{"id":19021,"date":"2018-05-08T19:57:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T17:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fundacionmicrofinanzasbbva.org\/en\/reconstruyendo-la-confianza-misma\/"},"modified":"2019-12-04T13:12:09","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T12:12:09","slug":"reconstruyendo-la-confianza-misma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fundacionmicrofinanzasbbva.org\/en\/reconstruyendo-la-confianza-misma\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebuilding trust in oneself"},"content":{"rendered":"

Years ago, Rosa Ancco was convinced that she would never overcome her husband\u2019s death, a crisis that left her hollow and sad. Yet she chose to weather the storm and fight for the sake of her children.<\/strong> At 36 years old, she has become head of her household, and is proud to say that she is managing two businesses thanks to the support of Financiera Confianza<\/a>, the BBVAMF\u2019s institution in Peru.<\/strong> This in turn, has allowed her to make improvements in her house which led to her kids\u2019 better health and well-being.<\/p>\n

Rosa has lived for 15 years in Arequipa\u2019s Yura District. The first house she occupied wasn\u2019t as livable as her house today: where her toilet now stands, there was nothing but a hole on the ground; there wasn\u2019t even running water where her youngest daughter now delights in taking showers; and they didn\u2019t have any proper and hygienic sewage system, only a crevice that caused illness and diseases.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Currently, in Peru\u2019s urban areas, 10% of the population doesn\u2019t have access to running water, and a similar proportion of people live in houses without a proper sewage system. In rural areas, these figures are much higher.<\/strong> Thanks to the credit program \u2018Construyendo Confianza \u2013 Agua y Saneamiento\u2019<\/em>, vulnerable entrepreneurs like Rosa now have the opportunity to make sanitation improvements, enhance existing infrastructure and even conclude unfinished construction projects. The loans seek to foster local economic development through housing improvements, something that directly affects the living standards of the entrepreneurs and their families. Moreover, collaboration agreements with Habitat for Humanity<\/a> and Water.org<\/a>, allow the program to offer sustainable building and financial solutions, together with technical assistance to better support clients.<\/p>\n

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Rosa\u2019s children on their way to school<\/p><\/div>\n

Rosa is an example of how a person could surmount their vulnerability with hard work. Between selling cheese and peeled potatoes, she is resolved to give her children a good life. Her priority is for her children to study and become professionals, in order to enjoy a better future.<\/p>\n

This female entrepreneur is convinced that women, are just as capable as men.<\/strong> They are capable of becoming a mother and at the same time manage a business and their homes. They can overcome life\u2019s toughest challenges and succeed. One only has to establish a goal and work to achieve it.<\/p>\n

Rosa\u2019s priority is for her children to study and become professionals so they could have a better future<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Her story is but one of the many cases where women fight for their family\u2019s progress and their businesses\u2019 advancement; women who achieve their goals thanks to their determination.<\/p>\n