Faga 2 Centre - Group 1

For these 9 women of Faga 2 on the island of Savaii, these are their first loans from SPBD. They all undertook 4 weeks of training on managing a business and maintaining a savings account, and then passed a written test on the SPBD principles: business, savings, weekly meetings, payments and group guarantee. Over the next 52 weeks, they will support each other in their individual business's development and help each other guarantee on-time payments.

Aiulu Toealetina (33, married, 4 children): purchase a weed-killing sprayer, pesticides, a knife, an axe and a knife filing in order to increase production of taro and bananas, staples of the Samoan diet. Her husband does the farming. She sells the produce once a week at the Salelologa market.

Vaivao Leneuoti (54, divorced, 7 children): purchase a weed-killing sprayer, pesticides, a bush knife, an axe, a knife filing, a mixing bucket and rubber gloves in order to increase production of taro. Her children help her with the planting.

Vaelua Ioasa (76, married, 7 children): purchase a weed-killing sprayer, pesticides, a can and a wheelbarrow in order to help her and her husband farm taro.

Faalogoifo Seti (43, married, 4 children): purchase a weed-killing sprayer, pesticides, a bush knife and a filing in order to expand her taro business.

Kuka Taimalie (31, married, 3 children): purchase a weed-killing sprayer, bush knife, wire, pesticides and knife filing in order to increase her production of taro.

Elena Liu (25, married, 2 children): purchase a sewing machine, weed-killing sprayer, pesticides and a mixing bucket. She will use the new equipment to raise taro and make puletasis (dresses) and T-shirts.

Tala Siaosi (25, single, no children): purchase a weed-killing sprayer, pesticides, a spade, a bush knife, an axe and a knife filing. Her brothers do the farming and she sells the taro once a week.

Molly Tosoga (35, married, 4 children): purchase a stove, oil, kerosene, pots, salt, plastic bags and bananas. She is starting a banana chip business. She will sell the banana chips 6 days per week.

Tagi Asovale (23, married, 1 child): purchase a weed-killing machine, barbed wire, pesticides, 2 bush knives and knife filing in order to increase her taro-selling business.



About Group Loans
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a group of individuals bound by a group guarantee. Under this arrangement, each member of the group supports one another and is responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members if someone is delinquent or defaults. Learn more

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