Yam Rana was married 13 years ago and has a daughter and a son. She and her husband struggled to provide for their family which meant they could not send their children to school. She heard about the My Business My Freedom Program and attended an orientation session. This was an opportunity she knew would help her to grow an income and be able to give her children an education.
After training in budgeting and small business management, Yam Rana received her first microloan in June 2019. She bought four small goats. Within 6 months, the goats were ready to sell and she more than doubled her investment. After repaying her microloan, she received her second microloan and plans to increase the number of goats as well as build a shed for them. As her small business grows and she earns more, she is confident she will be able to enroll her children in school. She is excited to be able to give her children a good future.
Nobody trusted her to give her a loan thinking that she would not be able to pay it back. Now, she is part of a group of women who are accountable to each other and encouraging when they have down days. We think Yam Rana’s smile says it all. The My Business My Freedom Program has changed her life.
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Dolores is one of the families we help in the Manila Slum Project, our back to school program in the Philippines. This project aims to assist 200 underprivileged children in Manila slum communities.
When we visited Dolores' home, she was preparing the flowers she would sell in the streets that morning. She...
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Kate and Glenn from Captivating recently visited Manila to check in on our programs in the Philippines.
One of their visits was...
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Last month, our co-founders Andrew and Julie Colquhoun went to Nepal to visit our current projects and partners in the region. They spent time with the girls that they have helped to get back to school through fifteen Captivating Village programs, and also checked the school where they will be attending. They also...
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We are happy to announce that Captivating International, with its Philippine field partner HONOR 1000, is launching a project to assist 200 underprivileged children in Manila slum communities. For the first batch, we selected 70 beneficiaries to receive educational assistance based on criteria such as income level, age, and family status. It...
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Jessica used to sell flavored drinks in a different town, but this meant being away from her three young kids. She then made the critical decision to transfer her small store so she could be with them. To do this, she needed additional capital, so she tried applying to our microfinance program. Because she is new...
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From a small grocery store, Mildred worked hard to get to this point. Through our microfinance program, her range of products grew from just pantry essentials to also include household supplies. This year, she also added ready-to-wear clothes to her store. She is grateful for the help of our Philippine field partner, Honor 1000, that contributed...
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