A loan helped a member to buy three cans of myrrh, two cans of honey and three baskets of dried fish.


Kabalane Essyl Group's story

Madame Fatoumata who has her hand raised in the photo, is the group's representative. She is married and the mother of four children and her two daughters are six and two years old.

Madame Fatoumata works in sales and actively sells myrrh, honey, dried fish and seasonal local fruit. She has a great deal of experience in this line of work.

The profits made will be used participially for the family's daily expanses and she will also add to her savings.

In this group: Fatoumata, Bintou, Arabiatou, Mariama, Amy, Oulimata, Fatou, Mariama

Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Esther Schmit.


This loan is special because:

It empowers women in rural and suburban Senegal.



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