A loan helped a member to farm and to do trade in baskets.


08- Balmadou Group's story

This group of 27 women are part of a banc villageois created in February 2014. They live in the same village and share good relationships. They are dynamic and supportive of each other. They are active in retail trade and agriculture.

Madame Angelique, 50 years old, is the representative of the group. She is a widow and mother of seven children. She takes care of three other children. She is by herself in the photo out of respect for protective measures against Covid-19.

This loan will be used to cultivate peanuts and do trade in baskets. The income will be used to take care of the needs of the children and their food.

In this group: Souna, Therese, Binta, Soya, Ousmane, Kinta, Dioukou, Mariama, Fanta, Diadie, Sali, Farokono, Fatou Salif, Aissatou, Ramatoulaye, Gnima, Sadio, Malafi, Dianke, Angelique, Fatoumata, Sokhna, Soucouna, Diatou, Chinesse, Mariama, Mamai

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Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Suzanne McCoskey.


This loan is special because:

It empowers women in rural Senegal.



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