“Esperanza is our hope”
May 04, 2022 | Andrea
In 2004, a sugarcane plantation worker named Jacobo joined a new solidarity group forming in his community with the hope of starting a colmado (a neighborhood convenience store) to provide for his wife, his two sons, and his daughter, Yasquina. When Yasquina told her parents her dream to become a doctor and come back to serve their impoverished community, they used loans from Esperanza to cover tuition payments, and Yasquina...
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Joassaint: The future is sweet
February 17, 2022 | Andrea Smith
Selling candy from the roadside paved the way to studying abroad
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Fidel: fishing so his kids can go to school
July 15, 2021 | Melinda Clark
Working hard so his children would have new opportunities, Fidel found more support than he imagined in his partnership with Esperanza. Now, all his children attend school, and his families has access to dental services and health education that has improved their wellbeing.
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Women’s Health – A Life Saving Endeavor
October 31, 2018 | Esperanza International
According to Ben Wolford, a Newsweek journalist, “cervical cancer is a disease of poverty.” Woldford’s article reveals that cervical cancer affects over half a million women worldwide each year and that 85% of these cases occur in developing countries such as the Dominican Republic. Additionally, the International Agency for Research on Cancer indicates that cervical cancer has the second highest mortality rate of all cancers affecting women in Dominican Republic....
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From Haiti to the DR, Marie Continues to Shine
May 13, 2017 | Esperanza
Esperanza Associate Marie Lowinite resides in Palo Bonito, a batey community located among the vast sugar cane fields in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic. Marie started a business many years ago in Haiti, and has since moved to the Dominican Republic where she sells jewelry, accessories, and shoes.
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