In a rural farming community outside of Cuenca, Ecuador, a widowed mother of four named María Nieves has built a thriving business raising and selling pigs and cuys (guinea pigs, an Ecuadorian delicacy).
Maria cites a microfinance organization named Fundación Espoir as a critical factor in her success—but not just because it has given her access to small loans to fund her business. Espoir has also provided her with low-cost health care and preventive health education, which has empowered her to take better care of her and her children’s health. “My children get sick less,” she says.
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