| Bolivia |
 Meet Pascual
Pascual had an idea to make a living and escape poverty—he just needed a small start-up loan to get his business started.
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| Costa Rica |
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Meet Flor
Most people in El Jardin, Costa Rica, work in the banana and pineapple
plantations that surround the village. The work is hard, the wages are low, and
over the generations, the villagers have lost their knowledge about growing
other crops.
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| Haiti |
 Haiti
On the island nation of Haiti, most people live
off the land—growing and selling potatoes, bananas, oranges and other fruits and
vegetables. But in the in the lush, mountainous region of Thiotte, Haiti, soil
erosion has made it increasingly harder to grow these crops.
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| Haiti |
 Meet Juavalda
Jauvalda Francique is 3 years old and eager to go to school—especially since the school she’ll be going to is brand new and her parents helped build it.
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| Haiti |
 Meet Eloissane
When Eliossane thinks back to January 12, 2010, he remembers a sunny day just like any other day on the island country of Haiti. At 4:53 p.m., the world began to shake.
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| Mexico |
 Meet Esperanza
Esperanza used to sell small goods door-to-door to make a living. She struggled to provide for herself and two teenage children.
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| Nicaragua |
 Meet Nubia
Nubia owns a herd of 60 dairy cows on her ranch on the outskirts of Chinandega, Nicaragua.
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