Benkadi Group


Status: Paid Back

$425.00   Loan Request
$425.00   Paid Back

About the Group

Group Name: Benkadi Group
Group Members: Chata Sangaré
Maratou Traoré
Fatoumata Bagayoko
Mamou Koné
Location: Bougouni, Mali
Activity: Cereals

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $425.00
Loan Use: purchase of peanuts for re-sale
Repayment Term: 8 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: May 1, 2009
Date Disbursed: Mar 27, 2009
Date Funded:May 3, 2009
Loan Ended:Oct 15, 2009

About the Country

Country:Mali
Avg Annual Income:$1,200.00
Currency:Communauté Financière Africaine Francs BCEAO (XOF)
Exchange Rate:495.2805 XOF = 1 USD



The women of the Benkadi group are all married. They are 23-35 years old and on average, have 2 children. They live in extended traditional families in the Torakabougou neighborhood of the town of Bougouni (third administrative region of the Republic of Mali). They are united by being neighbors and sell diverse items (condiments, peanut butter, charcoal).



These women have just become partners of Soro Yiriwaso. They are on their first solidarity loan. This loan will be used to buy 9 sacks of peanuts from the farmers in the surrounding villages. The hulled peanuts will be sold in the market in Bougouni. The clientele is composed exclusively of women who sell condiments and use the peanuts to make peanut butter.



This business permits the members of the group to earn an average of 20,000 F CFA per month. This profit allows them to reimburse the loan and also to cover some family expenses (education of the children, health, and clothing above all).


Translated from French by Teresa Kramer, Kiva Volunteer


Les femmes du groupe Benkadi sont toutes mariées. Âgées de 23 à 35 ans avec en moyenne 2 enfants, elles vivent dans des familles traditionnelles élargies dans le quartier Torakabougou de la ville de Bougouni (troisième région administrative de la république du Mali).
Elles sont unies par des liens de voisinage et font le commerce d’articles divers (condiments, pâte d’arachide, charbon de bois).
Ces femmes viennent de commencer le partenariat avec Soro Yiriwaso. Elles sont à leur premier prêt solidaire.
Le présent prêt sera utilisé pour acheter, 9 sacs d’arachide avec les agriculteurs des villages environnants. Les graines d’arachide obtenues seront vendues au marché de Bougouni. La clientèle est composée exclusivement de femmes vendeuses de condiments alimentaires qui en font de la pâte d’arachide.
Ce commerce permet aux membres du groupe de gagner en moyenne 20.000FCFA par mois. Cette marge bénéficiaire permet de rembourser l’échéance du prêt et de satisfaire également quelques dépenses de la famille (éducation des enfants, santé et habillement surtout).



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Journal entries for Benkadi Group


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Benkadi Group
Location: Bougouni, Mali

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Benkadi Group, consisting of Chata Sangaré , Maratou Traoré , Fatoumata Bagayoko, Mamou Koné 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 Bougouni, Mali
May 4, 2009
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PREMIER ET DERNIER FEED BACK
 
Entrepreneur: Benkadi Group
Location: Bougouni, Mali

Réellement les membres du groupe BENKADI ont acheté de l’arachide pendant tout au long du cycle de ce prêt. Elles se sont approvisionnées auprès des paysannes et paysans des villages environnants de BOUGOUNI. Ce prêt a permis à ces femmes d’acheter une quantité importante d’arachide enfin de vendre une partie et de stocker l’autre partie. Toutes ces arachides ont été vendues sur le marché de BOUGOUNI en détail, au comptant ou à crédit à une clientèle composée d’hommes et de femmes. Selon les bénéficiaires du prêt, elles ont eu chacune un bénéfice mensuel de 18 000F CFA qui sera utilisé dans l’éducation des enfants.


Posted by Moussa Fofana from Bougouni, Mali
Sep 18, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Benkadi Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
July 2009 $141.66 $141.67 Repayment Received
August 2009 $70.83 $70.83 Repayment Received
September 2009 $70.83 $70.82 Repayment Received
October 2009 $70.83 $70.83 Repayment Received
November 2009 $70.85 $70.85 Repayment Received