Paz Guray vividly recalls the hardships her family faced, supporting seven children through school by juggling multiple jobs. Breakfast often meant just coffee, and recess, just water due to financial constraints. The strain of affording school projects and the physical toll of carrying heavy copra sacks weighed heavily on Paz.

When invited to join SEDP, she hesitated, uncertain about affording the weekly payments. Summoning courage, she took the leap, using the loan to invest in hog raising and food vending, alongside managing coconut and rice farming.

Each subsequent loan helped them recover mortgaged rice farms, gradually boosting their income and savings. With SEDP's support, they saw their eldest child through college and fulfilled their second child's dream of priesthood, despite criticism. Today, all seven children are college graduates, with their second child ordained as a priest, and the others gainfully employed.

Together, they've built a two-story home, a testament to their hard work. Giving back, Paz and her husband actively participate in religious and community activities, prioritizing support for church events and distributing rice packs to needy families during harvest. Their own hardships drive their commitment to helping others, and Paz attributes their family's achievements to SEDP, recognizing without it, their children wouldn't have completed college.