelis Cortorreal Diloné, de La Romana.
The event, which also distinguished another 24 women, was attended by Banco ADOPEM’s prizewinning mothers and entrepreneurs in representation of the provinces in the Dominican Republic and the National District, accompanied by their families.
Eigt women entrepeneurs from Banco ADOPEM, winners of the national “Madre Ejemplar 2016”