Kiva Loans for Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)

Magielyn : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:20:10 PDT

$200 of $375 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Magielyn is a vegetable vendor, selling her own harvested vegetables in her village. She wants to increase her merchandise and would like to borrow 15,000 Philippine pesos (PHP). With the loan she can start to buy more vegetables that she can sell not only in her village but also in the market for a bigger income. She is hoping that lenders will grant her request for her business to become sustainable. Magielyn lives peacefully in her village of Capellan, in the province of Isabela, together with her husband who patiently works as a farmer. They have five children, two of whom are still studying.

Claire : Philippines

Mon, 07 May 2012 07:10:04 PDT

$25 of $350 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Claire is from Bagumbayan and sells cosmetics to her neighbors and friends. Claire is 31 years old and has three children. She is still pursuing her college education while her three children are in elementary school. Though she is married already, she still wants to finish a degree to have a better employment someday. She is now asking for a loan of P14,000 to buy perfumes, cosmetics, beauty soaps and lotions to sell. This will help increase sales and profits from the business and she will be able to pay other expenses in school. She promises to pay back her loan in full.

Loida : Philippines

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:30:03 PDT

$475 of $725 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

At her age of 41, Loida is still single. She kiddingly said that she forgot to get married. Loida manages a sari-sari store business in their village. She is selling a variety of grocery items like biscuits, eggs, spices and curls. Her income from the business provides for her parents food and needs every day. Loida wants to grow the business and be able to further bestow her parents needs. Loida is asking for a loan of PHP30,000 to purchase drinks, medicines, breads and canned goods. She believes that availing the loan will have a big help for her for the growth of the business. She is hoping that she will earn higher income as well.

Joel : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 08:00:15 PDT

$675 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Joel is thirty-five years old, married, and blessed with four children. His wife is a housekeeper and his partner in managing their rice farming business. He has been fifteen years in this business. He shared that he was only in his twenties when he learned how to do farming from his parents. Joel did not have the chance to go to college which is why he strives to give his children the opportunity of going to college and finishing their studies. Joel does this because he believes that education is the key to success. Joel wishes to extend his farm area to gain a higher yield and earnings. Due to insufficient funds, Joel has not been able to make his wish reality. However, he did not loose his hope of making his dream come true some day. He believes that there is always a right time to get what you dream of in the right way. Because of the high cost of farm inputs such as fertilizer, rice seeds, herbicides and insecticides, Joel decided to take a loan of PHP 50,000 to buy farm inputs needed in rice farming and to pay for the cost of labor.

Franklin : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 08:30:07 PDT

$300 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Franklin is a forty-one-year-old married father of four children. Franklin manages a two-hectare rice field in his village. He wants to take a loan of PHP 50,000 to buy rice seeds and fertilizers to put on his crops so he will have a better yield. The loan will be a big help for him in obtaining the farm inputs needed in his farm. Franklin hopes to get a better yield from this crop and gain higher income. In the future, Franklin wants to see his children finish their education thanks to the profits he will make from farming. He hopes to develop his expertise in farming and maintain the business while managing it.

Leofredo : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 18:50:03 PDT

$425 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Leofredo is always aiming for a better yield and a higher income from every crop. He strives to attain his aims. He doesn’t want his children to experience what he did before. Leofredo did not finish his elementary education, because his parents had no capacity to send him in school even though he wanted to attain a higher level of education. Leofredo is 43 years of age, married, and has four children. His three children are in school--that is, in the high school and college levels of education. Through farming and planting rice in his field, Leofredo is able to send his children to school. One of his children has already finished and pursues the degree through the profit he earns by farming. Leofredo’s aims push him to strive and continue improving his techniques in farming. He is requesting a loan of P40,000 PHP to buy hybrid rice seeds, fertilizers, insecticides, and herbicides that will he use in rice farming. He hopes that the loan will help him more in improving his techniques in farming.

Joy : Philippines

Mon, 07 May 2012 19:00:08 PDT

$525 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Joy is 33 years old and is married with two school-aged children. He is lucky to be married to a teacher named Nory. Joy is a farmer in the Philippines. He has run a rice farming business for almost 16 years. With his expertise in farming, Joy earns an average income of P40,000 per crop. Despite the hindrances he has encountered in farming, like pests, Joy still prefers to continue in this business because it is the primary source of income for his family. Joy wants to get a better yield from every crop. He visits his farm every other day to ensure that his crop is in good condition. Joy is requesting a loan of P50,000 to purchase fertilizers and rice seeds, and to pay for the labor to prepare the land for planting. He hopes to use the loan wisely; it will help him to get the farm inputs needed for farming.

Ferdinand : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:10:03 PDT

$325 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Ferdinand is 58 years old and married with four children. He earns about PHP 35,000 per crop season as a farmer working in the Philippines. Ferdinand grows rice and has been doing this for 30 years. Ferdinand is asking for a loan of PHP 48,000 to buy farm inputs such as rice seedlings, fertilizers and insecticides for the proper growth of his rice production. He hopes that he can get the amount he requested to further develop his business and to be able to continue providing his family's needs.

Florencio : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 22:10:04 PDT

$225 of $525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Florencio, 41, is married and has two school-age children. He is a very responsible father and husband. Florencio has operated a farm for 26 years. His wife Rosita manages a small store in the community. To earn additional income, Florencio is seeking a loan of PHP 22,000 to buy insecticides, fertilizer, and seed for his farming business. In the future, Florencio hopes to expand his business to meet the needs of his family.

Wilson : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 23:10:03 PDT

$275 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Wilson is 42 years old, from Santa Isabel, province of Isabela and is married with three grown children. Wilson is a farmer and has been in it for the past 18 years. He has applied for his loan amounting to PHP 20,000 to enable him to buy fertilizers, seedlings and pesticides for his farm. He hopes to buy more farm inputs and increase his production and sales in order to improve the living standards of his family.

