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This group is part of the Banc Villageois that was established on September 3, 2013. It is made up of 35 members who live in the same neighborhood and its surroundings. The members support each other and live in good harmony. Their main business is retail.
Amy, age 57, is standing on the right and raising her hand in the photograph. She's a widow and the mother of seven children, three of them girls. Her main business is dyeing and retailing.
She dyes pieces of fabrics that she resells in her village and in larger cities. She's been running this business for a long time, and she's very much experienced in this field.
She will buy lengths of fabrics costing XOF 20'000 a piece. The dye costs her XOF 50'000, and labor costs XOF 2'500. She resells the dyed fabrics between XOF 16'000 and 17'500 for three yards.
Her profits enable her to participate in tontines, as well as provide for her family's needs. Indeed, being a widow, she's the family's only breadwinner.
In this group: Mareme, Kolle, Ouly, Maty, Wade, Wouly, Gnagna, Maty, Sokhna Khady, Marieme, Amy, Khady, Ngoye, Yathe, Mariama, Mame Aïcha, Soda, Ngane, Astou, Sophie, Mame Nar, Fatou, Amy, Rokhy, Mame Astou, Mame Awa, Fatou, Ndeye Fatou, Marie, Ndeye, Awa, Fatou, Sokhna, Awa
Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Patrick Stadelmann. View original language description.
