Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty with her son Bryan bringing back the sheep back to their home.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty with her son Bryan...READ ON
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty with her son Bryan bringing back the sheep back to their home.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
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Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty with her son Bryan moving her sheep to another place.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty with her son Bryan...READ ON
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty with her son Bryan moving her sheep to another place.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
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Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty with her son Bryan on her way to pick up her sheep.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty with her son Bryan...READ ON
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty with her son Bryan on her way to pick up her sheep.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
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Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Portrait of Betty with her son Bryan (right) and her mother also with her son.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Portrait of Betty with...READ ON
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Portrait of Betty with her son Bryan (right) and her mother also with her son.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
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Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty with her son Bryan at home.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty with her son Bryan...READ ON
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty with her son Bryan at home.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
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Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Bryan, Betty�s son at home.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Bryan, Betty�s son at...READ ON
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Bryan, Betty�s son at home.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
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Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
The mother of Betty cleaning wheat.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
The mother of Betty...READ ON
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
The mother of Betty cleaning wheat.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
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Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty picking up wood to be able to make a fire to cook.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty picking up wood to...READ ON
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty picking up wood to be able to make a fire to cook.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
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Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty walking at the mountain picking up wood to be able to make a fire to cook.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty walking at the...READ ON
Peru, Pinchollo, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai.
September 2011
Betty walking at the mountain picking up wood to be able to make a fire to cook.
Betty�s husband dies two years ago, he was a musician and an alcoholic.
Betty has now access to microcredit and she grows corn, lima beans and has sheep.
Betty also makes artisanal figures to sell to the tourists. She lives alone with her son Bryan, her dream is to own a house of her own one day.
Betty works all day long because it helps her not to think about her husband, "I don�t feel sad when Im busy"..
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Peru, Chibai. September 2011 Indigenous women get togheter to pay their microcredit monthly fee. The communal bank model involves groups of women who meet regularly and guarantee each other�s loans. If one member of the bank cannot pay the others must pay for her. The bank members meet at neighborhood centers to repay their loans and to receive ongoing training in business development.
Peru, Chibai. September 2011 Indigenous women get togheter to pay their microcredit...READ ON
Peru, Chibai. September 2011 Indigenous women get togheter to pay their microcredit monthly fee. The communal bank model involves groups of women who meet regularly and guarantee each other�s loans. If one member of the bank cannot pay the others must pay for her. The bank members meet at neighborhood centers to repay their loans and to receive ongoing training in business development.
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Peru, Chibai. September 2011 Indigenous women get togheter to pay their microcredit monthly fee. The communal bank model involves groups of women who meet regularly and guarantee each other�s loans. If one member of the bank cannot pay the others must pay for her. The bank members meet at neighborhood centers to repay their loans and to receive ongoing training in business development.
Peru, Chibai. September 2011 Indigenous women get togheter to pay their microcredit...READ ON
Peru, Chibai. September 2011 Indigenous women get togheter to pay their microcredit monthly fee. The communal bank model involves groups of women who meet regularly and guarantee each other�s loans. If one member of the bank cannot pay the others must pay for her. The bank members meet at neighborhood centers to repay their loans and to receive ongoing training in business development.
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Peru, Chibai.
September 2011
Mamani de Soria Alejandrina, an indigenous woman receiving a Microcredit at Fondesurco a Regional Development Fund and rural credit bank.
Peru, Chibai.
September 2011
Mamani de Soria Alejandrina, an indigenous woman receiving...READ ON
Peru, Chibai.
September 2011
Mamani de Soria Alejandrina, an indigenous woman receiving a Microcredit at Fondesurco a Regional Development Fund and rural credit bank.
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Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania with her son Hector Hugo at the back of the public school, where she has a cow and a donkey eating the grass. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania with her son...READ ON
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania with her son Hector Hugo at the back of the public school, where she has a cow and a donkey eating the grass. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
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Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania with her cow and Gringo (dog) walking on their land where they will grow potatoes very soon. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania with her cow and...READ ON
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania with her cow and Gringo (dog) walking on their land where they will grow potatoes very soon. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
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Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Hector Hugo jumps to get a flower from a tree, at the back a tractor preparing the soil to grow potatoes on his mother�s land. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Hector Hugo jumps to get a...READ ON
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Hector Hugo jumps to get a flower from a tree, at the back a tractor preparing the soil to grow potatoes on his mother�s land. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
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Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania with her son Hector Hugo and Gringo (dog) walking on their land where they will grow potatoes very soon. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania with her son...READ ON
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania with her son Hector Hugo and Gringo (dog) walking on their land where they will grow potatoes very soon. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
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Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania with her son Hector Hugo and Gringo (dog) sitting on their land where they will grow potatoes very soon. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania with her son...READ ON
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania with her son Hector Hugo and Gringo (dog) sitting on their land where they will grow potatoes very soon. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
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Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Hector Hugo and his mother Melania watching a tractor preparing the soil to grow potatoes on their mother�s land. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Hector Hugo and his mother...READ ON
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Hector Hugo and his mother Melania watching a tractor preparing the soil to grow potatoes on their mother�s land. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
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Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 A tractor preparing the soil to grow potatoes on Melania�s land. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 A tractor preparing the...READ ON
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 A tractor preparing the soil to grow potatoes on Melania�s land. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
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Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania�s friends and neighbours are helping her to plant the potato seeds in her land. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania�s friends and...READ ON
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania�s friends and neighbours are helping her to plant the potato seeds in her land. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
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Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania at the back of the public school, where she has a cow and a donkey eating the grass. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania at the back of the...READ ON
Peru, Media Luna, Distrito Cabanaconde, Chibai. September 2011 Melania at the back of the public school, where she has a cow and a donkey eating the grass. Melania Jimenez Lupaca is 50 years old, she has four daugthers and one son, Hector Hugo. Melania is a single mother and since 2010 she has access to microcredit, she grows potatoes and corn, she also has cattle and sheep.
