Selling peaches in Sucre Bolivia…
This lady selling peaches at Sucre has alot in common with the lady I have been reading about today. Both women are running a business and supporting themselves independently. The lady I've been reading about is called Noemí and she lives in Oruro with her five children. Making ends meet has been hard as the father of Noemi's children has problems of his own and isn't able to provide for them.
- Lisa
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Selling peaches in Sucre Bolivia
This lady selling peaches at Sucre has alot in common with the lady I have been reading about today. Both women are running a business and supporting themselves independently. The lady I've been reading about is called Noemí and she lives in Oruro with her five children. Making ends meet has been hard as the father of Noemi's children has problems of his own and isn't able to provide for them.
Fortunately there was hope in sight for Noemí - she received support from SOS Social Centre Oruro. There she learned that there was hope not only for her but also for her family. First things first, though, she was quickly advised and trained to run a little business.
"I requested a loan from the social centre," she says. "I had made up my mind. I decided to cook food for sale on an open street market. They trusted me completely and gave me a loan... Now I earn more, and the water and light services are back at home; I bought blankets, mattresses and other things for my children".
After eight months, Noemí's husband had not only overcome his problem, but he also started recognising the importance of his family in overcoming his problems. - Mary
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Countryside near Children's Village Huancayo . Not far away from Huancayo city - Paca lake, Peru
I have another inspirational story of a woman taking control of her situations and making a better life for her family. I have been reading about a lady called Celia, who moved with her three children to live in Sucre, the capital of Bolivia.
Celia began to make a living for herself and her children by trading things. This brought in enough money for them to live but at the same time, it meant she had to take her children with her as she had no child care and didn't know anyone she could trust to leave them with.
One day, though, a friend of hers had suggested to visit the SOS Social Centre in Sucre, telling her that it's a place where many women had been helped. Celia followed her friend's advice and she not only found a place for her children in the center but also for her, because the center was coincidentally looking for a person to support the service staff.
Time has gone by and today Celia's story is different. Now her children attend the social centre every day and receive good meals and an education. During the day, Celia no longer worries about her children because she knows that, in the SOS Social Centre, they are very well taken care of.
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