In the field with Puente de Amistad

The story of this phenomenal day continues down through the next blog too....the three women at the table are the president, secretary, and treasurer of the Rio Pajarioto Trust Bank. The photos that are looking down into a valley from way up high are aat Rio Pajarito.



These pictures go with the next account in the blog entry below the pictures...that I thought was lost when the power went out hte other night, but thankfully had been auto-saved! So the story of my motorcyle visit into the mountainous aldeas is there. You will see in these photos the lovely women and sometimes their families who Friendship Bridge is helping by offering micro-loans to individuals through a bigger group loan. If you are interestd, look on the KIVA website, click on Friendship Bridge/Puente de Amistad as a partner, and you will see groups of women who have either gotten loans or are applying for loans. These photos are of those same type of groups. In fact, if you're inspired, you can offer a loan yourself, of $25-$50 or whatever, through KIVA. It is in fact a loan, and you get repaid. Then if you want, you can invest it again. In this weay you chould choose to be a part of this heart-warming work in the back country and hillsides of rural Guatemala.