Severino : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 23:30:02 PDT

$250 of $500 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Severino is a very hardworking person. He started working from a very early age alongside his father who taught him how to farm. Currently, he works independently and has his own field. He managed to get it going with much effort and produces good quality products. Thanks to his father’s teachings about farming, Severino has very good work habits. This has allowed him to win over many customers, which in turn has led to his continued growth. Because he started his farm with very little capital, he is looking for financing to buy manure, insecticide and fungicide to continue producing his own crops. In this way, Severino will be able to continue generating income needed to support his family and making progress in life. In addition, he will be able to reach his great dream little by little of having a great business and generating employment for those who are most needy.

Dominica : Philippines

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:50:04 PDT

$225 of $600 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Dominica raises hogs within her local community. She has been operating this kind business for more than three years. Dominica is 53 years of age, is married, and has three grown up children. She aims to cover all their basic needs and improve their living condition - that's why she is doing her best in order to obtain her goals in life. Dominica is glad because her previous loan had a really great impact on her business. Dominica would like to take out a loan in the amount of P25,000 allowing her to buy livestock feed and vaccine, to ensure the good growth of the hogs she raises. According to Dominica, meeting the hogs' needs will make them healthy, which will give her better price when they reach their optimum growth. She hopes that her business will grow further so that she can put some money in emergency savings for her family.

Marcelo : Philippines

Tue, 01 May 2012 22:50:03 PDT

$150 of $725 raised.

Started raising funds on May 1, 2012

Marcelo is 52 years old, and is married to Dolores. They live in the town of Cabatuan in the province of Isabela. He has been engaged in a hog-raising business that primarily raises hogs for breeding. He usually receives an income amount of PHP 7,000 per head. Marcelo wants to raise more hogs, but he has insufficient capital. Therefore, he is requesting a loan in the amount of PHP 30,000 to buy feed, vaccine and vitamins for the proper growth of his hogs. He believes that he can improve the business through his patience and strong determination.

Norma : Philippines

Wed, 02 May 2012 09:40:02 PDT

$225 of $600 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

Norma is 37 years old and is married to a responsible farmer. The couple is thankful for having been blessed with four school-aged children. To earn a living, Norma keeps busy managing their sari-sari (convenience) store business. She has been in business for over two years and usually earns about PHP 300 each day. Currently, Norma is requesting a loan in the amount of PHP 25,000 to buy additional grocery items to resell such as, canned goods, assorted breads, noodles, soft-drinks and kitchen items. She hopes to grow and expand her business, to continue sending her children to school and to secure her family's future.

Flordeliza : Philippines

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:10:02 PDT

$175 of $600 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

A 35-year-old married mother of two school-aged children, Flordeliza manages a sari-sari (community-based) store. This hardworking and loving mother is requesting a loan of PHP 25,000 to buy more snack foods, spices and drinks for her store in order to earn additional income to sustain the daily needs of her family.

Alicia : Philippines

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:20:03 PDT

$175 of $600 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

Alicia, from the village of San Ignacio, province of Isabela, is 46 years old, married, and the mother of four grown children. Selling a variety of products in her village, Alicia is a very patient woman who wants to expand her business. She is therefore requesting a loan of PHP 25,000 to buy additional products to sell to earn more income. Alicia dreams that in the future she will see her children finish their studies.

Nelson : Philippines

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:20:03 PDT

$75 of $1,175 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

Nelson, a 48 year old married man, lives peacefully at Baggao with her daughter. Nelson has two children, a nursing graduate who is looking for employment and a soldier. Nelson's wife works abroad. He is patiently involving himself in a corn farming business and livestock raising (pigs to fatten and breed). He was able to earn about PHP30,000 a month doing these activities. From his businesses, he has provided the best education for his children. Nelson would like to keep earning good profits from the hog raising business, but he needs additional capital. He is now asking for a loan of PHP50,000 to buy vaccines, feed, and medicines for the piglets. This will help ensure good growth and sustainability. He is looking for the improvement of his businesses and to achieve financial stability so that his wife will not be having to work abroad anymore.

Bhubut : Philippines

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:30:03 PDT

$125 of $1,075 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

Bhubut is managing his store selling agricultural supplies and livestock feed at San Jose. This makes him busy in his everyday life from 6am to 6pm. He has been in the business for almost three years. He is 31 years old and has one infant child. His wife is a public school teacher. Bhubut is now asking for a loan of PHP45,000 to add up his merchandise. He will buy three sacks of livestock feed and liters of pesticides and insecticides to sell. His business generates just enough income for the family's sustenance so he still wants to improve his sales. He also would like to keep extending good customer service to his customers. Someday, he hopes to earn funds to invest in a hog raising business for additional profits and to continue being a businessman.

Julieta : Philippines

Wed, 02 May 2012 12:00:30 PDT

$75 of $1,175 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

Julieta is 50 years old, married, and has four children who attend school. She is a devoted mother who expresses her full devotion not only to her business but to her family as well. Julieta sells clothes and accessories in the market, which she has been doing for six years. She earns 20,000 PHP a month. Julieta is requesting a loan for 50,000 PHP, which she will use to increase her merchandise so that her income will increase and she she will be able to save for her children's education. Nothing is more important to her than having a stable source of income for the welfare of her family.

Thelma : Philippines

Wed, 02 May 2012 12:30:02 PDT

$175 of $725 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

Thelma is 53, married and has four children; two are studying to go to college. She has a sari-sari (general store) where she sells goods such as canned goods, noodles, soy sauce and vinegar.

Thelma wants to extend the variety of stock she sells in her store. She is asking for a 30,000 PHP loan from ASKI to buy snack foods like bread, cookies and soft drinks. She hopes to get more income from the business by expanding on the types of products she sells.

