Kiva Loans for Soro Yiriwaso, a partner of Save the Children

Djiguiyagnouma Iv Group : Mali

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:20:02 PDT

$275 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 18, 2013

The ten members of the DJIGUIYAGNOUMA IV group are married women who, on average, are 35 years old and have five children each. They all live in polygamous families in Bougoula, one of the villages of the Sanankoroba commune (second administrative region of Mali). They have joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso in order to successfully carry out their farming activities during the rainy season. They are on their fifth loan with the institution and have duly repaid their previous loans. The featured borrower, Minata, grows groundnuts. In the photo, she is in the standing row, fifth from the left. She plans to use her loan to buy agricultural inputs and seeds and to pay for the cost of plowing to cultivate 1.5 hectare (3.7 acres) of land. After the harvest, she sells her crop to both consumers and resellers, in her village and at the Bougoula market. She is expecting to make a profit of 100,000 CFA francs at the end of the growing season. This profit will allow her to repay her loan and to help her husband cover the daily expenses.

Noupagagnon 4 Group : Mali

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:30:02 PDT

$75 of $1,375 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 18, 2013

The members of this group are married women who, on average, are 38 years old and have four children each. They all live in polygamous families in Tiewarala, one of the villages of the Sikasso region (third administrative region of Mali). They have joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso in order to successfully carry out their farming activities during the rainy season. They are on their fifth loan with the institution and have duly repaid their previous loans. The featured borrower, Djenebou, grows groundnuts. In the photo, she is in the middle of the standing row. She plans to use her loan to buy agricultural inputs and seeds to cultivate one hectare (2.47 acres) of land. After the harvest, she sells her crop in her village and at the Sikasso market, to a customer base which consists of men and women. She is expecting to make a profit of 100,000 CFA francs per growing season. This profit will allow her to repay her loan and to help her husband cover the daily expenses. Naminata and Sanata were not present when the photo was taken, which is the reason why they are not pictured with the group.

Noupagagnon 1 Group : Mali

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:40:02 PDT

$1,650 of $2,725 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 16, 2013

The six members of the NOUPAGAGNON 1 group are married men who, on average, are 42 years old and have seven children each. They all live in traditional families in Kokouna, one of the villages of the Sikasso region, third administrative region of Mali. They have joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso in order to successfully carry out their farming activities during the rainy season. They are on their fourth loan with the institution and their previous loans have been duly repaid. The featured borrower, Amadou, grows maize. In the photo, he is the third man from the left (in the standing row). He plans to use his loan to buy agricultural inputs and seeds, and to pay for the cost of plowing to cultivate 3 hectares (7.41 acres) of land. After the harvest, he sells his crop in the village and at the Sikasso market. His customers are both men and women. Amadou is expecting to make an average profit of 500,000 CFA francs per season. This profit will allow him to repay his loan and to contribute to his large family's daily expenses.

Djiguignouma Vi Group : Mali

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:40:20 PDT

$150 of $425 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 18, 2013

The three members of the DJIGUIGNOUMA VI group are married women who, on average, are 35 years old and have four children each. They all live in polygamous families in Bougoula, one of the villages of the Sanankoroba commune (second administrative region of Mali). They have joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso in order to successfully carry out their farming activities during the rainy season. They are on their fifth loan with the institution and have duly repaid their previous loans. The featured borrower, Fatoumata, grows millet. In the photo, she is standing third from the left. She plans to use her loan to buy agricultural inputs and seeds and to pay for the cost of plowing to cultivate 0.5 hectare (1.23 acre) of land. After the harvest, she sells her crop to both consumers and resellers, in her village and at the Bougoula market. She is expecting to make an average profit of 40,000 CFA francs per growing season. This profit will allow her to repay her loan and to help her husband cover the daily expenses.

Noupagagnon 1 Group : Mali

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:02 PDT

$125 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 18, 2013

The members of the NOUPAGAGNON I group are married women who, on average, are 40 years old and have four children each. They all live in polygamous families in Tiewarala, one of the villages of the Sikasso region (third administrative region of Mali). They have joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso in order to successfully carry out their farming activities during the rainy season. They are on their fifth loan with the institution and have duly repaid their previous loans. The featured borrower, Assetou, grows groundnuts. In the photo, she is in the middle of the standing row. She plans to use her loan to buy agricultural inputs and seeds to cultivate one hectare (2.47 acres) of land. After the harvest, she sells her crop in her village and at the Sikasso market, to a customer base which consists of men and women. She is expecting to make a profit of 100,000 CFA francs per growing season. This profit will allow her to repay her loan and to help her husband cover the daily expenses.

