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Opening Doors In Peru

by Nayna Gupta

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxoJ88WPnPU[/youtube] Eduardo Castro Quiroz and his mother Martha live in a tiny, crumbling store at the end of a dusty street in El Progreso Carabayllo, a neighborhood in the cono norte area of Lima. Overflowing with dilapidated shanty homes and teeming with stray dogs, Eduardo’s street is a world apart

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One Small Step for EDAPROSPO, One Giant Leap for Peruvian Students

by Katie Gruver
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I spent two days last week in Lima, Peru with the wonderful team at EDAPROSPO (Vittana’s first MFI partner). (Photo above is with Gustavo Chauca (Director of Education Loan Program) and David Ardela (Executive Director). EDAPROSPO has been in the microfinance business for more than 15 years and they have almost 4,000

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Went Looking for Business Cards. Found Hope.

by Katie Gruver

Today my task was to print some Vittana business cards. To be sure, I got the business cards made. But more importantly, today I met a family who perfectly exemplifies why Vittana’s mission, our MFI partners’ work and our lenders’ dollars are just so important. If you’re needing a little

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