Lucita Taldo, a scrap book maker

 “It is a big help to my family, income earned from the project provides our daily needs and supports the education of my children. I am hopeful for more support of the project so that it will grow and many women will benefit from it.”

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  “Before I became a paper maker I was sickly, spending most of my days sleeping off a depression that hit me when my eldest son died at age 16. Since I started working in the project, I slowly got over that. I feel better if I’m with the group. I’m also happy when I get paid because I now have money for my children's needs. Thank God I’m not that sickly anymore.”

Marciana Llorente a handmade papper maker

Jhona Mae Taldo a piece worker in making the paper krafts

“Being a youth, working in the handmade paper project of KATAKUS helps a lot . It supports to my daily needs, I no longer ask for money from my parents when I want to buy clothes and other personal things. I can now also pay my tuition out of my income from the handmade paper project.”

"Paper making has really made a difference in our lives," "That's why we're doing everything we can to make quality paper and make our customers happy. When there are rush orders, we work till nine at night to meet delivery deadlines. That way, customers won’t think of getting their paper somewhere else.”

Veronica Mahinay, a paper maker for many years and a women leader