With Joan and Will Weber’s gift certificate, I was able to give Samuel a loan to repair his motor vehicle, so that he could reach his clients. Samuel lives in the Philippines, and his main source of income is selling wood to people in the community. One can see why his vehicle would be so necessary in this endeavor. Not surprisingly, shortly after the loan was funded I received this positive update from Kiva:
Mr. Samuel Dumanjug is very busy with his business upon the release of
his loan from Gata Daku Multi-Purpose Cooperative and KIva Funders,he
able to repair his motor vehicle for more convenient to his business
through this he able to generate more income to sustain the daily needs
of his family as well as the education of his kids. That is why he is
very thankful to Gata Daku Multi-Purpose Cooperative and KIva Funders
for giving him a financial assistant.
Starting in January, he will begin repaying his loan, hopefully with the increase in income he has been able to generate from repairing his transportation. This is really cool. Real people, helping real people. Click on his picture for more information. As always, visit Kiva to lend.




