A loan helped a member to buy vegetables, manage a laundry service, and breed poultry.


08- Tassou Group's story

This group of 13 women belongs to the banc villageois that was established in May 2010. They live in the same neighbourhood. They are united and have good relationships. Their main business activity is retail trade.

Isabelle Amy, with her hand raised in the photo, is the representative of the group. She is 41 years old, married, and mother of three children. She also has three other children in her care. Aside from retail trade, she has a laundry service and good experience in breeding. Her new loan will allow her to purchase vegetables, chicks, and poultry feed and vaccines.

With the profits, she plans to renew her stock of goods to avoid the breakdown of her business.

In this group: Isabelle Amy, Mama Faro, Dieneba, Awanding, Gnima, Fatoumata, Awa, Rocky, Khady , Bintou Ndiaye, Ndeye Fatou, Bintou, Fanta

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Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Siobhan Coady.


This loan is special because:

It empowers women in rural Senegal.



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