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PSHF
Philippine Self-Help Foundation
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HOW WE STARTEDThe PSHF came into being in January 1987. The island of Negros in the Southern Visayas region was plunged into crisis when the price of sugar in the world market collapsed. Read more.. -
ABOUT THE FOUNDERThe PSHF came into being in January 1987. The island of Negros in the Southern Visayas region was plunged into crisis when the price of sugar in the world market collapsed. Read more.. -
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LOANSThe PSHF's main goal is to provide loans to poor families in the Philippines. The PSHF's intention is to encourage self-help so the loans are used as capital for small businesses. Read more.. -
GRANTSWe also help individuals with grants for unaffordable medical treatment, housing assistance, business revival and training, specifically through organic farming seminars. Read more.. -
LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING CENTERIn 1997, we branched out and opened a preschool, the LLC, in Bulacao, a poor suburb in Cebu city. The primary goal of the school is to provide good quality and affordable education to poor children. Read more.. -
FARMWe have a 2.3 hectare plot of land on the island of Guimaras which we are developing into a pioneering farm for the practice of permaculture and in the future, we hope, a training centre for sustainable agriculture. Read more.. -
ENVIRONMENTThe PSHF has set up an environmental arm in order to help address the effects of pollution and global warming in the areas where it operates. The initial step taken towards this end is the clean up of the creek in Guba village in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental.. -
Partnering Towards Self-Reliance.
"FAREWELL CHRISTOPHER"
“We went through a lot during the years that we were together. Now that he’s gone, I feel like I have lost a part of me.” April Denosta (29) on her grief when her boyfriend Christopher died.. Here is their story....
Featured project for May 2018
A PSHF loan enabled Polen Cantancio to have a trisikad (a bicycle with a sidecar) of his own. Here is his story......
"A VISITOR FROM ENGLAND"
Phady, Analyn, Madeline, Blesyl, Faith,
the Albandonido couple; Dioscoro and Florites
the Albandonido couple; Dioscoro and Florites
The PSHF Bohol office staff were pleased to welcome Madeleine, wife of Richard's first cousin, Andrew in late January, 2018. Madeleine joined us on two field trips to visit projects. Read more....
PSHF Loan Impact Analysis
PSHF was a pioneer of micro-lending in 1987 when we first started. As a way of marking our 30th anniversary, we invite you to delve into the statistics underlying the impact of the 1,600 loans we disbursed in the decade 2002 to 2011. Read more....
One of our success stories. Read on.....
