The importance of the family lies in the fact that it is a place where they accept us, encourage us, and help us by becoming a source of support to face difficulties. María is a 69-year-old woman, who lives with her two daughters who are single mothers, Graciela and Lucia. They both got tired at […]
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Maria Hermelinda’s life changed completely twelve years ago when she gave birth to her son, Jonathan, who has a 70% intellectual disability. From the very beginning, she provided him with unconditional love﹔ facing the challenges of motherhood, taking on the special care that Jonathan required, and working part time to support the household financially//since the
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Hohana is a 26-year-old single mother who takes care of her four young children and has had to overcome very difficult situations. Not only were her family survivors of the flood in Gasca, Ecuador; but she has also had to take care of her children on her own, since her ex-partner had no intention of
The quality of a human life consists of physical, mental, and social well-being. However, when we understand the reality of our country, we are aware of households in precarious situations, inadequate nutrition, and problems such as parental abandonment. Thus, Carmen´s case sadly represents what we call poverty in Ecuador. Despite it occurring for 70 years,
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Mrs. Susana Pintag is a 65-year-old older woman who suffered a physical disability of 87% as a result of a very serious fall from the stairs of her home. Since then, she has encountered countless difficulties along the way, but her courage and resilience to face these circumstances have enabled her to move forward. Despite
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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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.
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