A loan helped to buy seeds and fertilizer for their plants.


Dioscora's story

Dioscora is a married woman and lives in Baybay, Leyte. For the past years, she and her husband have run a small family farm to earn a living. They grow vegetable plants. They have been in this livelihood for many years to support the family.

Now, she asks for a loan of PHP 18,000 through Kiva’s field partner, CEVI-Philippines. She will use this loan to buy seeds and fertilizer for their plants.

Indeed, this loan will be a great help for them, thus allowing them to have a bountiful harvest.



Dioscora wants to augment their livelihood in the future for a better means of living.


This loan is special because:

It provides training and capital for this borrower.



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