Posts Tagged 'Colombia'

3 More from the Farm

 

Ceiling inside the home of a family farm funded by Contactar, a micro-finance institution

Child on the family farm

Child at the family farm

The family at the family farm

The family at the family farm

 

 

Only 3 Photos Today: Microfinance in Pasto

Pasto Girl in Door (Microfinance)

Daughter of a microfinance loan recipient, standing outside while her mother discusses the project she's undertaken

Pasto Children in Truck (microfinance)

Children at one project site playing in the truck that dropped us off.

Pasto Sign: Your Mission

YOUR MISSION SHOULD YOU CHOSE TO ACCEPT IT IS TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT OTHERWISE THIS GENERATION WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN FIVE SECONDS!

More photos and their stories later this week . . .

The True Story of How Mario Could Not Afford School, Met the President, Learned English, and Found Nearly-Free Rent in New York City


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Part I: College

“This guy has figured out the secret of life!” That was the first time I heard about Mario, and that may be high praise for an uptown girl to give a kid from a farming family in Pasto, but it may hold true.

Continue reading ‘The True Story of How Mario Could Not Afford School, Met the President, Learned English, and Found Nearly-Free Rent in New York City’

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