Aminata's Group : Mali

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:00:02 PDT

$125 of $1,475 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 18, 2013

The nine members of the DJIGUIGNOUMA III group are married women who, on average, are 45 years old and have six children each. They all live in polygamous families in Bougoula, one of the villages of the Sanankoroba commune (second administrative region of Mali). They have joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso in order to successfully carry out their farming activities during the rainy season. They are on their fifth loan with the institution and their previous loans have been duly repaid. The featured borrower, Aminata, grows okra. In the photo, she is in the sitting row, third from the left. She plans to use her loan to buy agricultural inputs and seeds and to pay for the cost of plowing to cultivate 0.5 hectare (1.23 acre) of land. After the harvest, she sells her crop to both consumers and resellers, in her village and at the Bougoula market. She is expecting to make a profit of 25,000 CFA francs at the end of the season. This profit will allow her to repay her loan and to help her husband cover the daily expenses.

Noupagagnon 3 Group : Mali

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:20:08 PDT

$75 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 18, 2013

The members of the NOUPAGAGNON 3 group are married women who, on average, are 45 years old and have seven children each. They all live in polygamous families in Tiewarala, one of the villages of the Sikasso region (third administrative region of Mali). They have joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso in order to successfully carry out their farming activities during the rainy season. They are on their fifth loan with the institution and have duly repaid their previous loans. The featured borrower, Saran, grows groundnuts. In the photo, she is in the middle of the standing row. She plans to use her loan to buy agricultural inputs and seeds to cultivate one hectare (2.47 acres) of land. After the harvest, she sells her crop in her village and at the Sikasso market to a customer base which consists of men and women. She is expecting to make a profit of 65,000 CFA francs per growing season. This profit will allow her to repay her loan and to help her husband cover the daily expenses.

Noupagagnon 2 Group : Mali

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:10:06 PDT

$75 of $1,475 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 18, 2013

The members of the NOUPAGAGNON 2 group are married women who, on average, are 40 years old and have four children each. They all live in polygamous families in Tiewarala, one of the villages of the Sikasso region (third administrative region of Mali). They have joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso in order to successfully carry out their farming activities during the rainy season. They are on their fifth loan with the institution and have duly repaid their previous loans. The featured borrower, Fanta, grows groundnuts. In the photo, she is in the middle of the standing row. She plans to use her loan to buy agricultural inputs and seeds to cultivate one hectare (2.47 acres) of land. After the harvest, she sells her crop in her village and at the Sikasso market, to a customer base which consists of men and women. She is expecting to make a profit of 125,000 CFA francs per growing season. This profit will allow her to repay her loan and to help her husband cover the daily expenses.

Djiguignouma V Group : Mali

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:02 PDT

$75 of $1,475 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 18, 2013

The ten members of the DJIGUIGNOUMA V group are married women who, on average, are 50 years old and have six children each. They all live in polygamous families in Bougoula, one of the villages of the Sanankoroba commune (second administrative region of Mali). They have joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso in order to successfully carry out their farming activities during the rainy season. They are on their fifth loan with the institution and have duly repaid their previous loans. The featured borrower, Orokia, grows groundnuts. In the photo, she is in the sitting row, first from the left. She plans to use her loan to buy agricultural inputs and seeds and to pay for the cost of plowing to cultivate 1.5 hectare (3.7 acres) of land. After the harvest, she sells her crop to both consumers and resellers, in her village and at the Bougoula market. She is expecting to make a profit of 100,000 CFA francs per growing season. This profit will allow her to repay her loan and to help her husband cover the daily expenses.

Danaya I Group : Mali

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:00:03 PDT

$25 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 18, 2013

The ten members of the DANAYA I group are married women who, on average, are 38 years old and have four children each. Most of them live in polygamous families in Thyla, one of the villages of the Kaladougou commune in the Dioïla Cercle, Koulikoro Region (second administrative region of Mali). They have joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso in order to better organize their farming activities at the start of the rainy season. Among other crops, they grow groundnuts, millet, okra and sesame. They are on their sixth loan with the institution. In the photo, Gna, the featured borrower, is the first person from the right in the sitting row. She plans to use this new loan to cover the cost of plowing and to buy agricultural inputs and small tools to maintain 1.5 hectare (3.7 acres) of land on which she grows millet and groundnuts. After the harvest, she sells her crop in the town of Kaladougou to a customer base which consists of men and women. She is expecting to make a profit of about 60,000 CFA francs per growing season.

Benkelema 1 Group : Mali

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:30:05 PDT

$975 of $1,550 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 12, 2013

The members of the Benkelema 1 group are married women who are on average 37 years of age with four children. They all live in polygamous families in Monpiela, a village in the municipality of Niena in Sikasso, the 3rd administrative region of Mali. They work with the Soro Yiriwaso microfinance institution to carry out their agricultural activities during the rainy season. They are on their seventh loan with the institution, and previous loans have been duly repaid. Sitan, who is standing in the middle, cultivates groundnuts. She intends to use her loan to buy seeds and fertilizers to maintain 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres). After harvesting, the production is sold in the village, and at the Sikasso market to a clientele composed of men and women. She expects to achieve an average profit of 150,000 FCFA per growing season. The profits will enable her to pay off her loan and also help her husband with daily expenses.

