Meet Lorenza
October 24, 2016 | Esperanza
Meet Lorenza Gil– she is 64 years old, a mother, an Esperanza borrower for over 11 years! She has used her loans to help her daughter set up a beauty salon and a barber shop (pictured above).
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The Overcomer
October 12, 2016 | Esperanza
Maria Diaz is 63 years old and learning how to write in her free time. She is an Esperanza associate in a rural region of Hato Mayor. Her business is to sell a bit of everything.
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Elena’s Loan Improved Her Health and Spiritual Life
September 22, 2016 | Esperanza
Elena Caraballo is a gracious and hard-working woman with many aspirations in life. She sells clothes, dishes, and silverware in her small community and in nearby towns. She started her business about four years ago and, six months into her business, Esperanza loan officers visited her town and explained the mission and vision of the organization.
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For My Daughters…
September 15, 2016 | Esperanza
Natividad Espinal is a mother of three daughters, Mariana, Madeline, and Morena (pictured below). Natividad has been working since she was a teenager and over time has been able to build her own colmado, or corner store.
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Marisol’s Triumph
September 09, 2016 | Esperanza
Tomasa Garcia Vasquez, who likes to be called Marisol, lives with her husband and two of her three children. Marisol is very proud to say that her oldest daughter lives on her own and is attending university to become a teacher, studying hard to achieve her dreams. Marisol is grateful for the success of her business because she is able to buy things for her children and give them a good life.
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Education: An Interwoven Component of Holistic Development
August 12, 2016 | Esperanza International
Esperanza is on mission to free families from poverty in the Dominican Republic. Our collective heart is for the poorest of the poor to experience a fullness of restoration in their growth, development, hope, and dignity.
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A Summer of Hope
August 08, 2016 | Allison Pulley
These outstanding college students joyfully chose to spend their summer serving in the Dominican Republic. In just two short months, these three individuals interviewed thousands of associates, took hundreds of photos, recorded tons of stories, ate countless grains of rice, all the while smiling, every single day.
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Hope is a Walking Dream
July 29, 2016 | Karolyn Guzman
Eight years ago, Mercedes heard of Esperanza through a friend. She decided that she couldn’t develop her small business on her own, so she did some investigation and learned more about the Bank of Esperanza in her community.
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Meet a Loan Officer! Alfonso Mesido
July 23, 2016 | Michael Drake
Esperanza’s loan officers are the lifeblood of the organization. Every day, they spend hours traveling out into remote communities in order to reach our associates. They get to know them, love them, and support them. They collect money from associates and hold them accountable.
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Justina – The Fried Fish Expert
July 19, 2016 | Esperanza
The Samaná peninsula of the Dominican Republic is known for its beaches, waterfalls, and, of course, its fried fish. Justina Vilorio Agueda knows all about fish in Samaná. She knows how to catch them, how to sell them, and most importantly she knows how to cook them.
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