Virtual Tours The Philippines

Is a picture worth a thousand words? Decide for yourself. Visit our photo gallery--and meet the amazing women of The Philippines. A picture may be the only way to convey the sense of fun and friendship the women experience during their weekly Credit with Education meetings.

The Philippines Photo Gallery

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This Filipino microentrepreneur makes money with her bicycle taxi service.Thelma Marial (left) involves all family members in her business. Thelma makes baskets, purses and plant hangers from shells... This young girl is from Samal Island in the Philippines. Her mother participates in Credit with Education and owns a small business selling vegetables.These women are participating in a Credit Association training meeting...Four of the women sitting on the bench proudly serve as officers of their Credit Association.This is a photo of Christina Paolisbo's house. With the profits she makes from her loan, she is adding walls to her house-one wall at a time.A typical village scene in rural Mindanao. Claire Thomas, Freedom from Hunger Vice President, Development and Public Affairs (left) interviews Rosanna Oyson who is holding her seven-month-old baby...This photo was taken from the boat on the approach to Samal Island, where the Credit with Education program has many active members.Analisa Mangiso, a Credit with Education field agent, explains to Samal Island Credit Association members how to account for their loan money. This group begins their Credit Association meeting, as all Credit Association meetings in the Philippines do, with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Philippines.These three boys wait while their mothers participate in a Credit Association meeting.Three young friends giggle together while their mothers are busy in a Credit Association meeting. These two friends pass the time as their mothers attend the weekly Credit Association meeting. This Samal Island Credit Association member used her loan to open a leather-crafts store.Hermelil Villaraiz runs this small store where she also lives. Her daughter lives with Hermelil's mother in a house nearby. Hermelil is proud to serve as the President of her Credit Association.This member of a Credit with Education Credit Association is proud of the fact that she exclusively breastfeeds her baby.Pasita Luot has a banana-roasting business. Norma Gao, a 67-year-old widow, proudly displays her weekly repayment and passbook.Irene Gutierrez owns this tiny sundry store. Her two granddaughters come every afternoon to help her run the shop.This woman received a trophy for accumulating the most individual savings in the Credit with Education program. These two young girls spend every afternoon working in their grandmother's sundry store. For their efforts their grandmother rewards them with snacks from the store. The Barangay Santo Nino Mother's Association #3 Credit Association created this poster which reads: The PhilippinesThis young Filipino girl poses for the camera while her mother attends a weekly Credit Association meeting.Joann Dumalo and her daughter, Rachel, proudly show off the garden they maintain near their house...Rosalia Alvarez is a member of Credit with Education in the Philippines. She told us, This Credit Association had special red t-shirts made for all group members...The treasurer of a Samal Island Credit Association counts up the loan repayments made by the members...