Maribel : Philippines

Thu, 03 May 2012 04:50:03 PDT

$200 of $600 raised.

Started raising funds on May 3, 2012

Maribel is a patient and loving mother with one child. Her spouse is a rice grower in the village where they live. To add to her spouse's income, Maribel established a small store selling grocery items. She has been operating it for over five years. Her child is still pursuing her college degree and in need of a daily allowance. Maribel was happy that her daily income was used to support the family's needs. She is now asking for a loan to provide additional capital to buy soft drinks, sardines, noodles and soap to sell in her store. In the future, she would like to keep selling these items to meet all her customers' needs, not only for the affordable prices she offers, but also to be friendly to them.

Merlinda : Philippines

Thu, 03 May 2012 13:30:04 PDT

$50 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 3, 2012

Merlinda, forty-four, lives in a rural area of Barangay Cabisera 14-16 province of Isabela. Married to Rodolfo, who works as the driver of a passenger jeep and who maintains their farming business, they are blessed with a happy family life. They hope to provide all six of their children, who range in age from sixteen to one, with quality educations. Merlinda is requesting 20,000 PHP a loan for her mini-grocery store to purchase additional supplies of items such as sugar, coffee, milk, detergent and fragrant soap, rice, soft drinks, bottled and canned goods, etc. to satisfy her customers' needs. Her main purpose in seeking to improve the business is to better help her husband sustain the education of their children.

Merlita : Philippines

Thu, 03 May 2012 13:40:03 PDT

$100 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on May 3, 2012

Merlita is 46 years old and married to Santi, who is a farmer. They are blessed with two children, who are Roshellin – 29 years old and a commerce graduate, and Caren Joy – 20 years old and currently a high school freshman. With a good relationship in the family, Merlita is really inspired in pursuing the business she started because she wants to finance her youngest daughter's college education. They live in the Ilagan municipality. Merlita shared also that the village where they live is a faraway rural place and mountainous. Merlita wants to request loan assistance for her rice vending business, amounting to PHP 35,000, that will be very helpful to her business. According to her, the loan will be used to purchase sacks of rice and animal feed for her business since they are in demand. The products will be sold at retail prices in order to generate more income for her family and money for school fees for her children. She hopes to upgrade her business through her strong determination, for she believes that with this, she will be able to succeed in all her goals in life.

Catherine : Philippines

Thu, 03 May 2012 13:40:03 PDT

$75 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 3, 2012

Catherine is 43 years old and has a retail shop where she sells a variety of products. She has had this business for 4 years. She is married and has 3 school-aged children. Catherine is requesting a loan of Php 20,000 to purchase canned goods, soft drinks, and other basic commodities to sell. Each month, she earns about Php 5,000 doing this type of work. In the future, Catherine hopes that her business will improve to be able to support the needs of her family.

Elisa : Philippines

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:40:02 PDT

$50 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2012

Elisa lives at Bugallon Proper Ramon (Philippines) with her spouse and two children. She devotes her full time to running her food-retail business. Elisa offers fish sauce, homemade candies and other sweets from Pangasinan. She acquires her products once a week at Pangasinan through her three delivery helpers. Elisa has had this kind of business for more than 11 years. Within that period of time, she has experienced ups and downs due to uncollected credit when some of her customers migrated to other places. Despite her situation, Elisa still hopes that she can overcome the trials in life. So she has decided to borrow additional working capital from lenders amounting to 50,000 PHP, allowing her to buy stock of fish sauce and candies for her business. She believes that through this amount, she could obtain success in life and be able to put her children through higher levels of education.

Rosario : Philippines

Sat, 05 May 2012 06:20:02 PDT

$50 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 5, 2012

Rosario has been operating a small store in front of her house at Amulung. She is 49 years old, married and has four children. Two of them still attend school and are supported by Rosario. She is married to Celestino, a farmer in their village. They work untiringly to provide sustenance for the family. Rosario would like to improve her small store and stock more merchandise to sell and able to increase her earnings too. She is now borrowing a loan of 40,000 PHP to buy canned goods, soft drinks, eggs, biscuits, soap, and shampoo to sell to her customers. Another part of the loan will be used for her spouse's farming business: she will buy fertilizers for the rice crop. With good profits from their businesses, Rosario hopes to achieve a prosperous life for her family.

Myrna : Philippines

Sat, 05 May 2012 06:40:03 PDT

$25 of $725 raised.

Started raising funds on May 5, 2012

Myrna owns a small retail store in the village where she lives. She is married to Tito, and they have one child who is in college. Myrna works all day in her store just to meet the demand of the customers who come into her store. She is able to earn 7,000 PHP each month from her business. Now, she is looking to improve her sales. She would like to borrow a loan of 30,000 PHP to buy canned goods, soft drinks, milk, eggs, breads, and noodles to sell in her store. She hopes to continue to acquire a good income from her business and, someday soon, to achieve financial stability. She also would like to keep providing friendly services to her customers.

Amilyn : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 01:10:01 PDT

$25 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Amilyn is a married woman staying with her husband, who also helps her in her retail business. Amilyn believes that success comes from hardwork and with patience of the individual. She manages a retail shop where she sells different products in the community like canned goods, snack foods and drinks. To have additional income, she is requesting a loan of PHP 16,000 to buy a variety products that she can offer the people in her community.

Leticia : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 05:00:04 PDT

$0 of $300 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

A woman with determination, Leticia is from the village of Cabisera 17-21 in the province of Isabela. Leticia is engaged in selling different products in the community. To have additional income, she is asking for a loan of 12,000 PHP to buy different products that she can offer in the community. In the future, Leticia hopes that she can build her own store in front of their house.

