Benkola Group


Status: Paying Back

$475.00   Loan Amount
0% repaid

About the Group

Group Name: Benkola Group
Group Members: SARAN KONE
NIAGALE TOURE
DJENEBA DIARRA
KANI DIARRA
Location: Ouelessebougou, Mali
Activity: Retail

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $475.00
Loan Use: Purchase of various items
Repayment Term: 8 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Nov 7, 2009
Date Disbursed: Oct 13, 2009
Date Funded:Nov 7, 2009

About the Country

Country:Mali
Avg Annual Income:$1,200.00
Currency:Communauté Financière Africaine Francs BCEAO (XOF)
Exchange Rate:440.9427 XOF = 1 USD



The women of group Benkola are mostly widows who average 43 years of age and five children. They live in traditional families in Keleya ( within the Bougouni prefecture) 100 kilometers of Bamako( the capital of Mali). They know each other through their proximity and professional ties and do commerce of various items. They are on their first group loan with Soro Yiriwaso microfinance institution. They intend to buy 10 crates of carbonated soft drinks,70 kilograms of fresh vegetables, 100 kilograms of 'atieke' and various items with this loan. They get their supplies at the Keleya market where they display for sale ( by the national highway which links Bamako to Abidjan) or by door-to-door in the village neighborhoods. They expect to make an average monthly profit of 19 000FCFA which will be used to repay the loans on time and contribute to the family expenses.

Translated from French by Cletus Kuunifaa, Kiva Volunteer


Les femmes du groupe Benkola sont en majorité des femmes veuves ayant en moyenne quarante trois, cinq enfants et vivant dans des familles traditionnelles à Kéléya (relevant de la préfecture de Bougouni) à 100 kilomètres de Bamako (la capitale du Mali).
Elles se sont connues par des liens de voisinage et professionnels et font le commerce d’articles divers.
Elles sont à leur premier prêt de groupe avec l’institution de microfinance Soro Yiriwaso.
Elles comptent avoir avec ce prêt, 10 casiers de boissons gazeuses, 70 kilogrammes de légumes frais, 100 kilogrammes d’atiékè et divers articles. Elles s’approvisionnent sur le marché de Kéléya où elles vendent sur des étales (au bord de la route nationale qui relie Bamako à Abidjan) ou en ambulant dans les quartiers du village.
Elles envisagent réaliser un bénéfice moyen mensuel de 19.000 FCFA qui servira à payer l’échéance du prêt et contribuer aux dépenses de la famille.



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Lenders to this group

Linda & Rick
Westminster, CA
United States

Anne
Mechernich,
Germany

John
Aberden, Aberdeen City
United Kingdom

Gary
Mudgee, New South Wales
Australia

Suzanne
los Angeles, CA
United States

Ewart Family
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Canada

Dan
Mountain View, CA
United States

michael
harvey, LA
United States

Christy
Carlsbad, CA
United States



Journal entries for Benkola Group


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Benkola Group
Location: Ouelessebougou, Mali

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Benkola Group, consisting of SARAN KONE, NIAGALE TOURE, DJENEBA DIARRA, KANI DIARRA 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 Ouelessebougou, Mali
Nov 8, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Benkola Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
January 2010 $79.17 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $79.16 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $79.17 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $79.17 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $79.16 Available May 1  
June 2010 $79.17 Available Jun 1