Benkan Group


Status: Paying Back

$575.00   Loan Amount
0% repaid

About the Group

Group Name: Benkan Group
Group Members: FOUNE COULIBALY
DJOULDE SANGARE
MAMINE COULIBALY
ASSAN SANGARE
AWA DIARRA
Location: Fana Koulikoro, Mali
Activity: Retail

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $575.00
Loan Use: To buy clothing and charcoal
Repayment Term: 7 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Nov 5, 2009
Date Disbursed: Oct 9, 2009
Date Funded:Nov 6, 2009

About the Country

Country:Mali
Avg Annual Income:$1,200.00
Currency:Communauté Financière Africaine Francs BCEAO (XOF)
Exchange Rate:445.4506 XOF = 1 USD



The members of the Benkan group are married women who are, on average, 43 years old with two children. With their husbands and children, they live in large traditional households and reside in the village of Djinina, Fana sub-prefecture, Koulikoro region, in the Republic of Mali.
They know each other through neighbourhood and familial relations. They run businesses selling various items such as charcoal, clothing, etc.
These women joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso with the goal of making their lucrative businesses more durable. They are working on their first loan through the institution.
With this loan, they intend to buy bags of charcoal and clothing for men and women of all ages. The clothing is bought in Fana, the charcoal is bought at retail in the neighbouring villages, and the goods are sold on-the-spot in Djinina, generally in cash to a clientele composed of men and women.
They each hope to realize an average profit of 25,000 FCFA per month. A portion of the profits will be reinvested in their businesses, and the rest used to meet the daily family expenses.

Translated from French by Vilas Menon, Kiva Volunteer


Les membres du groupe Benkan sont des femmes mariées ayant une moyenne d’âge de 43ans et 2 enfants. Avec leur mari et enfants elles vivent dans des grandes familles traditionnelles et résident dans le village de DJININA, sous préfecture de FANA, Région de KOULIKORO, République du Mali.
Elles se sont connues à travers des liens de voisinage et de parentés. Elles exercent le commerce d’articles divers tels le charbon de bois l’habillement etc.
Ces femmes viennent d’intégrer l’institution de microfinance Soro Yiriwaso dans le but de pérenniser leurs activités lucratives. Elles sont à leur premier prêt avec l’institution.
Avec ce prêt elles comptent acheter, des sacs de charbon de bois et des habillements pour femmes et hommes de tous les âges. Les habillements sont achetés à Fana, le charbon de bois est acheté en détail dans les villages environnants et sont revendus sur place à DJININA généralement au comptant à une clientèle composée de femmes et d’hommes.
Elles espèrent réaliser chacune un bénéfice moyen de 25 000FCFA par mois. Les bénéfices sont d’une part réinvestis dans l’activité et d’autre part dans les dépenses quotidiennes de la famille.



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Journal entries for Benkan Group


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

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Benkan Group, consisting of FOUNE COULIBALY, DJOULDE SANGARE, MAMINE COULIBALY, ASSAN SANGARE, AWA DIARRA by Soro Yiriwaso, a partner of Save the Children in Mali. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 4 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
Nov 7, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Benkan Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
January 2010 $115.00 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $115.00 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $115.00 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $115.00 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $115.00 Available May 1