Rosita : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 05:20:02 PDT

$225 of $650 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Rosita is 49 years old and already a widow. Her husband passed away in 2006 and she was left with their two children. Her daughter Cheryl is 21 years old and Maricris is 19 years old. They live in Barangay San Rafael (Cabisera 17-21), Ilagan, a rural and mountainous village. Rosita manages a school canteen during school days and sells snacks in their village on weekends and during summer. She has been in this business for ten years and is still aiming to make it grow to save for her childrens' education and family needs. She is requesting a loan for 27,000 PHP to improve her vending business by purchasing raw materials needed to make snacks and cook food to sell in the village. According to her, she could achieve her goals in life by being patient and industrious. She knows that God will remain by her side to guide her and her family in reaching their dreams in life.

Lilibeth : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 05:20:03 PDT

$25 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Lilibeth is a very hardworking mother and loving spouse. She makes sure that she can provide the needs of her family. She manages a store in the community where she can sell different products. Aside from her store, her spouse is also engaged in a farming business. To have additional products, Lilibeth is asking for a loan of 24,000 PHP to buy snack foods, canned goods and beverages for her store business. Lilibeth hopes that her business will expand so that she can give a quality living to her family.

Rubelyn : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 05:00:05 PDT

$25 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

From the village of Cabisera 17-21, hardworking and diligent Rubelyn is married and manages her own store, selling a variety of products in the community. Rubelyn is requesting a loan of PHP 24,000 to purchase coffee, sugar, milk, shampoo and soap for her store to earn additional income to improve her family's living conditions.

Rosita : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 05:10:04 PDT

$75 of $300 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Rosita is 57 years old and married to Rogelio. They live in the San Juan province of Isabela. She is a very loving parent and does everything to make her family members' lives better. That's why Rosita manages a store—to provide additional income for the needs of her family. She is requesting a loan of 12000 PHP to buy spices, noodles and beverages for her store. She wishes that someday she can see her children have a better living condition.

Yolanda : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 05:50:03 PDT

$75 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Yolanda is busy with her business even at the age of 60. She sells generic medicines and soap in the nearby villages. She is married to Jesus, a simple rice farmer. She has only two children: Joland and Jijilyn. Yolanda sells different generic medicines to the village stores in her hometown. She generates a daily net income of PHP 300 through her business. For improving her business, she is requesting a loan of PHP 20,000. She will utilize the loan to buy sufficient stock of medicines and personal items to meet her customers’ demands. She also plans to start a business of buying and selling bagoong (shrimp paste) that can generate additional income. As a mother, she also dreams of a more comfortable life for her family and strives hard to attain her dream. She hopes that her business will grow by the help of God and with her patience and hard work.

Gemma : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 05:50:03 PDT

$25 of $300 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Gemma is 42 years old and living a simple life with her family in the peaceful village of San Juan, Isabela. Her husband Mayo is a "tricycle" driver. The couple keeps on praying to have a child, and they are very optimistic that God has a purpose and exact plans for them. Gemma maintains a typical store in their village. At present, she is requesting a loan of PHP 12,000 that she will use to buy more groceries for her sari-sari (community-based store) business. She hopes that her business will continue to grow and hopefully God will keep on pouring more blessings on them. She has promised to take good care of her business that she started, for she believes that it was a blessing from God that she must treasure.

Raquel : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 07:00:07 PDT

$25 of $450 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

A very supportive mother of three grown-up children. Raquel, 42 years old, lives in the village of San Juan, province of Isabela. Raquel manages her own store with her husband Johnny. Aside from their store, her spouse is also a simple farmer in their village. They both help each other to support their family. Raquel is requesting a loan of PHP 18,000 to buy a variety of products that she can offer in the community. She hopes that someday her business will be bigger so that she can supply the needs of her family.

Thelma : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:00:28 PDT

$25 of $450 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Thelma is a 52-year-old woman married to Angelito. She is very diligent and hardworking person. She lives in the mountainous province of Isabela. To have a better living she is asking a loan of PHP 18,000 to have business capital so that she can meet all the needs of her family. She wishes that someday, her business will expand so that she can reconstruct their house to have better living conditions and she can sustain the needs of her family.

Amelita : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 08:10:13 PDT

$25 of $600 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Amelita is from the village of San Juan. She is 49 years old, married and has two adult children. Amelita owns and operates a general store. She has been engaged in her business for over five years and earns approximately 4,000 PHP a month from it. Amelita joined ASKI to gain access to financial services to help improve her business and living situation. Amelita is requesting a new loan of PHP 25,000, which will be used to purchase additional products to sell. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the loan to improve and expand her business.

Ma. Susan : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 07:40:03 PDT

$25 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Ma. Susan manages a little sari-sari store (community-based store) in her village. Managing her store is her way of helping her husband generate income for their family needs. She sells a variety of goods in her store, where she earns at least 800 PHP a day. To further develop her store, Susan is requesting a loan of PHP 50,000. She plans to use the loan to purchase groceries in bulk that she will sell in her store. She wants to sustain her business because it assists not only their family, but also their farming needs. Susan is already fifty years old and is married to Efren, a farmer in their community. They live in the village of San Juan in the province of Isabela. The couple has been blessed with three children: Pol Nino, Paul John, and Zaira, the youngest. Susan hopes that with their sacrifices for their businesses, they may able to continue support their children’s education until they finish college.

Delia : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 08:20:07 PDT

$100 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Delia is industrious and a responsible mother to her four children. She is a widower since 2003. Despite her situation as a single parent, Delia didn't stop working hard to sustain her family needs. Delia owns and runs her home-based general store. She has been in line with this kind of business for more than 5 years. She is grateful because through the income generated from this business, she is able to improve their way of living and provide all her family needs. By this time, three of her children have been settled for marriage and have their own families while the youngest is working. Delia can't really express the happiness she feels nowadays. She knows that God has blessed her a lot. Delia would like to have continuous improvement of her living condition. For this reason, she is asking for bigger capital in the amount of 40,000 PHP allowing her to buy stock merchandise for her general store. Through this loan amount she would be able to satisfy her costumer demand and economize her expenses in acquiring her merchandise. She hopes that she could have continuous access to financial services from ASKI through the unending support of KIVA lenders.

