In 2000, CEVI was registered as a non-stock, non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO). CEVI is a Christian organization, which integrates values formation in its provision of financial and technical assistance to micro-entrepreneur engaged in trading, manufacturing, agriculture and service-type businesses. CEVI’s social mission is to “serve the economically active poor by providing appropriate and quality microfinance products and services to help their business grow.”

By providing better alternatives to access credit, build up capital, micro-insurance and savings, in addition to extending consultancy services and trainings (Credit Plus Education Program), CEVI has helped transform the lives of thousands of families. Read some client success stories on the CEVI website 

Not only does CEVI strive to build client capacity through business management modules, but also through values trainings, which promote personal development. CEVI operates with the understanding that by equipping clients with knowledge, in addition to capital, clients will have the tools to sustain and, eventually, grow their businesses. Furthermore, CEVI primarily serves women, under the notion that as women are able to achieve higher incomes, they will directly invest to improve their family’s quality of life, and they will instill good values in their children.

Since its inception, CEVI has established microfinance services in 13 provinces and cities across the Philippines, for a total of 30 branches, as of June 2011. CEVI continues to explore methods to increase outreach to people in impoverished regions, including communities that have been financially excluded based on ethnicity and religion.