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The members of the Benkadi IV group are married women who are, on average, 43 years old with five children each. They all live in polygamous families in Nougoume, one of the villages of the Niena commune, in the region of Sikasso (third administrative region of Mali).
They have joined the microfinance institution Soro Yiriwaso in order to successfully carry out their farming activities during the rainy season.
They are on their third loan with the institution and have duly repaid their previous loans.
Mamou, a member of the group, grows groundnuts. In the photo, she is in the standing row, in the middle of the group.
She plans to use her loan to buy seeds and fertilizers, and to cover the cost of plowing to maintain one hectare (2.47 acres) of land.
After the harvest, she sells her production to both men and women, in her village and at the Sikasso market.
She is expecting to make a profit of 150,000 CFA francs per growing season. This profit will allow her to repay her loan and to help her husband with the daily expenses.
In this group: Awa, Nana, Setou, Awa, Mariam, Safiatou, Mamine, Sali, Mamou, Djeneba
Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Sophie Narayan. View original language description.
