Fass Koto Group
A loan of $4,300 helps a member to buy three tonnes of straw and phones chargers.
Fass Koto Group's story
This group was created at the same time as the village bank in 2015. The gouger is made up of seven women who live in the same village. They all earn money through small scale commerce.
Madame Maguette, standing on the right side of the picture, is the group's representative. She is 25 years old. She is married and the mother of two children of which one is a nine year old boy. She also cares for her mother. She works in small scale commerce. She sells peanut straw and phone chargers in her neighbourhood. She buys her stock in neighbouring villages and resells her wares in the capital. Her customers are mainly large businesses in the capital but also in the suburbs. The profits made
In this group: Yacine, Fatou, Oumy, Tombong, Magatte, Ndeye, Ndiagne
Translated from French by Kiva volunteerEsther Schmit. View original language description.