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Total loan: $500

Elena

Bayawan, Negros Oriental, Central Visayas, Philippines / Food

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A loan helped to buy ingredients for her food production business.

Elena's story

Elena is a married woman with four children. She is a very hardworking entrepreneur.

Elena has a food-vending business in the Philippines. Elena requested a PHP 25,000 loan through NWTF to buy ingredients for her business.

Elena has been in this business for 7 years. In the future, Elena would like to build and expand her business to secure the future of her family.