The earthquake of April 16, 2016 that hit the Ecuadorian coast was a very tough test that made us at Fundación ESPOIR emerge from the downturn in a stronger position thanks to our great team of employees, the resilience of our clients in the affected areas and the invaluable support received from our international funders. FS Impact Finance played a very important role, not only because it invited all the lenders to reach an agreement and sign a memorandum of understanding, but also collected monetary support for our staff that suffered damages to their homes, in total 46 families working at ESPOIR benefited from it.
Throughout our business relationship, FS Impact Finance firmly demonstrated that it is not only our partner in fighting poverty through the provision of microcredit, but also in helping hands-on during the toughest moments.