Benkelema 2 Group : Mali

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:30:05 PDT

$875 of $1,025 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 12, 2013

The members of the Benkelema 2 group are married women who are on average 37 years of age with four children. They all live in polygamous families in Monpiela, a village in the municipality of Niena in Sikasso, the 3rd administrative region of Mali. They work with the Soro Yiriwaso microfinance institution to carry out their agricultural activities during the rainy season. They are on their seventh loan with the institution, and previous loans have been duly repaid. Kadiatou, who is standing in the middle, cultivates groundnuts. She intends to use her loan to buy seeds and fertilizers to maintain 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres). After harvesting, the production is sold in the village, and at the Sikasso market to a clientele composed of men and women. She expects to achieve an average profit of 150,000 FCFA per growing season. The profits will enable her to pay off her loan and also help her husband with daily expenses.

Noupagagnon 2 Group : Mali

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:40:01 PDT

$675 of $2,425 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 11, 2013

The six members of the NOUPAGAGNON 2 group are married men who, on average, are 41 years old and have five children each. They all live in traditional families in Kokouna, one of the villages of the Sikasso region, third administrative region of Mali. They have joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso in order to successfully carry out their farming activities during the rainy season. They are on their fourth loan with the institution and their previous loans have been duly repaid. The featured borrower, Mamoutou, grows maize. In the photo, he is second from the left in the standing row. He plans to use his loan to buy agricultural inputs and seeds, and to pay for the cost of plowing to cultivate 3 hectares (7.41 acres) of land. After the harvest, he sells his crop in the village and at the Sikasso market. His customers are both men and women. Mamoutou is expecting to make an average profit of 500,000 CFA francs per season. This profit will allow him to repay his loan and to contribute to his large family's daily expenses.

Jiguiseme Viii Group : Mali

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:50:03 PDT

$575 of $1,350 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 11, 2013

Members of the Jiguiseme VIII group are married women who on average are 40 years old with four children. They all live in polygamous families in Kafana, one of the villages in Sikasso, the third administrative region of Mali. They work with the Soro Yiriwaso micro-finance institution so they can carry out their agricultural activities during the rainy season. They are on their fifth loan with the institution, and past loans have been fully repaid. Mamou, who is standing in the middle, cultivates groundnuts. With her loan, she intends to buy seeds and fertilizers to maintain 2.5 acres. After harvest the crop is sold in the village and at the Sikasso market to a clientele composed of men and women. She expects to achieve an average profit of 150,000 FCFA per growing season. Profits will enable her to pay off her loan and also help her husband with daily expenses.

Noupagagnon 3 Group : Mali

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:50:01 PDT

$375 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 11, 2013

The five members of the NOUPAGAGNON 3 group are married men who, on average, are 43 years old and have six children each. They all live in traditional families in Kokouna, one of the villages of the Sikasso region, third administrative region of Mali. They have joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso in order to successfully carry out their farming activities during the rainy season. They are on their fourth loan with the institution and their previous loans have been duly repaid. The featured borrower, Oumar, grows maize. In the photo, he is standing in the middle of the group. He plans to use his loan to buy agricultural inputs and seeds, and to pay for the cost of plowing to cultivate 1 hectare (2.47 acres) of land. After the harvest, he sells his crop in the village and at the Sikasso market. His customers are both men and women. Oumar is expecting to make an average profit of 175,000 CFA francs per season. This profit will allow him to repay his loan and to contribute to his large family's daily expenses.

Noupagagnon 5 Group : Mali

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:20:01 PDT

$0 of $1,175 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 18, 2013

The members of NOUPAGAGNON 5 Group are married women averaging 40 years of age and four children. They all live in polygamous families in Tiewarala, one of the villages in Sikasso, third administrative region of Mali. They work with Kiva's partner, the MFI Soro Yiriwaso, in order to successfully carry out their farming business during the rainy season. They are seeking their fifth loan from the MFI, and the previous ones were repaid without problems. Kadia is the woman standing in the center in the photograph. Her crop is peanuts. With her loan, she intends to buy farm inputs and seeds to maintain one hectare. After the harvest, the production is sold in the village and at the market in Sikasso, to a clientele comprising both men and women. She intends to turn a profit of XOF 115'000 (ca US$ 230) per farming cycle, which will enable her to repay the loan and help her husband cover daily expenses.

Danaya Ii Group : Mali

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:30:01 PDT

$0 of $625 raised.

Started raising funds on Jun 18, 2013

The five members of DANAYA II Group are married women who average 40 years of age and four children. Most of them live in polygamous families in Thyla, one of the villages in Dioïla, Dioïla Prefecture, in Koulikouro Region, second administrative region of Mali. They work with Kiva's partner, the MFI Soro Yiriwaso, in order to better organize their activities at the start of the rainy season. Their crops include, among others, peanuts, millet, okra, and sesame. The group is seeking its sixth loan from the MFI. In the photograph, Baye is the second one from the left in the sitting row. She intends to buy farm inputs and small equipments, and pay for plowing to maintain about 1.5 hectare of millet and peanuts. After the harvest, the production is sold in Dioïla, to a clientele comprising both men and women. She intends to turn an average profit of XOF 50'000 (ca US$ 100) per farming cycle.