Dionisia Fernandez
Dionisia Fernandez owns her own successful dress making business. But it was not always so. Prior to her relationship with PMDF she worked for a small wage as a fabric cutter in a Manila sewing factory. She wondered how she would ever adequately provide for her two daughters. But seven years ago she learned about PMDF. Now in her 14th loan cycle, she sews and sews and sews. She creates dresses, gowns, curtains, bed covers, pillows, and sofa covers. "I will sew anything that sells," she quips.
PMDF has helped Dionisia in many ways. She was able to send both of her daughters to college, where one has graduated in computer education, and the other is in her first year of study to become a teacher. "Without PMDF I could not have sent my children to college and would not have been able to provide as nice a home," she says with deep conviction.