Her name is Noemí, she is 20 years old and she is from Taxoaló, an indigenous community settled at the Western Andes in Ecuador, close to the town of Sigchos at 3 hours from the capital city Quito.
She is the oldest of 8 kids and her parents just became 45 years old. She left her town when she was 12 years seeking for better days in the big city unfortunately her first experience was not a good one, victim of abuse and mistreated for over 5 years.
At the age of 17 she decided to change her life. I believe fate brought her into my house looking for a job, eager to move forward and achieve her goals. Since that very moment, both my family and I have supported her to study and obtain her diploma as a dressmaker.
The day of her graduation we were invited over to her house, a humble place to celebrate along with her family and neighbors, her important achievement… to finish school and become the first one in her family to have access to the “opportunities” offered by the Western world.
What a wonderful trip… for three hours we were surrounded by the most amazing landscapes of the Ecuadorian Andes, breathtaking canyons and rivers, green mountains where the farmers work the land. When I arrived along with my wife and my two little kids we were overwhelmed by the extreme poverty Noemi’s family live in as well as all the members of the community and the region.
RoseSource.com deeply concerned with this reality in Ecuador, decided to bring the Christmas Spirit and happiness especially to the kids of the area… toys, candies and clothing were handed out among the farmers and their families.
We want to continue and commit our efforts and those of our customers to promote development programs as well as to generate opportunities aiming to improve Noemi’s family living conditions as well as the community’s.
This is our first approach to this community, we will keep you updated of our progress and in due time we would ask our customers for their support to this noble cause. You can never start to imagine how hard their life is… LET’S HELP THEM!!!!!!
Rafael Pacheco
President
RoseSource.com
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