A loan helped a member to buy and sell fabrics.


Gappo Mame Diarra Group's story

This group, created in September 2015, has a strong organisation whose main business is fabric trading.

The group's representative is an active member: with her right hand raised in the photo, Amy is married with four children (two boys and two girls): she buys fabrics and resells them and has a great deal of experience in this field, having practised it for more than five years.

She buys her supplies at local markets, is very dynamic and has exceptional interpersonal skills.

She resells them at the weekly markets and, with the profits she makes, she covers part of her daily household expenses and strengthens her business.

In this group: Amy, Ndeye Bigué

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Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Guido Fregonara.


This loan is special because:

It empowers women in rural and suburban Senegal.



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