A loan helped a member to buy food products for resale from home.


Cite Lamy Est 2 Group's story

This "banc villageois" was created in December 2014 and is made up of good women who are active in the trade of different items. They live in the same neighborhood and surrounding areas and maintain good relationships with each other.
Mrs. Sokhna Lath is a young married woman and mother of 2 children. She is active in the trade of food products. This is the representative of the group, she is on the right of the photo with one hand raised.
She will use all of her loan to buy food products from wholesalers.
She manages her business well and has good sales techniques.
She plans to pay for her higher education abroad; she saves in tontines and in the village bank.

In this group: Fatimata, Aminata, Aminata, Maimouna, Fatou, Maty, Soukeye, Racky, Diamilatou, Seynabou, Sokhna Lath, Thioro, Makouta, Awa, Ndéye, Aida, Lota

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Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Madeleine Schwartz.


This loan is special because:

It empowers women in rural and suburban Senegal.



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