Benkadi Group


Status: Paying Back

$1,675.00   Loan Amount
50% repaid

About the Group

Group Name: Benkadi Group
Group Members: Awa Daou
RAMATA MAÏGA
AWA MAÏGA
AMI DIARRA
FATOUMATA MARIKO
Location: Fana Koulikoro, Mali
Activity: Retail

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $1,675.00
Loan Use: Buy various items
Repayment Term: 6 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Oct 1, 2009
Date Disbursed: Aug 25, 2009
Date Funded:Oct 1, 2009

About the Country

Country:Mali
Avg Annual Income:$1,200.00
Currency:Communauté Financière Africaine Francs BCEAO (XOF)
Exchange Rate:452.5605 XOF = 1 USD



The members of the Benkadi group are all married women. Their average age is 35 years old and they have, on average, two children. They live with each of their husbands, children and extended family in the Banankabougou neighbourhood of Fana, in the Koulikoro Region of Mali.

These women work in a variety of trades ranging from selling various items to running restaurants. They learned about the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso through friends.

They are on their fifth solidarity loan. Their previous loans were all fully and properly repaid.

They plan to buy lengths of cloth, cereals and a large quantity of condiments at the Bamako market to then sell to a rich and varied clientele at the Fana market.

They hope to each make a monthly profit of 20,000 XOF, which will go towards their businesses and children’s healthcare and schooling.

Translated from French by Carolyn McCaffrey, Kiva Volunteer


Les membres du groupe Benkadi sont des femmes mariées ayant une moyenne d’âge de 35 ans et 2 enfants. Elles vivent avec leur mari et enfants dans des familles élargies dans le quartier Banankabougou de la ville de Fana, Région de Koulikoro République du Mali.
Ces femmes font des activités diverses qui vont du commerce d’articles divers à la restauration. Elles ont fait la connaissance de l’institution de microfinance Soro Yiriwaso à travers des liens d’amitiés.
Elles sont à leur cinquième prêt solidaire et tous les prêts précédents ont été correctement remboursés.
Elles comptent acheter, des pagnes et tissus, des céréales, et une grosse quantité de condiments alimentaires sur le marché de Bamako et effectuer leurs ventes sur le marché de Fana à une clientèle riche et variée.
Elles comptent obtenir chacune un bénéfice mensuel de 20.000 FCFA qui sera utilisé dans l’activité, dans les frais de santé et d’éducation des enfants.



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Journal entries for Benkadi Group


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Benkadi Group
Location: Fana Koulikoro, Mali

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Benkadi Group, consisting of Awa Daou, RAMATA MAÏGA, AWA MAÏGA, AMI DIARRA, FATOUMATA MARIKO by Soro Yiriwaso, a partner of Save the Children in Mali. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 3 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 Fana Koulikoro, Mali
Oct 2, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Benkadi Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
December 2009 $837.50 $837.50 Repayment Received
January 2010 $418.75 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $418.75 Available Feb 1