women’s stories

Ambitions know no borders

A secluded territory does not stop Bancamía from building a branch office, as long as there are entrepreneurs longing for…

Cooking up an enterprise

American author Steve Maraboli once said, “There is no greater force for change than people inspired to live a better…

Education as a tool to face day to day life

Danilsa has always wanted to teach ever since she was a young girl. Little by little, she started making her…

Suits that uphold traditions and change lives

Every 16th of July, hundreds of thousands of peregrines and tourists go to La Tirana, a town in the north…

Rosa’s bricks: clay, sun and courage

Ever since she started, 17 years ago now, Rosa saw the business opportunity in making bricks: “I started with a…

Not just a business, this is a refuge for underprivileged children

Norma lives in Soacha, a town 20 kms. from Bogota, one of the most marginal areas in the country and…

On board ‘La Josefina’, dreams can come true

Diana Céspedes is one of thousands of entrepreneurs in this country who grows guineo, the typical Dominican banana, and exports…

Strawberries that grow dreams

María is the owner of two plots of land with 5,000 and 10,000 strawberry plants, respectively. Her first crop was…

Raspberries mean success

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

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 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…