Dr. Cecilia del Castillo, Executive Director
Phone: (63) 34-432-3718
Fax: (63) 34-433-0228
Email: info@nwtf.ph
Web Site: nwtf.ph
Product Offerings:
Credit program, operating through centers. Savings are compulsory and take the form of contributions to the Group Fund. (The Group Fund includes: personal savings; a group tax on loans; a group training fund; as well as any penalties levied on a member). NWTF also has education loans, utility loans (for electricity and water), and family loans. In 1989, NWTF started Project Dungganon, which uses Grameen Bank methodology to serve women in rural households among the poorest 30% of the population.
Network Member Since:
1999
Legal Status:
NGO and bank
Client Base:
Rural, self-employed poor
Area of Operations:
Seven provinces in the southern region of the Philippines
| Data | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
| Active Clients
| 84,958 | 76,203 | 70,218 |
| Borrowers
| 80,473 | 76,203 | 70,218 |
| Savers
| 84,958 | 79,813 | 70,218 |
| Portfolio Outstanding (USD 000)
| 9,369 | 9,286 | 8,145 |
| Average Loan (US$)
| 190 | 140 | 171 |
| Percentage of Female Clients | 98% | 99% | 99% |
Note: N/A means we don't currently have numbers for that year in that category.