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Peru, Sibayo, Chibai. September 2011 Alpacas from Elva. Elva Carina is twenty years old and she has one son, Yahir. Elva has access to Microcredit since two years ago, she has alpacas and cattle. Elva also has a house where she rents a room to tourists so they can experience a bit of the real way of living in Sibayo.
Peru, Sibayo, Chibai. September 2011 Alpacas from Elva. Elva Carina is twenty years old...READ ON
Peru, Sibayo, Chibai. September 2011 Alpacas from Elva. Elva Carina is twenty years old and she has one son, Yahir. Elva has access to Microcredit since two years ago, she has alpacas and cattle. Elva also has a house where she rents a room to tourists so they can experience a bit of the real way of living in Sibayo.
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Peru, Sibayo, Chibai. September 2011 Elva Carina is twenty years old and she has one son, Yahir. Elva has access to Microcredit since two years ago, she has alpacas and cattle. Elva also has a house where she rents a room to tourists so they can experience a bit of the real way of living in Sibayo.
Peru, Sibayo, Chibai. September 2011 Elva Carina is twenty years old and she has one son,...READ ON
Peru, Sibayo, Chibai. September 2011 Elva Carina is twenty years old and she has one son, Yahir. Elva has access to Microcredit since two years ago, she has alpacas and cattle. Elva also has a house where she rents a room to tourists so they can experience a bit of the real way of living in Sibayo.
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Peru, Tres Estancias, Chibai. September 2011 Eufenia in the early morning visiting her alpacas. She pays a pastor to live with the alpacas and to take them out to the mountain to eat and to take care of them. Eufenia Begaso is thirty-three years old and has access to microcredit since ten years ago. Eufenia lives with her three sons and her husband, she owns Alpacas and sheep.
Peru, Tres Estancias, Chibai. September 2011 Eufenia in the early morning visiting her...READ ON
Peru, Tres Estancias, Chibai. September 2011 Eufenia in the early morning visiting her alpacas. She pays a pastor to live with the alpacas and to take them out to the mountain to eat and to take care of them. Eufenia Begaso is thirty-three years old and has access to microcredit since ten years ago. Eufenia lives with her three sons and her husband, she owns Alpacas and sheep.
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Peru, Tres Estancias, Chibai. September 2011 Eufenia in the early morning visiting her alpacas. She pays a pastor to live with the alpacas and to take them out to the mountain to eat and to take care of them. Eufenia Begaso is thirty-three years old and has access to microcredit since ten years ago. Eufenia lives with her three sons and her husband, she owns Alpacas and sheep.
Peru, Tres Estancias, Chibai. September 2011 Eufenia in the early morning visiting her...READ ON
Peru, Tres Estancias, Chibai. September 2011 Eufenia in the early morning visiting her alpacas. She pays a pastor to live with the alpacas and to take them out to the mountain to eat and to take care of them. Eufenia Begaso is thirty-three years old and has access to microcredit since ten years ago. Eufenia lives with her three sons and her husband, she owns Alpacas and sheep.
Women and microcredit in Peru
At the heart of the Andes there are women who have made out of their survival a positive fight. Betty, Cecilia Manizales, Melanie, Eufenia, Elba. These are the names of personal goals, a daily effort to challenge a destination: poverty. Thanks to microcredit, their dream of progress is already a reality. The Colca Valley is part of the department of Arequipa (Peru) and is located in the northeast corner of this region. One of the many problems of the area is isolation. Life unfolds in precarious conditions, in a difficult environment, some 4,000 meters above the sea level. People with lower-income develop their economic activities in rural areas in small communities or districts located in remote locations with limited access and communication. Paradoxically, it is one of the major tourist destinations of Peru and many people venture into the mountains in search of the condor. In small population centers around the city of Chibai, the woman-as in much of Latin America- face some disadvantages. Most of them are active in rural areas, developing agricultural activities and commercial activities. Thanks to the implementation of various micro-credit programs, many of these women have been able to redirect their lives, and open doors for hope. Self-employment has emerged as the great lifeline for many families. Many of these women have to carry the full weight of their children in the absence of their husbands.Microcredit has been the starting point, the starting line. Thanks to the loans of small amounts of money, the Andean women have been empowered, they have become strong enough to be self-employed. They are often modest projects, a planting of corn or potatoes, or caring for livestock. Initiatives, however, they can give meaning and food to one or more lives.
Pep Bonet
Pep Bonet (Mallorca, 1974) is a co-founder of NOOR images and a Nikon ambassador.