A loan helped a member to buy palm oil and lemons.


08-Bonna Soforal Group's story

This "banc villageois" was created in December 2009 by dynamic, courageous, and supportive women. They are all small retailers.

Fatou Bintou, who is alone on the photo because of covid restrictions, is the group representative. She is 48 years old, married, and the mother of 6 children. She also has 4 other dependent children. She has been selling palm oil and lemon juice outside her home for over a decade.

She plans to use her new loan to strengthen her inventory of palm oil and lemons.

She will save part of her profits and use the rest to invest in her business and take care of her needs.

In this group: Fatou Bintou, Bintou, Dienaba Souco, Satou, Maimouna, Oulimata, Coumba, Diariatou, Fatou Bintou, Mouskeba, Khady, Mariama, Oumy, Khady, Khady, Asmao, Maimouna

Translated from French.


This loan is special because:

It empowers women in rural Senegal.



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