Education changes everything.
As I sit here on the day before Thanksgiving, what comes to mind is the over 250 students on Vittana right now who are poised to transform their lives by continuing their education. Whether it’s Omar Ahmad‘s desire to become a civil engineer in Jordan or Lidia Severina Aban‘s goal [...]
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As a Vittana Fellow I find myself often comparing my educational experience and my life in the United States to what I see on the ground here in the Philippines. Although the Philippines is a far cry from Washington State there are still many similarities between my life there and [...]
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I must admit I knew very little about the Philippines before I arrived. What I did know was that it’s an archipelago in South East Asia and the only Christian nation in Asia. I knew basically nothing about what the people, politics, economy or food was like. It was a [...]
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Here is a short compilation of graduates telling how Vittana loans changed their lives. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M63TTSbeocg[/youtube]
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For me, it was never really a question of whether or not I could go to college. Sure, money has always been tight in the Foster household and finding a way to pay for college for their four sons was never easy for my parents, but it wasn’t optional either. [...]
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Meet Aulita Abindan, mother of Winston Abindan — one of our first Vittana students in the Philippines. Winston is learning to be a welder in a three month tech-training course, paid for with a Vittana Student Loan. Mother, Aulita Abindan [...]
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In January, Vittana launched a new student lending program in the Philippines by partnering with NWFT – Negros Women for Tomorros Foundation, one of the Philippines’ most innovative financial institutions. We were lucky enough to host two of NWTF’s team members in our Seattle office this week (Jubert Maquiling, MIS [...]
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On the heels of the amazing press we got yesterday, I’ve been thinking a lot about this statement from the Economist article: “Millions of poor would-be students could benefit (from microfinance student loans).” Millions. Mmmmmiilllions. That’s a mighty big number no matter how easily is rolls off your tongue. Stay [...]
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Today the Economist gave education loans the nod as “the next big thing in microfinance.” And while usually we’d get a little sheepish about claiming to be involved in a “hotbed” of anything, if the Economist calls “finding new ways to fund poor students” a “hotbed of innovation,” then that’s [...]
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It’s Friday again! Where does the week go? This week, we funded 5 students. We’re adding more students to the site over the next few days, so we hope to fund even more through the end of August. On Tuesday, we were inspired by a visit from President Obama literally [...]
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