A loan helped a member to buy sheep to raise and fish products to sell at her house.


Ndouff 1 Sope Serigne Fallou Group's story

This banc villageois was created in December 2019. It is made up of honest women who make a living in commerce. They live in the same village and it's surroundings and are very supportive of each other.

Thioro is a 43 year old widow and mother of seven children. Only one is a boy and they all go to school. She earns a living raising sheep and also selling fish products. She is the group representative and is on the left in the photo with her hand raised.

She will buy 2 sheep for 75,000 XOF and fish products with the rest of the money: dried fish, smoked shrimp and cuttlefish to diversify her commerce.

Her products sell well in her shop which is at her house. All the neighborhood shops there and her clientele is made up of relatives as she is from a large family.

She will use her earnings to take care of the family expenses.

In this group: Thioro, Sokhna, Ndeye, Mbene, Fatou, Rouba, Astou, Ndira, Ngaye, Diouma, Amy , Ndeye Siga, Rokhaya, Soda, Isseu, Fatou, Birame, Khady

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Translated from French by Kiva volunteer leonardo.


This loan is special because:

It empowers entrepreneurs living in rural Senegal.



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