This paper presents the findings of a practitioner-led evaluation of Ahon sa Hirap (ASHI) in the Philippines. The tools were developed by Assessing the Impact of Micro enterprise Services (AIMS) and adapted by CASHPOR-PHILNET.
The main objectives of the assessment were:
* Provide immediate feedback on the impact of the program on poverty status, welfare and empowerment of its clients,
* Investigate why clients leave,
* Find out the ways in which the clients are satisfied or dissatisfied,
* Explore why clients use loans and make savings the way they do,
* Provide a training ground for CASHPOR and PHILNET for capacity building.