Walid : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:10:04 PDT

$75 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

A very young business man, Walid, 27 years old, has engaged in hog raising for five years. He has enough knowledge about fattening hogs, and he is continuing to develop his capability in raising hogs because he plans to have a piggery someday. That's why he is requesting a loan of PHP 50,000 to buy additional piglets to raise and feed for them to eat. Walid hopes that someday he can expand his business and explore and broaden his knowledge of hog raising.

Elena : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:20:10 PDT

$150 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

A 44-year-old woman, Elena is a married woman with three adult children. She is very smart in terms of business. She has multiple businesses, but she wants to focus on her store, where she sells different products such as coffee, soap and perfume made by herself. She want to explore her knowledge. That's why she is requesting a loan of PHP 50,000 to buy products such as coffee, soap and perfume that she can offer to customers and so that she can broaden her knowledge in her business in order to meet the needs of her family. She always prays to our all-mighty God that her business expands for the benefit of her family, and to her parents, who love her most.

Alan : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:20:10 PDT

$125 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

A single man, Alan is 38 years old and single living with his parents. His focus is establishing a business. He loves business he tried everything in his life so that he can give the need of her parents. He plan to married her live-in partner, Arlene this coming June, in able to start new business he requesting of loan amounting PHP 50,000 to buy materials such as paper, books and tarpaulin in his business for his future family. According to his family Alan is very responsible son and loving. That's why he is blessed everyday. He hopes that his business doing well so that he can give all the need of his future family.

Rosalia : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 08:30:07 PDT

$25 of $375 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Selling grocery items to the people in their village makes Rosalia busy in her daily routine from 6am to 7pm. She is 25 years old, married and had one young child to support. Rosalia had been managing her store for almost five years now. She started with small quantities of items to sell, now she had increased her merchandise. She hopes to keep diversifying her business to earn more profits so she is asking for a loan of P15,000 to buy more grocery items such as canned goods, soft drinks, milk, sugar, coffee, breads and eggs to sell. Someday, Rosalia is hoping to earn consistent profits from her business that will lead her to achieve a prosperous way of living for her family.

Angela : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 08:40:02 PDT

$25 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Angela is 45 years old, married and has three children. Only one of them was able to continue their college education. She is a hardworking mother who engaged in a retail business selling grocery items to the people in their village. She has had this business for 10 years now. Her income goes for food and school expenses. She would like to increase the merchandise she offers so she is asking for a loan of P20,000 to buy biscuits, cooking oil, vinegar, milk, sugar, and canned goods to sell to her customers. Angela would like to keep making better sales and increase her earnings. This way, she will achieve a better way of living for her family.

Precy : Philippines

Mon, 07 May 2012 18:40:04 PDT

$25 of $300 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Precy is 56 years old and has a retail shop in the village. Precy sells canned goods, snacks such as biscuits, spices and drinks. She wishes to have additional products for sale in order to gain a higher income. However, Precy has insufficient capital to provide her customers with a variety of goods. For this reason, she is asking for a loan of P12,000 to buy groceries such as vinegar, cooking oil, shampoo and soap. Precy hopes to improve her business for the development of her living situation.

Delia : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 08:20:07 PDT

$25 of $375 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Delia is from the village of Capellan. She is thirty-six years old, married, and has three school-aged children. To make a living, she owns and operates a general store, selling a variety of different products in the local community. She has been engaged in her business for over fourteen years and earns approximately PHP 300 a month for these activities. This previous loan was used to purchase additional products to sell. Delia is requesting a new loan of PHP 15,000 which again will be used to purchase additional products to sell. She plans to use the additional revenue generated to continue to expand her business.

Jovielyn : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:20:10 PDT

$25 of $425 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Jovielyn, 41, resides in the village of Capellan, province of Isabela. She and her husband, Carlos, a furniture maker, have four children, three in school. The youngest is 4. She has run a variety store for almost 13 years. Managing her store provides income to help her husband meet the growing needs of their family. She wants a loan from Kiva lenders for PHP17,000 as additional capital. She wants her store to grow and become more profitable for her family. Jovielyn is hoping to continue sending all her children to higher levels of education for them to obtain better jobs one day. Through their own perseverance and diligence in working, she believes that they will be able to fulfill their dreams.

Analiza : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 09:20:08 PDT

$100 of $425 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Analiza runs a general store situated in front of her house. Aside from selling different groceries, she also sells plasticware like durabox (plastic cabinets), bamboo sala sets (living room furniture), other appliances, and more. She lives outside of the main town so she thought of selling those items to reach customers in their distant and remote village in the Capellan province of Isabela. She uses her income to sustain the educational needs of her two children. Analiza is asking for a loan of PHP 17,000 to be used as additional business capital to buy more items to be displayed just beside their house so as to grow her business. Analiza is already 39 years old and is married to Gil, a farmer. They are blessed with two children who are both studying in the primary level. Analiza is hoping to give her children a full education. She doesn’t want them to experience the hardship of life that she and her husband had been experiencing before because they were not able to gain a good education in college or even in high school.

Irene : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 09:50:13 PDT

$25 of $375 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Irene is from the village of Capellan. She is 31 years old, married and has one school-aged child. Irene owns and operates a general store where she sells a variety of products. Irene has been engaged in her business for over five years and earns PHP 4,000 a month. Her previous loan was used to purchase additional products to sell. Irene is requesting a new loan of PHP 15,000 which will also be used to purchase additional products to sell. She plans to use the revenue generated to improve and expand her business.

