Fatoumata Sy

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Fatoumata Sy by UIMCEC, a partner of Christian Children's Fund in Senegal. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 12 months, UIMCEC, a partner of Christian Children's Fund will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.

Hi Kiva lenders!

You are receiving this journal update to thank you for the Kiva loan you made to a client of IMCEC, a partner MFI in Senegal, West Africa.

IMCEC (also known as "UIMCEC") is working on putting in place an efficient, well-oiled system for sending journal updates. However, for the moment, they're a bit behind schedule! Please accept the video below in lieu of your regularly scheduled journal update. I hope that, through this video, you will feel a stronger connection to IMCEC and its clients. As you will see, there is lots of energy and life that goes into running an MFI, and IMCEC and its borrowers are grateful for the support of Kiva and lenders like you.

Enjoy the video, and thank you for your continued support of Kiva and IMCEC!

Best regards,

Abby Gray

Kiva Fellow in Senegal

Fatoumata Sy sells local fruits in Ouakam, a suburb to the northwest of Dakar. She sells peanuts, mandarins and other fruits – currently citrus fruits and ditah (a sweet fruit brown on the outside and green on the inside which makes for a delicious juice). With the increased income, Ms. Sy was able to buy new clothes for her children as well as pay for their school fees.