Two weeks ago FAPE launched a new program. After months of fighting bureaucracy, they finally got permission to give loans to female prisoners at the Centro Preventivo de Rehabilitación Santa Teresa (loosely translated, the Santa Teresa Prevention Center for Rehabilitation). The program was kicked off with a weeklong training called ISUN (Inicie su Negocio or [...]
FAPE
A Day in Prison
August 11th, 2008 — , FAPE, Guatemala, KF5, KF5 (Kiva Fellows 5th Class), LAC, LAC (Latin America & the Caribbean), Megan Montgomery from montgomerymjt @ Kiva Stories from the Field
Highs and Lows
August 1st, 2008 — , FAPE, Guatemala, KF5, KF5 (Kiva Fellows 5th Class), LAC, LAC (Latin America & the Caribbean), Megan Montgomery from montgomerymjt @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
As my fellowship continues to fly by, I’ve had many, many positive experiences, and really only one low point, which I’ll get to after reporting a little on my latest work. I’ve now been at FAPE for two weeks and it’s been fascinating to see the similarities and differences between the two organizations I’ve had [...]