Leticia : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:20:10 PDT

$50 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Leticia is from the village of Capellan. She is 44 years old, married, and has three school-aged children. Leticia has owned and operated a general store for three years. Leticia joined ASKI to gain access to financial services to help improve her living situation and ability to engage in business activities. Leticia is requesting a new loan of PHP 20,000, which will be used to purchase additional products to sell in the community. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to improve and expand her business.

Linglingay : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 09:50:13 PDT

$0 of $300 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Linglingay, 56, lives in Lasam. She is in the business of selling personal products collections such as Nataha, Splash and Avon. She is thankful with the business she started because she has improved their economic situation. She works hard every day with the desire to upgrade her income. In addition to these efforts, she is seeking additional working capital from ASKI in order to provide her customers with their desired products. She is requesting a loan of PHP12,000 to buy lotion, lipstick, face powder, cream and makeup. With the loan, Linglingay is hoping for a better lifestyle and business situation.

Hizon : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 09:50:13 PDT

$250 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Hizon is a hard working father of three children. He is a farmer planting rice in the Philippines. His wife is a housekeeper and his partner in managing their rice field. At the age of 51, Hizon still has the eagerness to manage his farm. Through his earnings from farming, Hizon is able to send his children to school. Now Hizon is happy that all of his effort have produced good fruit. His children are now holding degrees and are able to help him financially, even in small amounts. Hizon wants to maintain his farming business. He doesn’t want to rely only on his children to provide for the needs of his farm. Hence Hizon is asking for a loan of 50,000 Philippine pesos (PHP) to buy seeds, fertilizers and herbicides.

Emerencia : Philippines

Sun, 06 May 2012 16:20:03 PDT

$50 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Emerencia is a 60-year-old woman who is full of perseverance. Her patience, sacrifices and desire to work makes their living conditions better. Her buying and selling business provides for her children's education. Without her business, her children would not be in school or enjoy the advantages of educated persons. So at her age, Emerencia still continues to manage her business to further develop their living situation and their small shelter. She wants to request additional working capital due to insufficient funds in buying bananas to sell. Through this, she wishes to ask a loan of PHP 50,000 to purchase bananas and vegetables such as squash and eggplant. Emerencia hopes that her sacrifices in enduring this kind of work will be worth it. She hopes for a higher income this time in order to save for her and her husband, who is getting older.

Felicisima : Philippines

Mon, 07 May 2012 06:40:14 PDT

$150 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Felicisima, age 59, is a business woman in the village of Gonzaga. She has been managing her fish and rice retailing for over 14 years because she realizes that without a source of income she would not be survive. Her business is a great help in improving her life, so she devotes herself to it. Recently, she has had high customer demand because her services and products satisfy her customers. Moreover, her humility and honesty bring customers looking for her. The high demand requires her to add more goods, so she is asking additional capital to purchase rice and equipment to maintain her fishing boats. Her husband is very supportive in her business to the extent that he also goes in the river to catch fish. She just hopes that her husband will continue his virtues in order that their seven children will finish all their education. Through their sacrifices and great effort, she hopes for a comfortable living soon.

Bella : Philippines

Mon, 07 May 2012 07:10:04 PDT

$50 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Bella, 47, lives with her husband and their two children in their own home. She sells a variety of curtains and clothing at their municipal market. Now she wants to add a new source of income and that is to sell fish, specifically, tilapia. This causes Bella to request a loan of PHP 35,000 to buy curtains, clothing and equipment to build her store for selling fish. She hopes that her dream business will become true in order to gain higher income and save for her family. She knows that with her kindness and humbleness she can build a good business, and she knows that success comes from putting in great effort and dedication and that those are her best tools to get ahead in her occupation.

Manuel : Philippines

Mon, 07 May 2012 07:00:07 PDT

$175 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Manuel, aged 40, has a high school education and has suffered quite a lot financially. He used to be unable to provide the necessities of his family. But through his ability and industriousness, he has become a good businessman now. He is currently managing to buy and resell fruits and vegetables as a source of income. He is providing a living for his family through this business. He doesn’t want his family to feel the cruelty of life that he experienced before. With inspiration, he has passed through the hardships of life. Presently, Manuel is requesting PHP 50,000 as additional capital to further grow his business. This may be a great help in developing his business and can allow him to save funds for the educational purposes of his four children. It will be used to purchase tomatoes, "pechay", cabbage, root crops and cucumbers.

Marilou : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:20:10 PDT

$25 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Marilou is 56 years old and endowed with strong determination and love for her family. She is married to Roberto. They have been married for thirty years and have two adult children. The family lives in a town in the province of Isabela. Marilou sells grocery items at home, and she is asking for a loan of PHP 20,000 to expand her grocery inventory by buying more grocery items for resale such as canned goods, spices, noodles and beverages.

Evelyn : Philippines

Mon, 07 May 2012 07:00:07 PDT

$125 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Evelyn is 48 years old, married, and has four children. She runs a beauty parlor located in the public market, which she has been doing for 24 years. She patiently beautifies customers. She enjoys her work and at the same time is earning for her family. Evelyn is requesting a loan for 35,000 PHP, which she will use to purchase MSE, Avon, and Natash products, scissors, hair blower, and hair coloring and straightening products. She wants to upgrade her business in order to attract more customers. She knows that providing satisfaction to her customers leads to business improvement. She hopes to improve her business in order to continue earning and saving for the education of her children.

Araceli : Philippines

Mon, 07 May 2012 07:10:04 PDT

$50 of $300 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Araceli is 59 years old, married and has three children. She sells various home products such as soaps and fire extinguishers to earn an income. She has been selling them for over five years now and earns about P5,000 each month. She would like to sell more merchandise so she is now asking for a loan of P12,000 to buy more soap, fabric conditioners and fire extinguishers to sell. Someday, she hopes to diversify her business so she can keep generating good profits from it. She also hopes to establish a small retail store to earn consistent profit for her family.

