Today Neil and I traveled to Ibarra (about 3 hrs north of Quito, on the same road as Otovalo where we went on Saturday) for a meeting with FODEMI, a microfinance organization in partnership with World Vision. World Vision is a Christian aid organization, and FODEMI is a Christian organization as well. We met with the president and executives. Jannake Robbe, the communications director, is from actually from Holland and speaks English (for which I was very thankful). We talked in Spanish with the president, Luis Rios, and Senor Riofrio (yes, that translates as “cold river”) for about 45 minutes, after which my head was throbbing from trying to decipher so much Spanish. It was a good thing that Neil and Ms. Robbe were there to help me out.
We decided that we will be working with FODEMI in an area a couple hours south of Quito for the next two weeks. They are trying to figure out whether to expand their services in the area, so they are very excited to have us research there and answer some of their questions. We are thrilled that they want to help us. Also, I’m really excited to get to work with fellow Christians who are seeking to truly reach out to the poor in Ecuador in ways that can really change lives.
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