Ahon Sa Hirap, Inc. (ASHI)

ASHI is a micro-finance institution dedicated to increasing incomes and mobilizing savings among the poor, reducing dependence on usurious moneylenders, helping reduce rural-urban migration, and promoting the values of education and responsible parenthood among members. ASHI offers loans, savings, and micro insurance products, as well as non-financial services in the form of leadership training and workshops on community rebuilding after natural disasters. ASHI operates at least 26 branches and over 1,000 individual centers.