Kiva Loans for CAURIE Microfinance, a partner of Catholic Relief Services

Dioral Group : Senegal

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:10:06 PDT

$3,400 of $4,050 raised.

Started raising funds on May 25, 2012

This group has been in existence since its creation in 2010. It consists of women who live in the same village and who are all involved in such retail activities as selling grains and fish. The members of this Banc Villageois have been enjoying good neighbors' relationships for a long time. Gnilane is a 63-year-old married woman and the mother of 8 children. Her main activity is selling millet and groundnut. With her new loan, she is planning to buy three 50 kilo sacks of millet, and two 50 kilo sacks of groundnut. She will retail her goods to her customers in her village. Gnilane has a good experience in this field. Profits from her business help her to cover day-to-day expenses and to pay her children's school fees.

Montagne Sud Group : Senegal

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:10:04 PDT

$150 of $2,550 raised.

Started raising funds on May 25, 2012

The “Banc Villageois of Montagne Sud” has been created on March 28, 2008. The PC 02 group is composed of 18 women living in the same neighborhood and working mainly as vendors and livestock farmers. The group’s leader, Mrs. Ndéye, is 30 years old. She is married and the mother of two boys, five and three years of age. She retails cosmetic products in her neighborhood. She has sufficient experience with this work, over two years. On the photo she is standing on the right, with a green shawl around her shoulders, and raising her left hand. She buys her goods (perfume, body milk, incense etc) from a mass merchant at the central market of her town, and resells in her neighborhood. She would like to use her loan to buy 20 packs of perfume, 20 cases of body milk and some jars of incense in order to earn good revenues. She plans to use her income to bolster her savings in order to obtain a special loan one day and, eventually, a loan to launch a small business.

Ndoundokh Group : Senegal

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:40:04 PDT

$125 of $2,425 raised.

Started raising funds on May 25, 2012

This group, created in October 2010, is composed of women living in the same village. They all have retail businesses and raise pigs. The group members are connected through long-standing social ties. Aissatou is a 29-year old married woman. She is the mother of two girls, nine and three years of age, and a 5-year old boy. Aissatou has been a member of the “Banc Villageois” since its inauguration. She sells pork, palm oil and cooked food (breakfast dishes). Her new loan of 85,000 West African francs will allow her to buy two piglets, 20 liters of palm oil, spaghetti and condiments. The income derived from her business will allow her to buy clothing and accessories for her children as well as to diversify her offerings.

Kambeng Doumassou Group : Senegal

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:40 PDT

$725 of $2,075 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

The Kambeng Doumassou Banc Villageois group was created on November 15, 2006, at the inauguration of the banc villageois. It is made up of women who are very active in business, particularly small-scale sales. The members have a good group relationship. Aminata, seated in the center and also pictured in the corner inset of the photo, is the featured borrower. She is 65 years old, married, and the mother of ten children, three boys and seven girls. Very determined, she buys clothing wholesale to re-sell in her neighborhood and nearby neighborhoods. She is very experienced in this business. Her new loan will allow her to buy enough inventory to sell on the local market. With the profits, she plans to support her children in their various activities.