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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Ana a migrant woman and a struggling mother. She migrated from Venezuela to Ecuador. In 2020, her husband contracted covid virus while she was pregnant and did not have a permanent job. Pan de vida immediately acted in this situation and provided him with food and spiritual food. Anne’s family thanked her for the delicious
Azucena is a young woman from the community of Cotacachi, her family consists of her husband Ruben and her three children: Erik (2 years old), Kinary (5 years old), Jade (9 years old). All her life has been dedicated to agriculture and animal raising. Due to the situation of the country, things in the agricultural
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Patricia is a mother of two who used to work in a snack company. She was able to take advantage of the relationships she made there with a nacho manufacturer that even supplies the movie theaters here, and has now started her own business with the help of the start-up capital from Pan de Vida.
Andrea (28) lives alone with her two children. Her ex-husband is an alcoholic. Her son Mathias is 10 and goes to school. Talking to Andrea, we found out that new school supplies would help him there. Her daughter Dalila is still too young for school. She suffers from insect bites all over her body. In
Christina Astudillo is an ecuadorian mother with four adult children, two of them are living with her. She is a professional hairdresser and worked in a salon. When the pandemic hit the country, she lost her job and her financial situation got worse so she went to Pan de Vida asking for help. Pan de
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Yerenice Ramos and her family migrated from Venezuela to Ecuador leaving everything behind, she worked there as a hairdresser hoping to continue with her profession in Ecuador, however, they have struggled a lot with work since COVID-19 affected the country. Because of the pandemic situation it was very difficult for her to fund herself, so
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