Tonga Volcano Relief: Tongiaki
Tapa Making and Handicrafts Tongiaki is 38 years old. She is married to a carpenter, and together they have three children. Tongiaki runs...
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Microloan Impact: Her Story
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Tonga Volcano Relief: Latu
Seafood This mother’s name is Latu. Latu is a 58 year old widow with six grown children. She lives at her son’s house after the January...
Tonga Volcano Relief: Rita
Seafood, coastal village on Tongatapu Rita is a 26 year old mother to her three children. Her husband is still away due to seasonal work...
Tonga Volcano Relief: Salome
Sewing Salome is 51 years old, married and has four teenaged children. She runs a sewing business, and her sewing room is located in a...
Tonga Volcano Relief: Folauhola
Weaving, tapa-making and food processing from Tongatapu and Ha’apai villages, Tonga Folauhola is a 42-year-old mother of three. Her...
Tonga Volcano Relief: Malia
Tapa Making from Kanokupolu, Tonga Malia is a 50 year old mother to her eight children. She is married to a farmer, and they live in...
Tila’oneniti’s Story: A New Meaning to Retired
Occupation: Store Owner Location: Tonga Tila’oneniti Vea’ila is 63 years old. She is married with five children, two of which still live...
Vaikoloa’s Story: Preparing for the Unexpected
Occupation: Weaving Location: Tonga Vaikoloa Vea lives on the westside of Tongatapu in a village known as Te’ekiu. She has six children...
Pelenaise's Story: Small Steps. Big Dreams.
Occupation: Canteen Owner Location: Tonga Pelenaise Folau was living in a tent in 2011. But, that did not stop her from dreaming of...
Seini's Story: Business Woman of the Year
Occupation: Sewing Location: Tonga Long-time SPBD Tonga member and 2016 SPBD Businesswoman of the Year speaks about her life-changing...
Pasiano's Story: Never Give Up
Weaver from Lapaha, Tonga Success for Pasiano can be summed up in three words — never give up. Pasiano, a wife and mother of four young...
Tonga: From Microfinance to Relief
Thank you for helping SPBD Tonga to transform from a microfinance institution into a relief organization. With your generosity, team...
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