Balimaya (la Sagesse) Group

Status: Paid Back

$1,300
Loan Request
Pre-Disbursed : Jun 9, 2009
Listed: Aug 1, 2009
Funded: Aug 10, 2009
$1,300
Paid Back
Ended: Jan 15, 2010

About the Country

Country:Mali
Avg Annual Income:$1,200
Currency:Communauté Financière Africaine Francs BCEAO (XOF)
Exchange Rate:467.1689 XOF = 1 USD


In this Group:
Nana Doumbia , Louisi Dembélé , Ami Traoré, Farima Keïta , Nana Touré , Awa Traoré

About the Loan

Location: Koutiala, Mali   Repayment Term: 8 months
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Activity: Food Market   Repayment Schedule: Monthly
Loan Use: purchase of condiments for re-sale   Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
      Default Protection: Covered
The six women of the “Balimaya” (wisdom) group are all married and have an average age of 34, and 5 children on average. They live in big traditional extended families in the Darsalam 1 neighborhood of the town of Koutiala (Sikasso region, Republic of Mali). They met through bonds of neighborhood and kinship. They all buy and sell condiments. They are much in demand for this activity.



So as to satisfy the needs of their growing clientele, the Balimaya group decided to join the micro-finance institution Soro Yiriwaso with whom they are on their third solidarity loan (group loan). All the preceding loans have been correctly reimbursed.



They intend to use this loan to buy a considerable amount of condiments (onions, garlic, spices, and peanuts to be processed into peanut butter) in the big market of Koutiala. The merchandise is sold retail, for cash, in the other markets of Koutiala and out of their homes, to a clientele essentially composed of women.



They each hope to make an average profit of 115,000 F CFA during this loan cycle, which will be used to pay the interest on the loan and cover the needs of their extended families, investing the rest back into their businesses.



Their ambition is to diversify their business by including other money-earning ventures.

Translated from French by Teresa Kramer, Kiva Volunteer


Les six femmes du groupe Balimaya sont toutes mariées avec en moyenne 34 ans, 5 enfants et vivant dans des grandes familles traditionnelles élargies au quartier Darsalam 1 de la ville de Koutiala (région de Sikasso, république du Mali). Elles se sont connues à travers des liens de voisinage et de parenté.
Elles exercent comme activité principale l’achat et la vente des condiments alimentaires. Elles sont très sollicitées dans cette activité.
Afin de satisfaire le besoin de sa clientèle qui ne cesse d’augmenter, le groupe Balimaya a décidé d’intégrer à l’institution de microfinance Soro Yiriwaso avec laquelle il est à son troisième prêt solidaire (prêt de groupe). Tous les prêts précédents ont été correctement remboursés.
Elles comptent utiliser ce prêt pour acheter une quantité importante de condiments (gros oignon, l’ail, les épices, de l’arachide pour les transformer en pâte) au grand marché de Koutiala. Les marchandises sont vendues en détail, au comptant dans les autres marchés de Koutiala et à la maison à une clientèle essentiellement composée de femmes.
Elles espèrent réaliser chacune un bénéfice moyen de 115 000 FCFA au cours de ce cycle qui sera utilisé pour payer les intérêts du prêt, subvenir au besoin de la famille élargie et investir le reste dans les activités.
Elles ont pour ambition de diversifier leur commerce en embrassant d’autres activités génératrices de revenus.



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Journal entries for Balimaya (la Sagesse) Group


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Balimaya (la Sagesse) Group
Location: Koutiala, Mali

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Balimaya (la Sagesse) Group, consisting of Nana Doumbia , Louisi Dembélé , Ami Traoré, Farima Keïta , Nana Touré , Awa Traoré by Soro Yiriwaso, a partner of Save the Children in Mali. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 5 months of this loan, Soro Yiriwaso, a partner of Save the Children will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Koutiala, Mali
Aug 11, 2009
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PREMIER ET DERNIER FEED BACK
 
Entrepreneur: Balimaya (la Sagesse) Group
Location: Koutiala, Mali

Les femmes du groupe Balimaya de l’association Djiguisseme Darsalam 1 ont effectivement acheté des condiments en gros (gros oignon aille, les épices de l’arachide pour transformer en pâte. et divers condiments). Le prêt a permis d’augmenter le niveau des activités et entraîner une augmentation de la demande et des ventes. Selon les femmes du groupe Sabougnouma les perspectives sont bonnes car les ruptures de stocks sont rares et les clients sont satisfaits.


Posted by Moussa Fofana from Koutiala, Mali
Nov 12, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Balimaya (la Sagesse) Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
October 2009 $433.34 $433.34 Repayment Received
November 2009 $216.67 $216.67 Repayment Received
December 2009 $216.67 $216.67 Repayment Received
January 2010 $216.67 $216.67 Repayment Received
February 2010 $216.65 $216.65 Repayment Received