A loan helped a member to buy a washing machine and an iron.


Khoudia's Group's story

This group is part of a "banc villageois" established in December 2008. It is comprised of 24 women who live in the same neighborhood, and was created through relationships among friends, parents and neighbors. They have good experience with loans. Their main business is sales.

Sokhna, the group's representative, is seated at right in the photo. She is 39 years old, married and the mother of four girls, ages 17 to two years old. She runs a laundry business and has more than five years of good experience. Her laundry is well-located which attracts a lot of customers.

She plans to use this loan to buy a washing machine and an iron. She will use the income from her business to increase her savings and pay for her daughter's needs.

In this group: Khoudia, Soukeye, Sokhna, Mariya, Soukeyna, Lobe, Astou, Sokhna Mously, Astou, Mame Diarra, Fatou, Fatou, Maïmouna, Khady, Yarame, Sokhna Mbene , Ndeye, Philomene, Bineta, Dior, Coumba, Binetou, Absa, Adama

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Translated from French by Kiva volunteer anonymized.


This loan is special because:

It empowers women in rural and suburban Senegal.



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