Tessito Diattacounda Group
A loan of $3,975 helps a member to cultivate and sell market garden produce.
Tessito Diattacounda Group's story
Marietou is the president of the "Tessito Diattacounda" group. In the Mandinka language, "Tessito" means "courage."
She is the one holding the vegetable platter. 38 years old, Marietou is involved in market gardening, just like the other women in her group.
She is married and the mother of two children between the ages of 10 and 12. She is not formally educated, but all her children attend school.
She and the members of her group have decided to join forces to apply for a loan to develop their market gardening business. Marietou has considerable experience in this activity, which she has practiced for over 12 years. She buys her seeds at the market and sells her vegetables at the weekly markets, managing to make an annual profit of 210,000 CFA francs.
It is thanks to the profit she makes from her business that she is able to provide for her children's schooling, nutritional, and healthcare needs.
Among other difficulties she faces are the failure to meet the strong demand and the lack of access to financial institutions.
In this group: Marietou, Aminata , Maimouna , Meta , Mamakeba , Satou, Awa, Fatou, Seny, Khady , Dienaba
Translated from French View original language description.