Iokapeta Lealaisalanoa

Iokapeta is a 46-year old mother, married with 7 children. Her 5 older children have successfully finished school and are now working. Her two youngest children are still in school. Iokapeta is justifiably very proud of having provided an education for her oldest children, and she is determined to keep the younger two in school as well. She admits that all this wouldn’t have been possible without the income from her banana plantation. She has used SPBD loans to build up this plantation to where it is today, providing a steady income, and thus a means to making real improvements in the family’s standard of living. She has used four previous SPBD loans to achieve this and having repaid these loans in full and on time, she is eligible for a fifth loan that she will use for making some much-needed repairs to her home.



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