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| Television journalists of TV Español Asia Pacific
news bureau based in Hong Kong covered Codespa's microfinance
project with the APPEND (Association of Philippine Partners
in Enterprise Development), while here in the Philippines
for the May 10, 2004 election coverage. An APPEND member-partner,
the Kabalikat Para sa Maunlad na Buhay, Inc.(KMBI) assisted
TVEs exposure to some of its client's projects in an urban
poor community in Baclaran, Parañaque City. |
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| On photo below shows Ms. Rosa Maria Calaf, bureau chief
conferring with APPEND and KMBI microfinance program officers.
On left foreground is Ms. Pax Dettoni
of CODESPA; and on the right foreground is Ms. Virginia
P. Juan of APPEND. |
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On the picture below, a TVE camera man films the mat
weaving of women borrowers.
Ms. Calaf interviewed the housewives on the impact of
credit and their small livelihood projects to them and
their families. CODESPA finances the institutional and
microfinance program strengthening activities of six APPEND
network members, including that of KMBI. |
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