{"id":565,"date":"2025-06-18T20:10:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T20:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vimor-group.com\/testimony-before-i-could-only-resign-myself-now-i-have-hope\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:46:09","slug":"testimony-before-i-could-only-resign-myself-now-i-have-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vimor-group.com\/en\/testimony-before-i-could-only-resign-myself-now-i-have-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimony: \u201cBefore, I could only resign myself. Now I have hope.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Josefin Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#00463b&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;52px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Testimony: \u201cBefore, I could only resign myself. Now I have hope.\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/vimor-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/farmer-8294716_1280.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Farmers return home after a hard day&#039;s work.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;farmer-8294716_1280&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>We spoke with Milton, a mango producer in Ecuador, about how his life has changed since working with Vimor Group.<\/p>\n<p>Milton has been growing Kent mangoes on the Ecuadorian coast for over 15 years. Until recently, he delivered his fruit to a local intermediary who paid him within 60 days&#8230; sometimes not even that. <\/p>\n<p>Since starting to work with Vimor Group, he has sold directly to the European market.<br \/>&#8220;Now I know what my mango sells for, I know how much it costs to export it, and I get paid on time. But most importantly, I feel like my work is worth it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cases like Milton&#8217;s are the reason we exist.<br \/>We don&#8217;t just move fruit: we build a more humane system.<\/p>\n<p>Want to tell your story? Or learn more about how we work? Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/vimor-group.com\/en\/about-us\/\">&#8220;About Us&#8221;<\/a> section or <a href=\"https:\/\/vimor-group.com\/en\/contact\/\">write to us<\/a> directly.  <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testimony: \u201cBefore, I could only resign myself. Now I have hope.\u201dWe spoke with Milton, a mango producer in Ecuador, about how his life has changed since working with Vimor Group. Milton has been growing Kent mangoes on the Ecuadorian coast for over 15 years. 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