Deisy Muenala, from the community of Cachicullá, learned about Pan de Vida thanks to her church pastor. She joined the “Huertos de Vida” (Life farm) program and started with a basic life farm; through hard work and perseverance, she progressed to a full-size life farm and later to an ideal life farm. At this stage, […]
Keidymar is a 24-year-old Venezuelan woman and mother of three young children (6, 3, and 1 year old). After migrating to Ecuador due to the humanitarian crisis and recently separating from her children’s father, she faces raising them alone, without support networks or economic stability. She lives in a shared room with another mother, and
Ana Sanchez is a retired teacher from Venezuela who has lived in Ecuador for the past seven years alongside her adult son. In Venezuela, she devoted her career to working with children with learning disabilities in the public schools. After the collapse of the country’s social security system, Ana made the difficult decision to leave
Luz Lumbi lives with her husband, Jinsop, and their 6-year-old son Mathias. For the past year, they have been beneficiaries of Pan de Vida’s programs. Jinsop works irregularly as a driver and is the family’s primary earner, while Luz supports their income by selling quimbolitos, a traditional Ecuadorian dessert, once a week. A few years
Meifer Prado is a single mother to her one-year-old son, Gael. To provide for him, she creates her own perfumes and soaps, earning about $130 a month. Like many small business owners, Meifer faced countless challenges—especially the lack of visibility and a steady clientele. She struggled to attract new customers because her business had little
Escolástica is 68 years old and lives alone in the Cotocollao neighborhood, in the northern part of Quito. She is a widowed Ecuadorian woman who has spent her entire life working in the fields. Although her body no longer responds the way it used to, she still holds on to her inner strength and the
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Zoila, 41 years old, has three children, an eldest son and two younger daughters. Luis (19 years old) has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Daniela (17 years old) and Aracely (16 years old) both attend school during the day while their mother stays home to care for Luis. Living in Quito as a single mother
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Sandra, 28 years old, lives with her husband Freddy, 31 years old, and her two children Abraham, 5 years old, and Antoni, 4 months old. The family live in Quito, except for Freddy, who had to leave the family to go search for work in Ambato, another part of Ecuador. The work opportunities in Quito
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Maria, 50 years old, lives in Quito with her children, Karla, 30 years old, Marco, 28 years old, Jinmy 19 years old, and Jennyfer, 12 years old. She also shares a limited space and income with Karla’s two children, Joselyn, 13 years old, and Alexander, 9 years old. Two of Maria’s children, Jinmy and Jennyfer,
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Yomar, 50 years old, lives with her two children, Yamilet (22 years old) and Lucas (17 years old), as well as her grandson Jeydan (6 years old). While the family currently lives in Quito, this was not always the case. Yomar grew up in the Ecuadorian providence of Orellana and had a stable life there.
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