Maura Lucía Armijos Guamán is a small-scale farmer. She is 35 and married but she does not have any children. Doña Maura lives in the district of La Calera which is in the parish of Malacatos south of the city of Loja. She learned farming and animal husbandry from her parents. At present she grows […]
Viviana BA – Medicine (Paraguay)
Viviana dreams of becoming a doctor. Viviana was accepted into the Universidad Católica De Asunción and now with the chance to achieve her dream is concerned about affording tuition fees. Without a loan she is unsure how she will be able to continue affording her education. She shares that her alternative would be to take […]
Lina M – Management (Bolivia)
Lina is studying to become a quality control specialist, but needs a loan if she is to graduate on time with her degree at the end of this year. Lina already works incredibly hard to finance her education: she currently works 56 hours a week. Lina knows that specializing is a sure way to obtain […]
Rossani A – Teaching (Paraguay)
Rossani dreams of becoming a science teacher but without a degree knows it may never be possible. Rossani is currently attending the Universidad Nacional De Asuncion, working towards her degree in teaching. Without a loan she fears that she will need to defer her graduation. With a $1,239 loan, Rossani plans on using the funds […]
Janethe N – Business Services (Paraguay)
Becoming an customs broker is Janethe’s dream. Janethe was accepted into Centro De Despachantes De Aduanas Del Paraguay and now with the chance to achieve her dream is concerned about affording tuition fees. Without a loan she thinks that she may need to take time off to work and save until she can return to […]
Sheila R – Accounting (Paraguay)
Sheila dreams of becoming an accountant. Sheila is currently attending the Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, working towards her degree in accounting. Without a loan she fears that she will need to defer her graduation. With a $588 loan, Sheila plans on using the funds to pay her tuition while she saves her salary from her […]
Mirian V – Accounting (Asunción, Paraguay)
Becoming an accountant has always been Mirian’s dream. To achieve her goal, Mirian has enrolled in the Universidad Nacional de Asuncion. Without a loan she thinks that she may need to take time off to work and save until she can return to school. With a $1,271 loan, Mirian plans on using the funds to […]
Mariza I – Accounting (Paraguay)
Mariza dreams of becoming an accountant. Mariza was accepted into UPE and now with the chance to achieve her dream is concerned about affording tuition fees. Without a loan she thinks that she may need to take time off to work and save until she can return to school. With a $757 loan, Mariza plans […]
Silvia J – Law (Bolivia)
Silvia chose to study law because of the important contribution a lawyer can make in their community. Silvia hopes to be able help those who need her guidance and make her community a better, safer place to live. Silvia’s program requires her to purchase a lot of school materials that are quite expensive. Without the […]
Blanca M – Biochemistry (Paraguay)
Blanca’s drive and determination are incredible. Every morning, she gets up at dawn to travel from her city of Carapeguá to Asuncion. She studies and works all day at the Universidad Nacional, and then returns home at night. Every day, she makes a round trip of almost 150 kilometers. And Blanca’s course load is intense: […]
