Financing that Values People

By Barbara Custodio WG’89

In the rural provinces of the Philippines, a nonprofit microfinance institution is making a difference in the lives of poor families.


Marilyn married her boyfriend Regis when she was just 18. They went on to have four daughters, living in a small dwelling by the sea in Tacloban City, Leyte. Regis worked as a mechanic and also drove a passenger tricycle owned by someone else for a living. Read more Financing that Values People