We recently made a microloan to Erlinda, a banana seller in the Philippines.
Erlinda Helbero's main source of income comes from buying and selling bananas in her community. She is 50 years old, married and has five grown-up children. She is from the village of Banlag, Valencia City, Bukidnon. Erlinda has been in her business for over five years and earns approximately 6,500 Philippine pesos (PHP) a month.
In 2010, Erlinda joined HSPFI to gain access to financial services to help improve her living conditions and enable her to engage in business activities. Erlinda is requesting a loan of 5,000 PHP which will be used to purchase additional bananas to sell. This will be her first loan from HSPFI. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to improve and expand her business.
We are proud to support her, and glad to support a venture that share natures candy (fruit!) with more people. We wish the best of luck to Erlinda in her growing business!
