Welcome to “Kiva Country”!
9 June 2009 at 23:24 Tdunbar 4 comments
“Kiva Country” is what ASKI-MFI (Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc.) staff like to call the Isabella Province, the region where their Kiva clients live and work. ASKI MFI is a new Kiva partner in the Philippines. Their headquarters are in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija about 3 hours north of Manila, 10 hours if there is traffic and there is always traffic. They’ve been working hard these past months on their Kiva partnership, and are growing quickly. Beyond micro-finance, ASKI also offers many benefits and programs to their clients such as life and health insurance, educational scholarships, and business training. Their approach is holistic.
As a Kiva Fellow with a new partner, my job is to document everything, verify clients, and bring this information to the Kiva team and to Kiva lenders. I am so excited to be able to bring Kiva’s first field visit with ASKI-MFI to you.
Welcome to "Kiva Country"!
Check-out current Kiva ASKI borrowers to lend to.
Kiva Fundraising loans at ASKI MFI
To learn more about ASKI Microfinance Institution and their holistic approach to alleviating poverty, please visit their website. http://www.aski.com.ph/
Teresa Dunbar just finished her Kiva Fellowship with ASKI MFI, Cabanatuan, Philippines. She’s been a Kiva Fellow since August 2008 with MFI’s in Cambodia and the Philippines. She previously worked for The Christensen Fund, promoting bio-cultural diversity resilience. She holds a BA in Cultural Anthropology and Spanish.
Entry filed under: Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI), All, blogsherpa, KF7 (Kiva Fellows 7th Class), Philippines. Tags: ASKI, blogsherpa, Cabanatuan, Isabella Province, Kiva, Kiva Fellow, micro loans, microfinance, Philippines, Teresa Dunbar.
1. Kieran Ball | 11 June 2009 at 10:32
Waytogo Teresa! Excellent video, was cool to see what you’ve been up to for the past few months (editing video from the looks of it). Superb song choice too, maybe I’ll have to steal it from you some time ;oP
2. Unilove | 11 June 2009 at 02:11
The video was amazing and easy to watch. You imparted a lot of information and still kept us along for the ride. I was tired just watching it and realizing how tirelessly you all are working to make it all happen. Thank you!
Unilove aka Lisa
Kiva lender
3. roden | 11 June 2009 at 00:50
Fantastic post! Great job!
God Bless and More Power
ASKI and KIVA
4. Drew Loizeaux | 10 June 2009 at 00:22
Here’s to the completion successful Kiva Fellow career!
Go ASKI!!!
-Drew