“Kiva Country” is what ASKI-MFI (Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc.) staff like to call the Isabella Province, the region where their Kiva borrowers 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, 
). They’ve been working hard on their Kiva Partnership, and are growing quickly. Beyond microfinance, ASKI also it’s clients other needed benefits and programs such as life and health insurance, educational scholarships, business training, etc.
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.
To lend to current Kiva ASKI borrowers in need of loans, click this link: Kiva Fundraising loans at ASKI MFI
To learn more about ASKI Microfinance Institution and their numerous poverty alleviating programs, please visit 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.
