A loan helped a member to buy woven pagnes (traditional cloth).


03_Lyndiane Femme Catholique Group's story

This group is made up of four women who maintain strong relationships and live in the same region. They seized the opportunity to belong to a group of women when it was created in June 2001.The are primarily active in the sales of a variety of items.

Madame Lucia is the group's representative in the picture. She is married, 61 years old and the mother of two girls who attend school. For a number of years, she has been selling woven pagnes.

This loan will allow her to increase her stock which she will sell in her neighbourhood.

The profits will be used to manage daily expenses as well as the education and health of the children.

In this group: Lucia, Clementine Nelly, Domtilla, Natalie

Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Esther Schmit.


This loan is special because:

It empowers women in rural and suburban Senegal.



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