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Students, educators, parents, grandparents and community leaders are invited to convene at the University of San Diego on Saturday, February 27  from 8:OO AM to 5:OOPM  for the Mabuhay Conference.  This gathering is a celebration of Filipino culture — through stories of hope and survival. Panelists of different ages and backgrounds will share their stories across generations to enhance family relationships and self-awareness.  Our community is always enriched by gatherings such as this.

We’ve been hearing a lot about microloans and microfinance nowadays. There is a group in the Philippines that has been doing this called the Philippine Self-Help Foundation. Their website is www.pshf.net. and email address is:  pshf@pshf.net or adminoffice@pshf.net. The website describes their work as such:

The PSHF’s main goal is to provide loans to poor families in the Philippines. The typical loan beneficiary would have an income of only 100 pesos per day and would be struggling hard to meet daily expenses from this. The PSHF’s intention is to encourage self-help, so the loans are used as capital for small businesses and repaid from profits.