A loan helped a member to buy fertilizer and seeds to grow vegetables.


08-Kanema Group's story

This banc villageois was created in December 2010 and is composed of 21 women who work in retail. Selling products retail is their main source of income. They all live in the same village and have good relationships with each other. They are energetic and support each other. Christine is the representative of the group. She is standing alone on the picture in order to follow the protective measures to fight the corona-virus pandemic. She is 53 years old. She is single and the mother of two children. She takes care of another extra child. With this new loan, she is planning to buy seeds and fertilizer in order to grow vegetables. The resulting earnings will be used to strengthen her savings and to support her family (school fees, health fees and more).

In this group: Christine, Ernestine, Julienne, Blanche, Amelia, Ariette, Elisabeth, Irene, Francoise, Lucie, Beatrice, Alphonsine, Justine, Josephine, Marie, Leticia, Solange, Marie, Adeline, Virginie Gustavie, Helene

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This loan is special because:

It empowers women in rural Senegal.



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