Balmadou Group
A loan of $3,550 helps a member to buy tableware, vegetables and spices for breakfast.
Balmadou Group's story
The group was created in February 2014 and is made up of members who live in the same village and have strong social ties.
Their main business is small-scale trading.
Standing on the right of the photo, wearing a burgundy red hat, is Fatou Mané, aged 39, who is the group's representative. She is active in small-scale trade in breakfast items, tableware and vegetables.
She has gained valuable experience in her business and is married with eight children.
With this loan, she plans to buy vegetables, tableware, vegetable oil, bags of sugar, onions and other items.
The profits will be used to increase her savings, grow her business and provide for her children.
In this group: Thérèse, Soya, Fatoumata, Ousmane, Kinta, Dioukou, Fanta, Diadié, Sali, Farokono, Fatou Mané, Aïssatou, Gnima, Sadio
Translated from French by Kiva volunteerGuido Fregonara. View original language description.