Isbel is a 24-year-old mother who lives in the south of Quito. Until recently, her family consisted of her husband and two daughters, but due to the complicated situation that the country is going through, the father decided to emigrate to the United States illegally, or at least that’s what his wife wants to think. […]
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A mother’s love is that kind of love that is felt from the depths of the heart, knowing of her sacrifice and courage to face adversity inspires us to persevere in faith and trust in God. This is the testimony of Oximar Caña, who came to de Pan de Vida in September of this year,
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The connection with de Pan de Vida began with the micro-entrepreneurship program to which Mr. Victor Saltos applied. He arrived from Venezuela several years ago in search of better opportunities for his family. Eventually his family started coming to Ecuador as well. Victor received his seed capital in 2021, he was dedicated to making desserts
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Community Development is having a significant spiritual impact on the families of the entrepreneurs in the city of Otavalo. We have the help of Segundo Anrango, he comes from one of the communities of Otavalo where he lived most of his life. Pan de Vida contacted him to start community development, with his help we
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The province of Imbabura has many indigenous communities, some near the main cities and others further away, Pan de Vida works with more than 20 indigenous communities throughout the area, however, there are many more that we want to reach, thanks to some contacts through some churches and their pastors, in this quarter we had
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During this time, we had the opportunity to work together with Lucia Morales, she is an indigenous woman from the community of Pigulca in Otavalo, we have worked together since 2020 when she came to Pan de Vida through her community leader. Lucia is 43 years old and lives with her 6 children, her husband,
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What is the limit to a mother’s love? This is the testimony of Laura Quishpe (65 years old), a mother who has had to double her work for the love of her son Santiago. Her son is 44 years old and has acquired a physical disability because of two strokes that left him without mobility,
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Camila is a 20 year old mother who lives in the city of Quito. Her family consists of two girls, Shirley Chango, 5 years old, and Scarleth Picuasi, 1 year old. She told us that being a teenage mother has caused her many difficulties in society, however, she does not regret these great gifts that
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Being a single mother is synonymous with courage and strength, since it means assuming the role of father and mother at the same time. It means doing everything for two: loving, caring, protecting, accompanying, working and teaching. This testimony is from Mrs. Rosa, who arrived at Pan de Vida in March of 2023, after seeing
Santiago Pichamba is a man of indigenous culture from the community of Cumbasconde in Otavalo. All his life he has been involved in agriculture and animal raise, knowledge that he obtained through his parents and grandparents. His family consists of his wife Susana and daughter Daniela. The leader of the community of Cumbasconde noticed Santiago’s
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