A loan helped a member to buy vegetables and coffee to sell in the village.


Aissatou's Group's story

The group was created on 14th December 010, it is made up of woman who have good social cohesion and whose activity is petty trade.

Standing at the right of the picture and raising her hand, Aissatou is 4 years old, married and the moth of 2 boys aged 3 and 6 years. Wit the loan received, she buys vegetables at the central market as well as coffee and sugar, milk, butter, and mayonnaise to sell. So she buys kilograms of carrots, cabbages, potatoes, peppers, oil and jumbo (broth).

She resells with a certain profit that allows her to take care of the family's health and clothing needs, the children's schooling and also to build her savings.

In this group: Aissatou, Binta, Amsata, Halimatou, Tacko

Translated from French by Kiva volunteer anonymized.


This loan is special because:

It empowers women in rural Senegal.



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