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Istiyowati is from Indonesia. She has 1 child. She needs a loan of $450 to buy new equipment.
Istiyowati is from Indonesia. She has 1 child. She needs a loan of $450 to buy new equipment.
Istiyowati, the mother of one, is a tailor in Surabaya. Because some of her equipment is in need of repair, she has received some customer complaints.
A World Vision microloan will allow Istiyowati to buy new equipment for her tailor shop. She wants to get better revenues and grow her business.
With the additional income, she will be able able to give her family better living and dietary conditions. She can use a portion of her savings to keep reinvesting in her tailoring business so it remains viable with good customer satisfaction.
Retail is a quick and scalable way to begin earning a profit. Many entrepreneurs begin with stalls at markets or even at home and need a loan to expand or increase their inventory. Others may be ready to open a small store. Goods purchased from loan funds range from clothing, grocery or sundry items to jewelry, candy, perfume or health and beauty supplies. Loans in the commerce sector account for around 33% of our loans.
World Vision began working with the people of Indonesia in 1957, when we hosted a pastors conference. In 1961, a childcare program opened to help orphans and refugee children. By 1967 the program grew to assist some 2,000 children. During the 1970s, World Vision donors sponsored more than 8,000 children, and community development work began in several areas. Today, U.S. sponsors alone support 20,000 children in six community development areas, including Surabaya.
Ministry of Education data shows that many children living in the slums of Surabaya are not attending school. Surveys also found that high numbers of infants die from preventable diseases such as pneumonia and diarrhea. This community has schools and health clinics, but the most common factor preventing access is poverty. Families can’t afford school fees and materials, or the cost of clinic visits and medicines. To address these issues, World Vision and community members have determined that improved income opportunities and health and education projects are critical. Community instruction on the importance of child rights and education also were deemed vital to community success.
World Vision began working alongside families in the slums of Surabaya in 2000, and programs designed to provide lasting, holistic, community development are directly targeting approximately 2,045 sponsored children and their families.
Thank you for supporting a small business loan for Istiyowati Handayani to expand her tailoring and sewing business. After receiving the loan from World Vision, she invested the $450 to buy new equipment.
Istiyowati has been repaying her loan on time with her new profits. She makes weekly payments of $9.
In addition to repaying her loan, Istiyowati is using her income to pay her children's school fees and purchase equipment.
Istiyowati's child continues to study in school.
Thank you for supporting Istiyowati and World Vision Micro!
