Arlene Canja
As a single parent, Arlene proved to herself that she could raise her son alone even if her only business is a sari-sari store.
Arlene Canja, 37, a single parent and a resident of Bagtason, Bugasong, Antique. She was a high school graduate and she 1 son named Ryan, 8, a grade student at Bagtason Elementary School.
Being a single mother is not easy. Arlene has proven this statement because she had also experienced difficulties in raising her son alone. She got pregnant and the father of her child left her alone. Arlene stayed strong. She knows that her parents are already disappointed of her so she wanted to show to them that she could still stand to her own despite of her situation. When she gave birth to her son she decided to move out from her parents’ house and live with her own. Her sister let her borrowed a small capital so that she could start a small business that could sustain their daily expenses. With a small capital to start with, Arlene decided to put up a small sari-sari store in front of their house. It has a small income but it can sustain their daily expenses. She was able to support the studies of her son in elementary. It was really hard for her to maintain her business but through her proper management of her sari-sari store, slowly it improves and the number of her customer is increasing. The major source of their income was from their sari-sari store. Arlene sees to it that she can meet the demands of her customers. She is very happy with the good outcome of her business.
Arlene needed an additional capital for the expansion of her business. She wanted to convert it into a grocery store to generate more income. She really wanted to provide her only son a good education. She also wanted to invest in other business like buying and selling fruits and vegetables or to put up a small eatery.
An additional capital would be a big help for Arlene and her son. With bigger capital she could also earn higher income.
Client Update
As a strong woman, Arlene Canja showed that she could provide her son a better future without depending from the support of her family. Through the additional capital she availed from the organization, she was able to purchase more goods for her store and she added some items on her store like school supplies and beauty products. She wanted to give her son a better future and it inspired her to be stronger regardless of being a single parent. She is now planning to expand her store to accommodate more goods and increase her income.
Arlene sees to it that she could pay her loan on time and she has maintained her good record from the very start.
Client Update
Arlene Canja was so happy because her dream to have her own business has now been materialized. From a small business she has now a a mini grocery that provides all the basic commodities in their barangay. She has also started to sell school supplies like notebooks, papers and pencils, bags and crayons. She sees to it that the additional capital she availed from the Organization will be invested in her store.
She has now repaid her loan from the Organization with good tracking record.
Client Update
This loan was repaid in full.
$225 Requested
100
Funded
Donors funding this loan
 | Linda Almendral Philippines $175 Funded $200 Still Needed |
 | Ninfa Canja Philippines $25 Funded $325 Still Needed |
 | Susan Melorin Philippines $75 Funded $250 Still Needed |
 | Rufino Maranan Philippines $400 Funded $250 Still Needed |
 | Myrna Delfin Philippines $25 Funded $325 Still Needed |
