A loan helped a member to buy 100 kg of incense and 150 packages of perfume.


Door War Yeumbeul Group's story

The banc villageois that these women are a part of was set up in December 2016. It is made up of women who run small businesses or work in food processing. Khady is a fifty-year-old married woman and the mother of six children. She sells incense and perfume to resell at retail. With her new loan, she will purchase merchandise with the goal of running an income-generating business. She is only person who runs this type of business in her neighbourhood, which means she is sought out the most. Her profits will allow her to take care of her family's needs.

In this group: Khady, Mbayang, Hawa, Bineta, Fatou Bintou

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Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Abigail Leavens.


This loan is special because:

It empowers women in rural and suburban Senegal.



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