Mirasol : Philippines

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:10:03 PDT

$125 of $525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Mirasol is a business-oriented person. Aside from her hog raising business, she is also making sweets to sell that add up her income. She is making tamarind candy, purple jam, and peanut butters. She had been in the food production sales for almost two years now. Mirasol is now 38 years old and had two children who attend school. Mirasol would like to keep producing delicious sweets and increase her earnings. She is now asking for a loan of PHP22,000 to buy skimmed milk, sugars, and plastic wrappers for use in her food production sales. She is also hoping for good growth and nutrition for her hogs. She will be very happy to achieve financial stability someday.

Evangeline : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:10:05 PDT

$100 of $600 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Evangeline is a young entrepreneur who started her business 24 years ago. She was eager to generate her own income to contribute financially in order to stabilize her family. When she learned about selling personal use products, she started offering these items to friends, neighbors, and people who live in the area. Now, with the opportunity to gain higher income, she is requesting a loan of PHP 25,000 to buy personal use products such as face powder and lotion. The good quality of her products enables her to attract a large number of customers and achieve a high level of sales. She just hopes that with the loan, she can save enough funds for the preparation of the studies of her child.

Milagros : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:10:05 PDT

$75 of $375 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Milagros, 49, operates a small restaurant in the market selling foods such as viand and rice. Since she loves cooking, she built this kind of business. It has been the great source of funds for sending her children to school. She is grateful because, for over 25 years of operating this business, she has loyal customer already that provide her with an income. Through her friendly and kind character, she has gained customers and friends. With the unending requests of customers, Milagros is requesting additional working capital to provide for the necessary wishes of her customers. A loan of PHP 15,000 will be used to purchase pork, beef and rice to cook. She hopes that, through the loan, her business will be doing well and will make enough money to provide the necessities needed for her family.

Fredolyn : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:30:04 PDT

$50 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Fredolyn, a 37-year-old loving and hardworking mother of two grown-up children, is married to Gilbert and lives in the village of Luna, province of Isabela. She has managed a store in their community for five years. To expand her business, she is requesting a loan of 16,000 Philippine pesos to buy additional products, such as snack foods, canned goods, sugar, and rice for her store. She dreams to see her children finish their studies.

Amalia : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 12:00:06 PDT

$0 of $325 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Amalia is 43 years old and married. Her spouse helps her with her grocery store business. They both wake up early to prepare the store for their customers. Amalia is requesting a loan for 13,000 PHP, which she will use to buy additional products that she can offer to her customers. Amalia hopes that her business expands so that she can meet the needs of her family.

Dionicio : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:10:08 PDT

$75 of $300 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Dionicio resides at Capatan, near Tuguegrarao City, with his wife and child. To earn a living, the couple raises hogs, breeding them and fattening them to sell upon attaining the desired growth. In addition to the hog raising business, they also own a hectare plot of land, which they cultivate by planting rice. They have been working in their businesses for 10 years and earn about 10,000 PHP each month. Dionicio aims to strengthen the hog raising business in order to earn a higher income. Therefore he is asking for a loan of 12,000 PHP to buy feed, medicine and vaccines to sustain his hogs. He hopes to continue generating good profits from both businesses in order to provide his family with a better life.

Maria : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:20:04 PDT

$75 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Maria, age 61, would like to increase the profit she earns every day. So, she is requesting a loan of PHP 20,000 to buy bananas and vegetables needed by her customers. She provides friendly service to her customer and that’s why an old woman keeps acquiring customers. She is very industrious and humble, which may cause other people to like her and keep on buying her products. She just hopes that her business will continue to grow in order to save for her family

Zenaida : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:40:02 PDT

$0 of $375 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Zenaida is 51 years old, married with two children. She is a friendly person who operates a sari-sari business. She wakes up early in the morning to prepare her store in order to acquire higher sales every day. To satisfy the needs of her customers, she is requesting a loan of 15,000 PHP to buy additional products such as canned goods, noodles and soft drinks. She hopes that her business will expand so that she can meet all the needs of her family, especially to her children.

Rosemarie : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 17:40:01 PDT

$25 of $325 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Rosemarie owns a small store in her village where she sells grocery items to generate an income for her family's daily needs. She has been doing this for four years. She earns about P4,000 each month. Rosemarie wants to improve her sales so she is borrowing P13,000 to buy canned goods, eggs, bread, soap and shampoo to sell in her store. Rosemarie is 38 years old and has four children. All she wants is to give her children the best education. She will be very happy and proud to see all of her children become professionals in their chosen career someday.

Ruben : Philippines

Tue, 08 May 2012 23:40:01 PDT

$125 of $525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Ruben is a very industrious person who has fought hard to move his wife and five children forward. He learned how to farm at a very early age, thanks to which he obtained work in some of the fields near his house. Since then, he has been working as a farmer. At first, this enabled him to have an income to contribute financially to his parent’s household, and later, to pay the expenses of his own home where he lives with his wife and children. His farm is known for producing high quality products. This has enabled him to have a large number of established customers and very good sales every harvest. With the goal of continuing to produce his crops, Ruben is looking for a loan to provide the means of purchasing fertilizer, fungicides and insecticides to maintain his fields. In this way, he will continue to have a high quality business that generates a very good income from his products. As well, he hopes that his business will grow and continue consolidating so that his family will have a better quality of life and greater opportunities to succeed economically.

