Malia

Malia is a devoted mother who runs a small business creating traditional tapa cloth. She spends her days preparing mulberry bark, soaking it, and carefully beating each layer to make strong and beautiful sheets of tapa for cultural events and community gatherings. Her work is both her passion and her source of income.

As her orders increased, Malia needed more materials and better equipment to keep up. To support her business, she applied for a loan to buy more mulberry and to purchase a new set of beating tools that would help her improve the quality and speed of her work. With the loan, she was able to restock her mulberry supply and upgrade her tools, allowing her to make tapa more efficiently and meet the growing demand. She is grateful for the support that helped strengthen her tapa-making business and provide for her family.