Jane Bajamundi Oberman emigrated to the United States over 40 years ago, and ever since has been determined to use her good fortune to enrich and empower the communities in which she was raised. Growing up in Albay, she, like millions of others, struggled with the economic challenges confronting so many ordinary Filipinos. She personally witnessed the reality that generations of Filipinos are trapped in a seemingly endless cycle of poverty, and for years grappled with how best she could use her energy and resources to help to solve this seemingly intractable problem.