Edwin : Philippines

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:10:03 PDT

$125 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

To make a living, Edwin runs and operated his two hectares of rice field. His priority is to improve his financial stability and improve his way of living. His children have settled in marriage and have their own families. Edwin is a widower. Despite his status in life, still he works hard to cover all his household expenses. Edwin is in need of additional working capital due to the high cost of farm supplies needed in his agricultural business. For this reason, he is requesting a loan in the amount of PHP 40,000. He hopes that his requested loan will be granted so that he can further improve his rice crop production. In this way, he can save some amount for his emergency purposes since he is getting old already.

Marcelina : Philippines

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:10:06 PDT

$100 of $600 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Marcelina's priority is to educate her two children left to her. She is married and has five children, but three of them have settled in marriage and have their own families. Marcelina runs her general store within the village of Villa Cruz, San Mateo. She has been in this kind of business for more than five years and she earns approximately PHP 2,000 a month, some are credit. She aims to increase her sales in order to support her children's education but her income is not sufficient due to their increased household expenditures, daily allowances and other expenses for school. To solve this situation, she is requesting a loan of PHP 25,000, which will be use to buy more merchandise to re-stock her general store. She believes that through this loan amount, she can let her children finish their degree courses and sustain their daily basic commodities.

Michael : Philippines

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:10 PDT

$75 of $325 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Michael is married and is raising children. He has been selling groceries for over six years. His children and his wife help him with the business. His store is located near his house. Michael is also in the business of processing and selling different products for the community. Besides this, he also raises cattle. He has many customers and they appreciate him. He has a good reputation and a good credit history. Michael is requesting a loan of PHP 13,000 for the purchase of grocery products such as milk, sugar, rice, coffee, and canned goods for his store in order to expand his business. Additionally, with the remaining funds, he wants to buy dried fruit for re-sale.

Josephine : Philippines

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:20:10 PDT

$125 of $725 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Josephine runs a stall inside the public market of Santiago. She sells onions and bananas. She is 46 years of age, married, and has two children. She and her husband both work hard in order to succeed. Josephine has been a market vendor for 15 years. According to her, patience, dedication, and financial support are what have allowed her to improve her business. Josephine would like to have continued business improvement so that she can earn greater income, which will serve to cover all her family's daily needs. Josephine would like to apply for a loan in the amount of 30,000 PHP, which will allow her to buy more onions and bananas for her fruit and vegetable business. She hopes for her business will grow so that she can send her children through a higher level of education. In the picture, Josephine is wearing a yellow blouse while her Project Officer wears white and violet.

Diosdado : Philippines

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:00:11 PDT

$200 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Diosdado farms for a living. He and his wife cultivate their land to grow rice crops to sell. He is 46 years of age and married to Eliza, who raises hogs. They are blessed with three children and one adopted child. Diosdado does his best to keep their farm productive. He has been working in this kind of business for seven years. Determined to have a better way of life, he applied for a loan in the amount of PHP 35,000 so he and his family can fund their farming business. He will use the loan to purchase seeds, fertilizers, and other farming materials. He knows that through this loan, his yield and income will increase, so he hopes that his loan request will be granted.

Melchor : Philippines

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:10:03 PDT

$150 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Melchor is a farmer living in San Sebastian Ramon. He primarily grows rice crops on his 1.4 hectare rice field. Melchor is 47 years old and married to Juvilyn, who is an Overseas Filipino Worker. The couple were blessed with three children. One of them has settled for marriage. One is single and working, while the youngest is still studying. Through the income generated from his farming business, he is able to help provide for his family's basic needs. Melchor plans to buy farming materials so he can prepare the farm plot to be planted but his income is not sufficient due to the expensive price of farming materials. Consequently, he is requesting a loan of PHP 40,000. He hopes to own a bigger farm in the future so he gives his full time running his farming business. In addition, he also hopes for his family's standard of living to improve and to be able to let his youngest child finish his studies.

Rodolfo : Philippines

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:10:03 PDT

$150 of $525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Rodolfo aims to have a better way of living and increase his income. To make his dream come true, he does his best to earn greater profits. Rodolfo has 1.5 hectares of farmland on which he grows rice crop. He has worked hard for seven years and made sacrifices to make his rice field productive. The income generated from his business has been used to sustain his family's needs and support their education. He spends much on his children's education because he would like to educate them. The capital intended for his farming business is no longer enough due to the high cost of basic commodities and increase of his children's allowances. Due to having insufficient funds for his farming business, he is asking for a loan of PHP 22,000 to buy necessary farming materials to improve the farm plot and and to pay for the cost of hired laborers in preparation for the plot to be planted. He hopes that his loan will be approved so he can succeed.

Xyndritz : Philippines

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:40:03 PDT

$125 of $725 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Xyndritz is involved in the farming business. He has grown rice crops for three years. Aside from farming, he is also raising hogs as an additional source of income for his family. He has currently raised one sow and 11 piglets. He has been involved in this kind of business for one year. Xyndritz is a young man and married to Virginia. They are blessed with three school-aged children. Xyndritz would like to increase his sales and profit because of their high household expenses and the daily maintenance of his raised hogs. He really needs additional capital because the capital intended for his farming business was used for his children's education and hog-raising business. For this reason, he is asking for a loan of PHP 30,000. He will use this loan to buy farm supplies and livestock feed for his hog-raising business. He hopes that he will make his farmland productive so that he can earn more income which will serve to give his children a bright future and cover all his household expenditures.

Carol : Philippines

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:10:03 PDT

$100 of $600 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Carol, 54, is from Aparri and has a variety store in the public market. She is a hardworking and loving mother of three grown children. She supported them through her business of selling caps, dresses, and bags. Her business also provided the funds for them to pursue their education. She wants them to finish their education because it is a long-lasting gift that she can give them. To support their education, she is requesting additional working capital to improve her business. A 25,000 PHP loan will be used to purchase bags, toys, and different dresses. She hopes for the development of her precious business in order to provide a good education for her children.