Fatou Dieng

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Fatou Dieng by Caurie Microfinance, a partner of Catholic Relief Services in Senegal. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 6 months, Caurie Microfinance, a partner of Catholic Relief Services will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.

Fatou buys and sells fruit and occasionally other items that she thinks she can make a profit on. With her profits, she takes care of her children. She’s also been able to save a bit, and would like to have a house someday in the future.

Mandarins are currently in season, but watermelons and mangoes should be available in Fatou's region shortly.

Below is a short video of Fatou talking about her loan in Wolof, Senegal’s most widely-spoken language.

About Caurie Microfinance

Based in Thiès, Senegal, Caurie Microfinance is a not-for-profit independent microfinance institution that was launched jointly by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Caritas. It operates agencies in three primary regions within Senegal: Thiès, Kolda, and Zinguinchor, with smaller branches in other regions as well. Caurie loans only to women. To meet its objective and serve its customers, Caurie’s methodology is based on the creation of organized, structured and communally governed groups called “village banks.” These groups are made up of an average of 50 self-selected women from local community groups. The banks are based on the principles of participative management and collective guarantees. Learn more about Caurie Microfinance.

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